News & Events
Season of Shiraz | A Winter Walk & Wine Experience
Slow down this winter and experience a different side of Two Hands. Beginning at our Cellar Door, the Kraehe Nature Trail winds through newly planted natives, views of our vineyard and the sweeping Barossa landscape before leading guests to a viewing platform overlooking our resident Scottish Highland cows, Cleo and Clementine.
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Halliday | Dave Brookes, Marcus Ellis & Jeni Port
We’re proud to share outstanding new scores from Wine Companion, with our Flagship, Single Vineyard and Garden Series wines reviewed by acclaimed wine journalist Dave Brookes. Leading with our 2021 Ares Shiraz receiving 96 points! McLaren Vale reviews by Marcus Ellis and Heathcote by Jeni Port.
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May News 2026
May is a busy and reflective month at Two Hands. With the final fruit arriving on 6 May, the winery has moved into malolactic fermentation, while the vineyard enters autumn senescence and prepares for winter dormancy. This months newsletter also includes Cellar Door updates, upcoming interstate events, Coach House Block as Wine of the Month, and a Meet the Team Q&A with Richard.
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2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
We’re packing our bags and hitting the road again, bringing Two Hands to the table through a calendar of wine dinners, pop up tastings and appearances at the Good Food & Wine Shows. You’ll find the team pouring wines and sharing stories in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Canberra, as well as closer to home in Barossa and Adelaide.
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The Real Review Top 100 Wineries for 2026
We were pretty happy to see Two Hands recognised in the latest Real Review Top Wineries list, coming in at #51 out of more than 400 wineries across Australia. To be included amongst such strong companies is something we are incredibly proud of, especially as one of only seven Barossa wineries to feature around the Top 50.
The Real Review reviews around 10,000 wines each year. The Top Wineries Certificate is awarded to a select group of wineries that consistently produce excellent wine.
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April News 2026
April at Two Hands is all about vintage, where the 2026 wines begin their journey. Unlike last year’s early finish, we’re past the halfway mark, a reminder that no two seasons are ever the same. In the winery, long days are filled with fruit intake, fermentation and careful extraction. In the vineyard, our staff picking day at Holy Grail brought the whole team together. Cellar Door was lively through Easter and Gather Round, while the Nature Trail is now open for self guided walks. Events continue to build, with Good Food & Wine Show just around the corner.
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Invenienda 2026 Begins - The Clos Block Harvest
On Thursday 9 April, The Clos at our Holy Grail Vineyard was handpicked, marking the beginning of the 2026 Invenienda Shiraz. This small, meticulous block of Shiraz represents years of precision viticulture and thoughtful site selection. Each vintage starts here, with fruit carefully harvested and guided through a slow, deliberate winemaking journey. What follows is a process of refinement, patience and uncompromising selection, where only the finest parcels remain. With release anticipated in five years’ time. A quiet beginning for what will become something truly exceptional.
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New Releases: The 2024 Picture Series
Fresh from the cellar and ready to take their place on dinner tables, we’re excited to release the latest vintages of three Two Hands favourites. Gnarly Dudes Shiraz, Angels' Share Shiraz and Sexy Beast Cabernet Sauvignon.
All part of our Picture Series, each label tells its own story, with Don Brice’s artwork as recognisable as the wines themselves, and each name reflecting a piece of the character, humour and philosophy that underpins what we do. They are approachable, expressive and full of personality. Often the first introduction to Two Hands, but just as often the wines people return to year after year.
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March News 2026
Vintage 2026 is underway, arriving late but full of promise, with the first Shiraz now safely in the winery. As the pace builds, attention turns to a busy run of events, from Sydney and Canberra dinners & Melbourne in May, alongside AFL Gather Round and Easter in the Barossa. It’s shaping up to be a vibrant few months both in the vineyard and beyond. March also brings the important annual calendar date 'Day of the Dude', giving us the perfect excuse to raise a glass of Gnarly Dudes Shiraz.
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February News 2026
February marks the Barossa clicking into gear as veraison sweeps across the vineyards, berries soften and colour, and each block’s personality starts to show. Peter’s fruit samples head to Richard for micro-press analysis, including Baumé readings to track sugar and help nail picking order and timing. We celebrate Jett’s Next Crop graduation, welcome Jo at Cellar Door, recap Beachside, tease Canberra, and spotlight Sexy Beast Cabernet.
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January News 2026
We welcome the new year with cooler Barossa temperatures after a 40°C heatwave last week! In the vineyard, the team is monitoring soil moisture so vines can keep transpiring, protecting Shiraz from ripening too fast. Veraison is almost here, setting us up for a mid-March start to the 2026 harvest. Cellar Door was lively over the break, with visitors enjoying the new Nature Trail and our Highlanders, including a blonder Pearl.
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December News 2025
As another year wraps up in Marananga, we’re raising a glass to you for being part of the Two Hands story in 2025. December is one of our busiest times at Cellar Door, made extra special this year with the opening of the Kraehe Nature Trail, where you can wander past Kraehe House Block to visit Cleo, Clementine and their calves, Pearl and Calvin. In the vineyard, berry formation is underway with signs pointing to a later March harvest.
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