Two Hands Wines

Two Hands Wines is an Australian wine producer founded in 1999 by Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz, based in the Barossa Valley at Marananga, South Australia. The winery was established with a négociant-style model: rather than owning all its vineyards, it sources fruit from long-term contracted growers across premium South Australian regions such as Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Padthaway, then vinifies and bottles under its own label. The brand is best known for its Shiraz-focused portfolio, organised into tiers. The entry-level 'Picture Series' uses playful photographic labels, while the 'Brave Faces' and 'Single Vineyard' ranges highlight individual sites and growers. Its flagship wines include 'Ares', a powerful Barossa Shiraz, and 'Bella's Garden', a Shiraz from the Barossa Valley, alongside 'Sophie's Garden' (Shiraz) and 'Harry & Edward's Garden' (Shiraz). The winery also produces Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and a small number of white and fortified wines. Two Hands has built an export-oriented business, with significant sales in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Asian markets, and has earned critical acclaim from international wine media for its rich, fruit-driven Barossa style. The company remains privately held and independent, operating its own winery and tasting room in Marananga. Its positioning is that of a premium, modern Australian fine-wine brand that champions Shiraz and regional expression while maintaining a grower-partnership model.

Two Hands Wines was founded in 1999 by Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz in South Australia. The founders set out to build a modern Australian wine brand around Shiraz, working with contracted growers rather than relying solely on estate vineyards. Early vintages were made in rented facilities before the company established its own winery at Marananga in the Barossa Valley. The brand grew through a tiered portfolio. The 'Picture Series' gave the wines accessible, image-led labels, while the 'Brave Faces' range and later 'Single Vineyard' releases emphasised individual growers and sites. Flagship wines such as 'Ares' and 'Bella's Garden' helped establish Two Hands as a recognised name in premium Barossa Shiraz, and the company developed substantial export sales, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. Over the following two decades Two Hands expanded its range to include Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and fortified styles, and opened a cellar door and tasting facility in Marananga. The company has remained privately held and independent, positioning itself as a grower-partnership-driven fine-wine producer rather than a large estate owner.

• 1999

  Two Hands Wines founded by Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz in South Australia.

• Winery and cellar door established at Marananga in the Barossa Valley.

• Flagship 'Ares' and 'Bella's Garden' Shiraz releases build international recognition.

Premium, modern Australian fine-wine producer specialising in Barossa and South Australian Shiraz, sold through export markets and specialist wine retail.

• Ares Shiraz

• Bella's Garden Shiraz

• Sophie's Garden Shiraz

• Harry & Edward's Garden Shiraz

• Picture Series

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2019.09.25

  Two Hands Wines partners with Fruition Sciences on vineyard sensors[2]Two Hands Wines 与 Fruition Sciences 合作部署葡萄园传感器winetitles.com.au

  Two Hands Wines partnered with Fruition Sciences to install sap flow sensors in its Holy Grail vineyard to monitor vine transpiration and support irrigation management. Installation was planned for mid-October.

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1. 1Two Hands Wines official websitetwohandswines.com
2. 2Two Hands Wines 与 Fruition Sciences 合作部署葡萄园传感器winetitles.com.au