| Producer | Two Hands |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Barossa Valley |
| Varietal | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Sku | 10780 |
| Size | 750ml |
Meet Syrah: The Globetrotting Grape!
This dark, sultry grape hails from the sunny Rhône Valley in France, where it’s pretty much a rockstar—especially in the Northern Rhône, where it flies solo in all those bold reds. But Syrah is no solo act; in the South of France, it teams up with Grenache (hello, Châteauneuf-du-Pape!) to add some muscle and structure to those wines.
And guess what? This grape’s got a travel bug. It hopped on a boat to Australia back in the 1800s, where it was rebranded as Shiraz—and it’s so beloved there, it’s practically a national treasure.
The idea for Two Hands was born in September 1999 when founders Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz sat at a friend’s engagement party and decided it was time to make their own wine and market it on the world stage.
The original aim was, and still is, to make the best possible Shiraz-based wines from prized growing regions throughout Australia. With so much Australian wine being sold around the globe under multi-region labels in a formulaic style, the intention was to break the mould and showcase the diversity of Australian Shiraz by highlighting regional and vineyard characteristics by allowing the fruit to be the primary feature of the wines.
"Winemaking for me is a labour of love, a passion, and a craft. I have walked every vineyard, made every picking decision and tasted every individual barrel of each wine we’ve ever produced. I can’t imagine there are too many winery owners around the world that take the pursuit of quality that personally"
-Michael Twelftree
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