I was excited at the prospect of visiting the cellar door of Two Hands as if the experience was half as fun as their 'picture series' wine labelling, then I knew we would be in for a treat!
Sourcing their grapes from 5 of South Australia's major wine regions (Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, McLaren, Langhorne Creek, Padthaway) and one from Victoria, their range is offers a great way to sample some of the breadth of flavours created in SA's wine regions (Adelaide Hills aside).
I found the cellar door to be bright, modern and airy. The main focus of the room is the tasting bar which extends around, offering plenty of room for coach parties and smaller groups to all taste together. Importantly there is a seated area that children and non tasters can sit comfortably in. The back door to the room opens up on to a lovely terrace, which in turn goes down in to the garden area. Great for a summers day. If you have a pram it's actually easier to walk around the side of the main building and avoid the stairs. There are some very nice views of their vines, especially from the car park!
As I was the driver on this occasion, just my husband paid the $5 charitable donation to do the tasting flight. The flight included wines from the picture and garden series. If you love Shiraz then Two Hands really is a must do cellar door. With their wines consistently scoring 90 plus points from the experts, they are obviously rated well by those in the know.
The team conducting the tasting were very friendly, welcoming and obviously good fun. It was great to be able to stand at the bar knowing our children could sit right by us and play quietly(ish). It took about thirty minutes for my husband to make his way through the 8 wines on offer. Long enough for my son and I to burn off lunch playing a little game of cricket on the lovely flat lawn! Incidentally if you want to eat at Two Hands then you need to plan to go on a Friday when they run their long lunches.
The parasols were down when I took this picture on our last visit in June as it was wet, but they were up when we visited in spring, when all the garden toys were out.
On returning home we enjoyed the 'Angel's Share' Shiraz (2012) over dinner, it was bold and delicious! A very tasty driver's perk and I am certainly pleased the angels left some for the rest of us! I was also happy to discover that Two Hands wines are readily available in the UK via Majestic. With Majestics minimum 6 bottle purchase it's a great excuse to explore the 'Garden Series' and the magic of South Australia's Shiraz.
www.twohandswines.com
James Halliday 5 star winery
Time of visits: April and June
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