The idea for Two Hands was born in September 1999, when founders Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz joint a friend’s engagement party, and decided to make their own wine and promote it internationally.

The idea for Two Hands was born in September 1999, when founders Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz joint a friend’s engagement party, and decided to make their own wine and promote it internationally.

The original aim was to make the finest Shiraz-based wines, from prized growing regions throughout Australia. With so much Australian wine being sold globally under multi-region labels in a formulaic style, they intent to break the mould, and illustrate the diversity of Australian Shiraz. It is done by highlighting regional and vineyard characteristics- making the fruit the primary feature of the wines. Two Hands’ first vintage was in 2000, after a modest $30k investment and starting with just 17 tonnes of fruit.