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2020 vintage report Purple Hands Wines from the Barossa
2020 Vintage Report - Barossa Growing season The growing season rainfall was disappointing to say the least, one of the driest calendar years on record, around 50% down on average rainfall, whatever average is anymore?! We had less than 20mm through October 19 to...
Our Award-Winning ‘Serata’ Inspired by the Super Tuscan Wine Scene
Creativity & Winemaking If you’re an international wine enthusiast, you may already be familiar with names like Sassicaia and Tignanello, as well as the term ‘Super Tuscan’, which was first coined almost 50 years ago. It was then that a number of Italian...
2019 Vintage Report for Purple Hands Wines
Growing Conditions The Barossa experienced a very dry winter and spring, causing some concern amongst vignerons and winemakers alike. Coupled with the 'pleasure' of a hail storm hitting some of our vineyards on 22 November 2018, and the hot dry conditions through...
Montepulciano: The complete guide to our Award-Winning Red
Get ready to explore this exciting, new Barossa varietal. If you love talking about new varietals in Australia and are looking to explore interesting wines that are different, this guide to Montepulciano and what food to match it with is perfect for you. Montepulciano...
Discover Aglianico: an ancient grape thriving in the Barossa
Have you experienced our award-winning Aglianico? Whether you’re keen to expand your wine repertoire with a new and exotic varietal, or you’ve stumbled across a bottle of Aglianico and are downright curious, here is a handy guide about this stunning food...
5 Star Red Rating Continues in the 2019 Halliday Wine Companion
We are really excited to retain our red 5 star rating in the 2019 James Halliday Wine Companion. Red 5 star status is awarded to wineries who regularly produce wines of exemplary quality and typicity and who have 2 or more wines rated at 95 points or above...
After Five Wine Co. launched
We are really excited to announce the release of 3 new single vineyard wines. We have labelled the wines under the name After Five Wine Co. and the range consists of a Shiraz, a Grenache and a blend of Shiraz/Montepulciano/Aglianico. The After...
Purple Hands Selected in Hot 100 Wines
On Thursday 3rd December the Adelaide Review Hot 100 Wines were announced. Purple Hands Wines 2014 Old Vine Barossa Valley Grenache was selected in the Hot 100 Young Release Style/Joven/Nouveau With Texture category. The Hot 100 wines seeks to...
Purple Hands hosts UK wine reviewer
On August 8th we were luck enough to host UK wine reviewer and writer Sarah Ahmed (the Wine Detective). Sarah is in Australia to be an international guest judge at the Hunter Valley wine show and included a 4 day trip through S.A. to visit selected wineries with a...
First ever release of Planta Circa Cabernet Sauvignon
Purple Hands Wines is proud to release the first ever vintage of our Planta Circa Cabernet Sauvignon.The Planta Circa wine is made from ancestor vines that were planted around 1880 – 1890 (hence the Planta Circa “planted some time around….”) just outside...
Purple Hands makes the Adelaide Review Hot 100 SA Wines
Purple Hands Wines 2013 Barossa Valley Mataro-Grenache-Shiraz was selected in the Adelaide Review Hot 100 SA wines. The awards were held at the Queens Theatre on Thursday 30th October with an enthusiastic crowd gathered to taste the best of...
Old Vine Grenache selected for International Grenache day tasting
Purple Hands Wines' Old Vine Grenache has been selected for International Grenache day tasting. Serafino wines hosted James Halliday for International Grenache day on 19th September. A Grenache Master class was conducted by James Halliday, Steve Pannell and Charles...