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Why we love Primitivo in our Barossa wine collection
Primitivo is a grape variety that predominantly comes from the southern parts of Italy in the Puglia region. Puglia is a hot, dry region, with Primitivo the...
2021 vintage report Purple Hands Wines from the Barossa
Growing Conditions The 2021 Barossa Valley vintage is shaping up to be a one of the classics, with very high quality and good yields. To understand why the...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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