Who is Purple Hands? When two good mates get together, one the Chief Winemaker with a major winery, the other with a passion for wine – the inevitable had to happen and Purple Hands Wines was created. Craig Stansborough and Mark Slade started Purple Hands in 2006 from humble beginnings. Just over a tonne of hand picked Shiraz was crushed and barrel fermented in Craig’s shed making around 100 dozen. Then came the hard part – finding a name for their new wine brand. Why the name Purple Hands? Anyone who has made red wine will know what a pair of purple stained hands looks like! A red winemakers’ hands become stained purple during vintage due to the constant contact with grape skins and the juice. And of course when winemakers are busy, they wipe their hands on their shirt. That was the inspiration behind Purple Hands Wines. We experimented with some white t-shirts, some red wine and some fun in the garden. The rest was left to the label designer to translate our concept to the label. What is the Purple Hands mission? Our mission is to produce fruit driven wines with elegance and texture that reflect the vineyards from which they are sourced. The aim is to make balanced wines so they can be consumed as young wines, but will also become interesting and enjoyable older wines. That means you can enjoy them now, but we are confident our wines have the potential to cellar if you have the patience. Our first vintage was in 2006 where we started with our Barossa Valley Shiraz. We now have a range of wines that showcase different varieties and vineyards from the Barossa Valley and an Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris.
External link for Purple Hands Wines
24 Vine Vale Rd
Tanunda, South Australia 5352, AU
Purple Hands Wines reposted this
We were honoured last night to be awarded the Best South Australian Red Wine at the Australian Small Winemakers Show for our 2023 Purple Hands Grenache. This wine also picked up the Trophy for best Grenache at the Winewise Small Vignerons championships and a Gold medal at the recent Sydney Wine Show. You have to be pretty happy with that 🍷👍🏼🏆
Purple Hands Wines reposted this
Very proud of our 2022 After Five Montepulciano which took out the trophy for Best Other Varietal Red In Show at the Adelaide Wine Show yesterday. A big thank you to the trophy sponsors David Dridan and Integrated Precision Viticulture for the amazing painting that is provided as the Trophy award. We also took out Gold medals for our 2022 After Five Wine Co Shiraz and our 2023 Purple Hands Wine GSM so a great show overall.
Purple Hands Wines reposted this
It is a privilege to be introduced to the Aussie Specialist community via Issue Three of the Signature Experiences Australia Digital Magazine ~ just launched by Tourism Australia https://lnkd.in/gJxN6XeA "This digital content has been produced specifically for the Aussie Specialist community. It’s designed to showcase collectives, experiences, people and destinations and drive the audience to the specific learning modules. As at Q1 FY24 there was over 39,200 qualified agents from around the World in the Aussie Specialist Program. This is a very broad and significant audience that we are reaching through our inclusion in the Signature Experiences of Australia program." Thank you to Sarah and the team at Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia #oenotourism #winetourism #barossa