N[0]="Bay of Fires Winery";
E[0]="";
A[0]="40 Baxters Rd., Pipers River, Tasmania 7252";
W[0]="";
T[0]="+61 (0)3 6382 7622";
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D1[0]=" The Bay of Fires Winery (BRL Hardy), opened in November 2002, replacing the Ninth Island Winery, is proving to be very popular with tourists. High numbers of local and interstate visitors have flocked there to enjoy tastings of Ta";
D2[0]="smania's flagship sparkling wine 'Arras', which won the '2003 Australia Day Council's Wine of the Year' at the Sydney International Wine Competition. The current release, 1997 vintage, sits alongside the premium range of Bay of Fi";
D3[0]="res sparkling and table wines. In 1994, the group winemaking team at BRL Hardy started a search for regions which would make cool climate wines of classical structure, - combining fruit intensity, complexity and persistence of fla";
D4[0]="vour. The desire was for genuine cold climate grapes to make fine and elegant, sparkling wine, brimming with flavour, finesse, and mineral complexity. The Bay of Fires Winery provides the grapes that meet these requirements.  As w";
D5[0]="ell as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is planned for release later this year, and group red winemaker Stephen Pannell firmly believes that Tasmania has the potential to make world-class Pinot Noir. 'As a Pinot lover and a winemaker, Tasma";
D6[0]="nia is very exciting for us. We have yet to unearth the potential Tassie can offer for Pinot Noir and our endeavour is to produce the best Pinot Noir in Australia'. Bay of Fires Cellar Door is open daily from 10am to 5pm.  ";
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V1[0]="   Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Pinot gris,  Riesling,  Sauvignon Blanc,";
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L1[0]=" Bay of Fires, Ninth Island (former label)";
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N[1]="Bellingham Vineyard";
E[1]="vcf@nas.com";
A[1]="Bridport Road, Pipers Brook 7254";
W[1]="http://www.bellingham to vineyard.com";
T[1]="+61 (0)3 6382 7149";
F[1]="+61 (0)3 6382 7149";
D1[1]=" One of the earliest vineyards in the region, this small vineyard of has 17 hectares of riesling, pinot noir and cabernet. It is now 20 years old and producing some very good wines, particularly rieslings, which are showing the abi";
D2[1]="lity to cellar. Dallas and Julie Targett own and operate this Tasmanian boutique vineyard. Grapes for these fine wines are estate grown and made under contract by Greg O'Keefe. Open by Appointment";
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V1[1]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Riesling,";
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N[2]="Brook Eden Vineyard";
E[2]="";
A[2]="167 Adams Road, Lebrina 7254";
W[2]="";
T[2]="+61 (0)3 63956244";
F[2]="+61 (0)3 6395 6211";
D1[2]=" This small two-hectare vineyard near Clover Hill produces exquisite chardonnay, cabernet, pinot and Riesling. The vineyard was planted in 1987 when John and Sheila Bezemer bought 60 hectares of farming land between Lebrina and Pip";
D2[2]="ers Brook. The property is still run as an Angus Cattle farm.  Two rivulets of the Pipers Brook River bound the vineyard, sited on the remains of volcanic slopes; hence the vineyard's name Brook Eden. There are outstanding views o";
D3[2]="f Pipers Brook valley that is sprinkled with patches of farms, vineyards and state forest.  First plantings commenced in 1988, mainly Pinot Noir. Chardonnay was planted in 1989, with some Rieslings and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1990 o";
D4[2]="n a trial basis. Further Riesling plantings were undertaken in 2001. A series of lagoons situated at the foot of the vineyard enhances aesthetics and assists in minimizing early frosts during springtime fruit-set by promoting natu";
D5[2]="ral air convection currents and so increasing air temperatures over the vineyard. It has been said that -  'A vineyard in the site of water will always do well'. Estate grown grapes are processed by award winning local wine-makers";
D6[2]=" to yield outstanding wines. Visitors are welcome to taste and purchase boutique style wines. Ashgrove Farm cheeses are also available along with a variety of other farm fresh and dried produce available in season. Open 10.00 AM t";
D7[2]="o 5.00PM. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.    ";
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V1[2]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Riesling,";
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L1[2]=" Unwooded,  Reserve, Tribute";
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N[3]="Clover Hill Vineyard";
E[3]="enquiries@taltarni.com.au";
A[3]="60 Clover Hill Road, Lebrina 7254";
W[3]="www.taltarni.com.au/html/clover/";
T[3]="+61 (0)3 6395 6114";
F[3]="+61 (0)3 6395 6257";
D1[3]=" Clover Hill is the culmination of an ideal - the quest by Taltarni's to produce a premium sparkling wine from the New World in the French tradition. The 66-hectare Clover Hill property was selected after an exhaustive search. It i";
D2[3]="s set on a ridge with views north over Bass Strait and south to the extinct volcano Mount Arthur. There are 20 hectares planted to the classic Champagne varieties - chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier. The vines are close-spa";
D3[3]="ced (1.1 metres apart with 1.9 metres between rows) and planted on well-drained deep, red volcanic soil in a natural frost-free amphitheatre, orientated north-south to maximize sun exposure. Ironstone rocks, the curse of local far";
D4[3]="mers, act as heat reservoirs and assist grape ripening. Typically, budburst occurs in late September, flowering and bunch-set around Christmas and veraison is in mid-March. Vineyard management techniques ensure minimal use of chem";
D5[3]="ical sprays. Taltarni recently acquired the Lalla Gully vineyard in the Pipers River region of Tasmania to develop a sister brand to Taltarni's existing sparkling label, Clover Hill.  Lalla Gully is located near Lilydale, just 15k";
D6[3]="m from the Clover Hill Estate; a prime picturesque site nestled in a sheltered valley. The 45 acre property is currently planted to pinot noir (3.5 acres) sauvignon blanc (2 acres) and chardonnay (1.5 acres).   ";
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V1[3]="   Brut,  Chardonnay,  Merlot Blend,  Merlot,  Other,  Pinot Noir,  Pinot blend,  Red Blend,  Rose,  Sauvignon Blanc,  Shiraz,  Sparkling white,";
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L1[3]=" Clover Hill, Taltani, Lalla Gully, Fiddle Back,";
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N[4]="Dalrymple Vineyards";
E[4]="dalrymple.wine@microtech.com.au";
A[4]="1337 Pipers Brook Rd, Pipers Brook, TAS 7254";
W[4]="dalrymplevineyards.com.au";
T[4]="+61 (0)3 6382 7222";
F[4]="+61 (0)3 6382 7222";
D1[4]=" Dalrymple Vineyards, first planted in 1987 by owners Dr. Bertel and Anne Sundstrup, now has 10ha of vines, with new plantings being made each year. The vines are planted on Northeast facing undulating hills that overlook Bass Stra";
D2[4]="it, which separates Tasmania from mainland Australia. The northeast orientation maximizes sunlight hours, and the vines thrive in ideal conditions, yielding grapes of exceptional quality.   During summer, Tasmania offers the longe";
D3[4]="st sunlight hours in Australia.   The days are days are relatively cool, rarely exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.   The climate allows the grapes to mature slowly, ensuring intense flavours and aromas.  Harvesting takes place in late ";
D4[4]="April-early May, when the grapes begin to drop in acidity.   Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines are made on-site in the new winery. An extinct volcanic crater on the western border of the property created the rich ba";
D5[4]="saltic topsoil found throughout the vineyard producing its unique 'terroir' Unwooded Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are intended for earlier consumption, whilst the Wooded Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties will benefit from medi";
D6[4]="um to long-term cellaring. Taste the award winning Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, while enjoying the outstanding panoramic views of the vineyard. Cellar Door - open 365 days a year from 10 AM to 5 PM. Visitors invited";
D7[4]=" to tour the vineyard.  ";
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V1[4]="   Blanc de Blanc,  Chardonnay,  Other,  Pinot Noir,  Sauvignon Blanc,";
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L1[4]=" Sparkling, Unwooded, Wooded,";
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N[5]="Delamere Vineyard";
E[5]="";
A[5]="4238 Bridport Rd.m, Pipers Brook, Tasmania 7254";
W[5]="42south.com/taswines/delam.htm?from=www.tasvineyards.com";
T[5]="+61 (0)3 6382 7190";
F[5]="+61 (0)3 6382 7250";
D1[5]=" Dalrymple Vineyards, first planted in 1987 by owners Dr. Bertel and Anne Sundstrup, now has 10ha of vines, with new plantings being made each year. The vines are planted on Northeast facing undulating hills that overlook Bass Stra";


D2[5]="it, which separates Tasmania from mainland Australia. The northeast orientation maximizes sunlight hours, and the vines thrive in ideal conditions, yielding grapes of exceptional quality. During summer, Tasmania offers the longest";
D3[5]=" sunlight hours in Australia. The days are days are relatively cool, rarely exceeding 30 degrees Celsius. The climate allows the grapes to mature slowly, ensuring intense flavours and aromas. Harvesting takes place in late April-e";
D4[5]="arly May, when the grapes begin to drop in acidity. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc wines are made on-site in the new winery. An extinct volcanic crater on the western border of the property created the rich basaltic to";
D5[5]="psoil found throughout the vineyard producing its unique 'terroir' Unwooded Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are intended for earlier consumption, whilst the Wooded Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties will benefit from medium to lon";
D6[5]="g-term cellaring. Taste the award winning Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, while enjoying the outstanding panoramic views of the vineyard. Cellar Door - open 365 days a year from 10 AM to 5 PM. Visitors are invited to t";
D7[5]="our the vineyard.";
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V1[5]="   Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,";
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L1[5]=" Reserve,";
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N[6]="Golders Vineyard";
E[6]="crabtree@vision.net.au";
A[6]="Bridport Rd,Pipers Brook, TAS 7254";
W[6]="http://www.geocities.com/goldersvineyard/";
T[6]="+61 (0)3 6395 4142";
F[6]="+61 (0)3 6395 4142";
D1[6]=" First planted by Francois Richardson in 1989, this small (1 hectare) block of Pinot Noir vines is in a sheltered and benign micro-climate on the north coast of Tasmania at Pipers Brook. Next to Delamere Winery, Golders Vineyard ha";
D2[6]="s been described as 'a well kept secret' because there is no cellar door outlet. The original vineyard is owned and maintained by Craig Hogarth, who is at present a marine engineer. The soil is red volcanic loam, though less deep ";
D3[6]="than on neighbouring plots, so it is not hard to achieve good depth of colour and acidity, though the yields are usually low. There is another 1.5 hectare on the other side of the brook, also a northeast facing slope and red loam,";
D4[6]=" which is planted half to chardonnay and half to pinot noir. The wine is made by winemaker Richard Crabtree.  Golders wine is available at Delamere Vineyard. Graeme Phillips, recently wrote in the The Mercury, Hobarts premiere new";
D5[6]="spaper, Wednesday, October 31 2001, 'Lighter than many of the 2000 pinots now being released but the mid-weight palate is just packed with wonderful sweet, dark cherry flavours sitting on top of lovely charry oak and savory tannin";
D6[6]="s. Give it 12 months in the cellar and it'll be even better'.";
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V1[6]="   Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,";
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N[7]="Heemskerk - See Pipers Brook Vineyard";
E[7]="cellardoor@pbv.com.au";
A[7]="40 Baxters Road, Pipers River 7252";
W[7]="www.pbv.com.au";
T[7]="+61 (0)3 6382 7122";
F[7]="+61 (0)3 6382 7231";
D1[7]=" Pipers Brook Vineyard now owns Heemskerk Winery. Established in the early 1970s, Heemskerk became one the better known wineries in Tasmania. The vineyards are planted on rich red soils. The winery was named after the ship that car";
D2[7]="ried Abel Tasman, the man who discovered Tasmania. It has a climate that is midway between that of Burgundy and Champagne in France, enabling the production of stunning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon a";
D3[7]="nd Champagne styled wines.";
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V1[7]="   Cabernets,  Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Riesling,";
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N[8]="Jansz Tasmania";
E[8]="info@jansz.com.au";
A[8]="";
W[8]="http://www.jansz.com.au/";
T[8]="+61 (0)8 8561 3200";
F[8]="+61 (0)8 8561 3393";
D1[8]=" The Jansz vineyards lie at the heart of Tasmania's Pipers River region, known worldwide as 'Sparkling Tasmania'. With a mantle of red basalt soils and a cool climate moderated by its close proximity to the ocean, it is ideal for t";
D2[8]="he slow ripening of fruit and lingering acidity so essential to the production of premium sparkling wine. The Yalumbra Wine Company of South Australia owns the Jansz Wines. According to the vineyard owners: 'Wine made in the tradi";
D3[8]="tional méthode champenoise should not only be served chilled, it should also be grown that way. It requires a climate a tad cooler than mainland Australia.' They found just such conditions in the Pipers River region: the home of t";
D4[8]="he Jansz vineyards. This area has climatic conditions that resemble the Champagne and Burgundy regions of France. In winemakers' jargon, 'heat summation'.  (i.e. the heat an area receives in a whole year, taking into consideration";
D5[8]=" the average temperature, maximums, minimums, the amount of sunlight, shadows cast by passing magpies, that sort of thing.) In short, the grapes take longer to ripen which ensures the right balance of sugar and acid. Weeks after p";
D6[8]="icking on the mainland has finished, the Tassie berries are still enjoying life on the vine developing the unique flavour that originates in nature's ice bucket.";
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N[9]="Pipers Brook Vineyard";
E[9]="info@pbv.com.au";
A[9]="3959 Bridport Highway, Pipers Brook, TAS 7254";
W[9]="http://www.pbv.com.au";
T[9]="+61 (0)3 6382 7197";
F[9]="+61 (0)3 6382 7226";
D1[9]=" Pipers Brook Vineyard, one of Australia's leading producers of cool-climate wine, specializes in fine Chardonnay, delicate Riesling and premium Pinot Noir under the Pipers Brook Vineyard label, and more recently 'PIRIE'. Some inte";
D2[9]="rnational food and wine writers regard the Vintage PIRIE as 'Australia's greatest sparkling wine'.  Its wines are exported to 11 overseas countries. The company's particular strength is its control over grape production with 95% o";
D3[9]="f fruit intake grown in its own vineyards, located at 41 degrees South, in 10 locations on both sides of the Tamar River in Northern Tasmania. Architecturally stunning, the Winery at Pipers Brook is highly advanced and efficient. ";
D4[9]="It boasts natural cellars for barrel storage; gravity feed wine transfer, modern bottling facilities and sparkling wine cellars. The company has acquired a number of local vineyards including the Heemskerk, Rochecombe and Buchanna";
D5[9]="n vineyards from Heemskerk Wine Group in 1998, and also acquired the company's winery plant and equipment. In summer guided tours are available twice daily at 11:00am and 2:00pm that show visitors through the exhibition area, wine";
D6[9]="ry and bottling hall where the traditional 'methode champenoise' is explained. The tour ends in the cellar door where Pipers Brook Vineyard wines and Vintage PIRIE is available for tasting and sales. The vineyard is open daily fro";
D7[9]="m 10:00am to 5:00pm - it is closed on Christmas Day.  ";
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V1[9]="   Cabernet Sauv Blend,  Cabernets,  Chardonnay,  Other,  Pinot Noir,  Pinot gricio,  Pinot gris,  Riesling,  Rose,  Sauvignon Blanc,  Sparkling white,  White Blend,";
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L1[9]=" Ninth Island, Ninth Island Starits, Ninth Island Unwooded, Ninth Island Tamar, Opimian. Pellion, Pirrie, Reserve, Summit,";
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N[10]="Providence Vineyard";
E[10]="providence.vineyards@bigpond.com";
A[10]="236 Lalla Road, Lalla 7267";
W[10]="http://www.providence-vineyards.com.au";
T[10]="+61 (0)3 6395 1290";
F[10]="+61 (0)3 6395 2088";
D1[10]=" Providence Vineyards is Tasmania's oldest established vineyard, producing premium quality Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Semillon wines. It has a very interesting history. Nestled on the slopes of Brown Mountain the vineyard";
D2[10]=" was the dream of fifth generation winemaker from Provence, Jean Miguet, who first planted vines here in 1956. Following an extensive search of Tasmania for a suitable piece of land to grow wine grapes, the Miguets settled on the ";
D3[10]="land known now as Providence Vineyards. Madame Miguet recollects with a chuckle their original investigation of the property. Whilst she was looking over the house, Jean was moving around the property with his soil thermometer. He";
D4[10]=" arrived at the house elated and announced that they would take the property. Madame Miguet cried: 'But Johnny, you haven't seen the house yet!' The initial plantings came from material that was illegally brought out from France a";
D5[10]="nd consisted of Pinot Noir, Chasselass, Chardonnay and Grenache Their plans were frustrated by locals who complained about the production of alcohol, and a series natural disasters. Despite all these setbacks the vineyard grew and";
D6[10]=" Jean built a small winery, installing a basket press and wax-lined concrete tanks. He made wine and they tended their small vineyard carefully, each winter removing the old bark by hand off each vine to deter insect pests. Miguet";
D7[10]=" died in 1976 without ever getting approval to produce, and sell, his wines. The original name 'La Provence' was changed to 'Providence' due to pressure from France. The original plantings have grown four-fold. The Cabernet Sauvig";
D8[10]="non, a very poor producer on this site, has been grafted over to Chardonnay and the Grenache was grubbed out and also replaced by Chardonnay. The Providence 2000 Pinot was recently announced as winner of the Australian Gourmet Pag";


D9[10]="es Pinot Challenge in Sydney. The Providence wine won both categories, the wine with and without food.  Open daily 10 AM to 5 PM.";
V1[10]="   Cabernets,  Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Port,  Riesling,  Sauvignon Blanc,  Semillon Blend,  Semillon,  Traminer,";
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L1[10]=" Meadowbank 'Mardi' , Lake Barrington Estate 'Alexandra'. Lalla Gully , Iron Pot Bay, Wellington,  Miguet, Miguet Reserve,";
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