N[0]="Amulet Vineyard";
E[0]="amulet@dragnet.com.au";
A[0]="Wangaratta Road, Beechworth, Vic 3747";
W[0]="http://www.amuletvineyard.com.au/";
T[0]="+61 (0) 3 5727 0420";
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D1[0]=" Amulet Vineyard, established by Sue and Eric Thornton, situated 11km west of Beechworth on the Wangaratta road (C315). The wines are made from Italian and French varieties planted on site, including Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo; ";
D2[0]="Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet; Pinot Gris and Orange Muscat. Purchase at cellar door or by phone, fax or mail order. Outdoor seating available, in the sun or under the shade of the pergola, to allow visitors to enjoy panoramic bushland";
D3[0]=" views. Private functions can be provided in the cellar or outdoors. Rail Trail nearby.";
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N[1]="Battely Wines";
E[1]="enquiries@battelywines.com.au";
A[1]="1375 Beechworth-Wang Rd, P.O.BOX 548, Beechworth, Vic 3747";
W[1]="www.battelywines.com.au";
T[1]="+61 (0) 3 5727 0505";
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D1[1]=" The winery is run by Russell Bourne who has followed the tradition of many other Australian medicos in translating his love of all things vinous into something tangible on the ground. Why Beechworth? Russell's  love of N.E. Victor";
D2[1]="ia with its food, wine and skiing led him back to this area when he finished his specialist anaesthetic training; he had been a GP in nearby Mt.Beauty so he knew the area well. The hills rising up from the floor of the Ovens Valle";
D3[1]="y were already producing outstanding wines from the likes of Giaconda and Sorrenberg, it only seemed natural to take advantage of the cooling effects of elevation, the already obvious potential of the Beechworth wines and locate a";
D4[1]=" site within the region.  The old Brown Brothers Everton Hills property which had produced superb long aged reds in its day, under their Family Reserve label but was now overgrown, appeared on the market. Since committing ourselve";
D5[1]="s to the soil here, other exciting Beechworth projects have hit the winelists:- Savaterre, Castagna and Cow Hill to name but three. Why battely? The property sat on a selection originally taken up by a Captain Battely, indeed the ";
D6[1]="Battely town hotel sat just over my back fence. In its heyday Battely Town which was the site for changing horses for the final climb into the goldfields of Beechworth, sported 3 pubs and a racecourse! I felt this gave the name a ";
D7[1]="sense of belonging to the area and registered it. The first 4 acres were planted in 1998. Shiraz or Syrah, Durif, Marsanne and Viognier. A site assessment puts us bang slap in the middle of the Rhone Valley of France and pretty si";
D8[1]="milar to the Clare Valley in Australia, so Rhone varietals seemed to be the direction to go. A further 4 acres of Syrah and Viognier where planted in the spring of 2001. Three different Shiraz clones and Viognier, have also been p";
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N[2]="Castagna Vineyard";
E[2]="castagna@enigma.com.au";
A[2]="88 Ressom Lane, Beechworth,  VIC 3747";
W[2]="http://www.castagna.com.au";
T[2]="+61 (0) 3 5728 2888";
F[2]="+61 (0) 3 5728 2898";
D1[2]=" The Castagna Vineyard is situated at an altitude of 500 metres five-and-a-half kilometres outside the beautiful town of Beechworth in Northeast Victoria. Our soil consists mainly of decomposed granitic-loam on a base of clay. The ";
D2[2]="climate is distinctly Mediterranean with hot days and cool nights during the important part of the growing season. The land is farmed biodynamically; using Rudolf Steiner's biodynamic principles, because we believe it is the best ";
D3[2]="way to achieve optimum fruit quality that best expresses its terroir. The vineyard is hand-pruned and the fruit is hand-picked. We crop at a bit less than two tons per acre. The winemaking is very traditional using only our own vi";
D4[2]="neyard's indigenous yeast with minimal interference. Elevage varies between 18-20 months using only the very best, tight grain French oak available, about half of which is new each year.   Our intention is to make, as simply as po";
D5[2]="ssible, wine which is an expression of the place where it is grown. This year sees the release of our first varietal Viognier, it is called Ingénue - a truly yummy wine, however, we will have to restrict it to three bottles per cu";
D6[2]="stomer as we have so very little and want as many of our customers' to taste it as possible. Other labels are - The Allegro , The La Chiave and The Genesis.  Our wines show themselves best when served at the right temperature: for";
D7[2]=" Genesis and La Chiave that is 16°-18°centigrade; for Allegro and Ingénue it's 10°-12° centigrade.  ";
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V1[2]="   Rose,  Sangiovese,  Shiraz,";
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L1[2]=" Allegro, Genesis, Ingenue, La Chiave,";
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N[3]="Cow Hill Oxenbury Vineyard";
E[3]="oxenburyvineyard@lycos.com";
A[3]="Oxenbury Vineyard Oxenbury Lane, Everton, Beechworth Vic 3747";
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T[3]="0411 249 704";
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D1[3]=" 14km towards Wangaratta off C315 & Everton Rd. White wines: Sauvignon blanc & chardonnay. Red wines: Shiraz & nebbiolo. Open by appointment.";
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N[4]="Giaconda";
E[4]="sales@giaconda.com.au";
A[4]="Wangaratta Rd, Beechworth, VIC 3747";
W[4]="http://www.giaconda.com.au";
T[4]="+61 (0) 3 5727 0246";
F[4]="+61 (0) 35727 0246";
D1[4]=" Giaconda Vineyard and Winery is situated nine kilometres southwest of Beechworth on the Wangaratta Road in Northeastern Victoria, in the foothills and within sight of the Victorian Alps. The vineyard was established by Rick Kinzbr";
D2[4]="unner, a mechanical engineer who became interested in wine in the early 1970's and spent the next ten years travelling to wine-growing areas overseas learning as much as possible. After a brief stint in New Zealand he studied at D";
D3[4]="avis University in California and worked at some of the most respected wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, namely Stag's Leap, Simi and Matanzas Creek. In Europe he worked a 'stage' with the Moueix group, co-owner of the fabl";
D4[4]="ed Chateau Petrus. After returning to Australia in 1980 to take up a position as assistant winemaker at Brown Brothers Milawa he purchased land near the old Everton Hills Vineyard, and in 1982 commenced planting the classic variet";
D5[4]="ies Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and a small amount of Pinot Noir which was followed in 1986 by another acre. In the last five years further plantings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have occurred, with a s";
D6[4]="mall amount of Roussanne. Total area under vines in the original vineyard is now 3ha. Recent plantings have added a further 3ha. At an altitude of 400 metres (1330 feet) the site, which is a south facing slope so that the vines do";
D7[4]=" not receive the direct impact of the sun's rays, is relatively cool. It is in a small valley which benefits from a light breeze much of the time; useful in controlling disease. The winery overlooks the vineyard and is constructed";
D8[4]=" of local granite blocks and hand-made bricks. The wines are hand-crafted; in the case of the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir using traditional Burgundian methods, and the Cabernet, Merlot and Cabernet Franc according to classical Borde";
D9[4]="aux techniques including long maceration. Only top quality French oak is employed. The first release of Giaconda wines was in 1987 with the 1986 Chardonnay and the 1985 Cabernet blend.";
V1[4]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Cabernets,  Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir,  Roussane,  Shiraz,";
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N[5]="Mt Pilot Estate";
E[5]="mtpilotestate@bigpond.com";
A[5]="Shannons Road Eldorado, Beechworth, Vic, 3747";
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T[5]="+61 (0) 3 5726 5434";
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N[6]="Yengari Ridge Vineyard";
E[6]="tonylacy@interactive-winemaking.com";
A[6]="Lot 3 Beechworth-Wangaratta Rd, Beechworth Vic 3747";
W[6]="www.interactive-winemaking.com";
T[6]="+61 (0) 3 5833 9295";
F[6]="+61 (0) 3 5833 9296";
D1[6]=" Interactive Winemaking, a brainchild of Tony Lacy, started 5 years ago, when Tony was working with numerous growers in North East Victoria.  'It soon became apparent after talking to so many growers over the years, that there were";
D2[6]=" many vineyard sites that had exceptional fruit quality, yet their fruit was only used to increase the quality of large wineries’ blends for brand labels.' Tony realized that there must be a way to isolate small parcels of the pre";
D3[6]="mium fruit from particular vineyards for wine enthusiasts like himself to make exceptional wines. With experience, passion and a zest for winemaking, Tony put all the pieces together and came up with the concept of Interactive Win";
D4[6]="emaking  just in time for Vintage 2002. Joining forces with a gifted computer programmer and web designer - Harald Borchard, together they were able to create Tony’s vision of utilizing the Internet to market these vineyards as we";
D5[6]="ll as his winemaking expertise to actually make the wine. Vintage 2002 was produced in conjunction with Tony’s other contract winemaking business -The Beechworth Wine Company. One year later, all of the operations were consolidate";
D6[6]="d so Tony could reduce his other contract and consulting work to focus solely on Interactive Winemaking and Stage III - Australian Interactive Winemakers. The business then set up to offer other premium wine regions across Austral";
D7[6]="ia, fueled by an ever growing demand from new clients. Now with 14 years in the Industry and 12 Vintages under his belt, Tony’s experience ranges from researching varieties’ performance with growers in North East Victoria, Winemak";
D8[6]="er and Vineyard manager for Mount Prior in Rutherglen for 5 years, vintages with Brown Brothers and in Europe. Tony has also been in demand as a consultant winemaker and a lecturer on winemaking, and is currently the Contract Wine";
D9[6]="maker for the award winning Gentle Annie Vineyard in Central Victoria - Dookie.    ";
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