N[0]="Armstrong Vineyards";
E[0]="armstrong@picknowl.com.au";
A[0]="Moysten Rd, Ararat VIC 3377";
W[0]="http://www.armstrongwines.com/index.htm";
T[0]="+61 (0) 3 5352 1997";
F[0]="+61 (0) 3 5352 1558";
D1[0]=" The owner of Armstrong Vineyards is Tony Royal, former Seppelt Great Western winemaker who now runs the Australian business of Seguin Moreau, the largest of the French coopers. Armstrong Vineyards has 6.5 hectares of Shiraz, the f";
D2[0]="irst 2 hectares planted in 1989, the remainder in 1995-96. Low yields (4.5 to 5.5 tonnes per hectare) mean the wine will always be produced in limited quantities. Bright purple-red; clean blackberry and spice aromas, along with a ";
D3[0]="touch of oak, are followed by an impressive palate, with good texture, weight, structure and above all else, length. Drink: 2007-2017, 94/100 James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion 2004.    ";
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N[1]="Ben Nevis Estate";
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A[1]="Brewster Road, Ararat, Vic 3377";
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N[2]="Cathcart Ridge Estate";
E[2]="finewine@netconnect.com.au";
A[2]="Moyston / Halls Gap Road, Ararat Vic. 3377";
W[2]="http://www.cathcartwines.com.au";
T[2]="+61 (0) 3 5352 1997";
F[2]="+61 (0) 3  5352 1558";
D1[2]=" The sense of history and tradition that is uniquely Australian is strong at this distinctive and characteristic winery.   Situated on a ridge and surrounded by valleys of vines in the shadow of the majestic 'Mount Ararat', the win";
D2[2]="ery is 5 kilometres west of Ararat on the tourist route to Halls Gap in the Grampians.  Cathcart Ridge wines have won many awards. Set high in the hills of Cathcart, with spectacular views overlooking Mt Ararat, the wines are dist";
D3[2]="inctive of the Grampians region, in particular the Merlot which has of recent years combined a deep plumby fruit with the Grampians softness. .  Cathcart Ridge Estate now offers accommodation - the unique design of the cottage all";
D4[2]="ows a 180 degree view of the vineyards and surrounding areas. Cellar door open 10am-4pm. Closed: Sundays and Christmas Day.       ";
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L1[2]=" Estate Reserve, Mt Ararat , Grampians, Rhymney Reef, Victorian Highlands,";
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N[3]="Clayfield Wines";
E[3]="info@clayfieldwines.com.au";
A[3]="RMB 2256, Ararat, VIC 3377";
W[3]="http://www.clayfieldwines.com.au/";
T[3]="+61 03 5354 2689";
F[3]="+61 03 5354 2679";
D1[3]=" The Clayfield Wines vineyard, winery and cellar door is located along Wilde Lane, 2 km  from Moyston in the Grampians. We are open for wine tasting and sales from Monday to Saturday between 10 am. and 5 pm. and on Sunday's between";
D2[3]=" 11 am. and 4 pm. Our vineyard is 5 acres (2 Ha) planted predominantly with Shiraz vines plus a few rows of Merlot. We source premium Shiraz grapes from several local growers to supplement our Clayfield Grampians Shiraz. All the S";
D3[3]="hiraz is produced entirely on site using traditional open fermentation and pressed with our hand operated wooden basket press. Bottling is also done here using a 'state of the art' mobile bottling facility. Since 2000 our Shiraz h";
D4[3]="as been exported to the USA and marketed by Weygandt-Metzler Importing throughout the country at selected wine retailers. The vineyard was established in 1997 with 5 short rows planted in a 2 x 2 metre spacing. These vines where t";
D5[3]="rained up to a cordon wire 2.3 metre high to provide a nice shady canopy under which we intend to place a long table for grape pickers lunches and the like. By 1999 we had expanded plantings to 2 Ha. The first few years were diffi";
D6[3]="cult as water for irrigation was in short supply and weed control required a great deal of manual digging out and vine-row mulching. The winemaking is done simply and uses traditional principles, I don't mess around with wild yeas";
D7[3]="t fermentations and will not add anything to enhance tannin or colour. In short I believe that if ancient civilizations naturally made wine, drank it and enjoyed it then it's good enough for us now.     ";
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V1[3]="   Shiraz,";
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L1[3]=" Grampians, Massif,";
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N[4]="Fearn-Hyll Estate";
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A[4]="PO Box 367, ARARAT VIC 3377";
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T[4]="+61 (0) 3 5352 1997";
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N[5]="Fratin Brothers Vineyard";
E[5]="fratinbrothers@netconnect.com.au";
A[5]="RMB 2775 Byron Road, Ararat, VIC 3377";
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D1[5]=" The initial vineyards were planted by the Fratin brothers in 1963, on the site of a vineyard that had been in operation at the turn of the century. Their first plantings were Shiraz, and initially, the grapes were sold to neighbou";


D2[5]="ring winemakers. The exceptionally high quality of their fruit quickly drew a strong following and encouraged the Fratins to begin making their own wine. Boutique winery with family history using traditional winemaking and viticul";
D3[5]="ture methods to produce premium Grampians wines.";
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N[6]="Grampians Estate";
E[6]="tomguthrie@bigpond.com";
A[6]="Mafeking Rd, Willaura.Vic 3379";
W[6]="http://www.grampiansestate.com.au";
T[6]="+61 (0) 3 5354 6245";
F[6]="+61 (0) 3 5354 6257";
D1[6]=" The Grampians Estate Wine Company was formed in 1994 to develop a new wine business as a Boutique Shiraz and Chardonnay producer. The aims of the new business were very simple, to make the best Shiraz and chardonnay in the region ";
D2[6]="and to share this pleasure with the visitors to the area and those who love the unique flavours of the Grampians wine-growing district. There are now some thirty families involved in the enterprise as shareholders. Chardonnay and ";
D3[6]="Shiraz grapes were first planted in 1989 on Thermopylae, a farming property located in the picturesque Mafeking Valley, in Western Victoria. Mafeking, the scene of Victoria's last gold rush in 1900, is situated on the eastern side";
D4[6]=" of the Grampians below Major Mitchell Plateau, which was painted so magnificently by Sir Arthur Streeton in 1926 in his work 'The Land of the Golden Fleece'. The original four-acre (1.6 ha) vineyard was increased to eight acres (";
D5[6]="3.2 ha) in 1996, providing four acres of shiraz and four of chardonnay vines. The vineyard is on Thermopylae is on a sheep grazing property which is owned and managed by Tom and Sarah Guthrie. The property has been in the Guthrie ";
D6[6]="family since 1927. Tom continues the family tradition of sheep farming and enjoying good wine that his great grandfather founded in Victoria in 1864.";
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N[7]="Kimbarra Wines";
E[7]="kimbarrawines@netconnect.com.au";
A[7]="422 Barkly St, Ararat, Vic 3377";
W[7]="http://www.kimbarrawines.com.au/";
T[7]="+61 (0) 3 5352 2238";
F[7]="+61 (0) 3 53521950";
D1[7]=" Kimbarra, a super fine wool property nestled in the rolling hills 5km east of Great Western, is owned by the Leeke family whose passion for wine in 1978 saw their first vineyard established - 2ha of Riesling and 1ha of Cabernet Sa";
D2[7]="uvignon. Further plantings in 1995 of a further 9ha of Shiraz brought the total production nearly 100 tonnes annually. Kimbarra wines have consistently produced award-winning wines with their Rieslings, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvign";
D3[7]="on. Nestled in the rolling hills 5km east of Great Western the vineyards produce Cabernet Sauvignon and award winning Rieslings and have recently planted Shiraz. Open Mon- Fri 9am- 5pm or by appointment -Tel: (03) 5352 2238";
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N[8]="Montara Winery";
E[8]="montara@netconnect.com.au";
A[8]="RMB 2105, Chalambar Road,Ararat  Vic.  3377";
W[8]="http://www.montara.com.au";
T[8]="+61 (0) 3 5352 3868";
F[8]="+61 (0) 3 5352 4968";
D1[8]=" A picturesque cellar door and beautiful vineyard setting augur well at Montara. The enthusiastic McRaes produce, amongst other things, a lively, crisp, crunchy New Wave Riesling and characterful Chardonnay; a Pinot Noir that has w";
D2[8]="on many admirers over some years now; and a typically regional - and very good - Shiraz, showing pepper and smoke and a hint of eucalyptus.' Ben Canaider  Situated 45 minutes from the Grampians Ranges, on the rich red loam foothil";
D3[8]="ls of Ararat, you can absorb the breathtaking views from McRae's 16 hectare Montara vineyards and winery which were established in 1970. Alongside the stylish barrel fermented Chardonnay and the classically dry Riesling. You will ";
D4[8]="enjoy an intriguing tasting of the little known Swiss variety Chasselas and the rare French Ondenc variety, a delightful wood-aged dry white wine. The distinctive red wine varieties include the spicy Shiraz and rich Cabernet Sauvi";
D5[8]="gnon, as well as the intense spicy Montara Pinot Noir, the specialty and hallmark of the vineyard.      Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz. All wines 100% estate grown, vintaged and bottled.  ";
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V1[8]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Merlot,  Pinot Noir,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[9]="Mount Ararat Estate";
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A[9]="Byron Road, Ararat, VIC 3377";
W[9]="http://www.cathcartwines.com.au";
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N[10]="Mount Chalambar";
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N[11]="Mount Langi Ghiran";
E[11]="sales@langi.com.au";
A[11]="80 Vine Road, Buangor via Ararat, Vic 3375";
W[11]="http://www.langi.com.au";
T[11]="+61 (0) 3 5354 3207";
F[11]="+61 (0) 3 5354 3277";
D1[11]=" Set against the dramatic backdrop of two mountain ranges, the vineyard property of Mount Langi Ghiran (Aboriginal for' home of the yellow-tailed black cockatoo') combines state-of-the-art technology with traditional winemaking met";
D2[11]="hods. Trevor Mast, winemaker and proprietor, first worked at Langi as consultant winemaker in 1979. So taken was he with the region and so convinced of the potential of its vineyards, that in 1987 he purchased the property. Best k";
D3[11]="nown for intensely flavoured, yet elegant Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran also produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Pinot Gris varieties. The cellar door also showcases small parcels of other premium wines from time such as the ev";
D4[11]="er popular, Sangiovese. Mount Langi Ghiran is, in many ways, the Shiraz of the region, if not of Australia: intense, textured, a little brooding, and so complex as to bring a smile to the face of the most hardened wine bore. Trevo";
D5[11]="r Mast has worked wonders here over the last 20 years or so, and his other wines - including Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sangiovese - aren't bad, either. The cellar door commands a magnificent view east over the vineyards, nestled, as i";
D6[11]="t is, at the foot of a rugged mountain range.";
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N[12]="Westgate Vineyard";
E[12]="westgate@netconnect.com.au";
A[12]="Westgate Rd (RMB 1124), Ararat Vic 3377";
W[12]="www.westgatevineyard.com.au";
T[12]="+61 (0) 3 5356 2394";
F[12]="+61 (0) 3 5356 2594";
D1[12]=" Bruce and Robyn Dalkin welcome you to Westgate, home of the Dalkin family since the property was selected by Matthew Dalkin in the 1860's. Westgate Vineyard Country House is a 1950’s style farm house, extensively renovated to comb";
D2[12]="ine the unique mix or 50’s charm and modern day comforts. The house is ideally suited to small adult or family groups looking for space, charm and privacy. The house is fully self-contained. The house is situated in a magnificent ";
D3[12]="position, high on a ridge overlooking vineyards and the Grampians, and operates amidst a working farm and vineyard. Stay for a weekend or longer";
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