NA ="Glenrowan, Benalla, Wangaratta, Thoona, Peechelba,";
FE1[0]=" Glenrowan is one of five wine regions in the North East Valleys of Victoria. This group which includes, King Valley, Rutherglen, Beechworth and Alpine Valleys produces and extraordinary range of wines.  Glenrowan, a historic wine ";
FE2[0]="region producing intensely flavoured wines, is bordered to the northeast by the Ovens River and the railway. The Hume Freeway runs through the region's southern part connecting the main towns of Wangaratta, Glenrowan, Winton and B";
FE3[0]="enalla.  Most cellar doors and vineyards are clustered around Glenrowan township on land that lies between the Warby Ranges and Lake Mokoan. The position is critical as warmer air currents coming off the lake temper cold air flowi";
FE4[0]="ng down from the ranges. In the hot summer months the lake acts as an air-conditioner cooling the land at night.  The vineyards positions on the lower slopes of the ranges afford them good drainage, which is enhanced further by th";
FE5[0]="e well-drained soils. The deep red granitic soils are a key to the production of the region's intensely flavoured fruit.  For food and wine lovers, jazz fans and history buffs alike there is wonderful produce from the many orchard";
FE6[0]="s, excellent cellar doors, cafes and restaurants, accommodation facilities and attractive countryside to amble through. Major events include the Kelly Siege Commemorative Event in June and the Wangaratta Jazz Festival in November.";
FE7[0]=" Sweeping views from the Warby Range State park out over Lake Mokoan offer many options for a picturesque picnic spot, bird watching & bushwalking. While capable of producing full-bodied white wines and even fuller bodied red wine";
FE8[0]="s, it is for its fortified wines - and in particular its Muscats and Tokays - that the region is famous.";
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LA1[0]=" The Warby Range is the major geological feature of the Park. The Range, composed of Devonian Granite, extends north-south for approximately 25 km. Mount Glenrowan (514 m) at the southern end of the Range is the highest point. Grad";
LA2[0]="ational colluvial soils formed by outwash from the slopes surround most of the Range below the scarp. Highly erodible duplex soils derived from the granite occur on the plateau and uniform sandy loams on the slopes and valleys. Ep";
LA3[0]="hemeral streams cascade to the plains below via in many waterfalls during winter and spring. The water from the streams disappears underground to create numerous permanent springs in the colluvial soils surrounding the Range. The ";
LA4[0]="soils are very diverse: the Warby Range at Glenrowan has produced a deep, friable red soil between the range and Lake Mokoan, which is granite-derived and very well suited to red and fortified wine production; there are widespread";
LA5[0]=" gritty, gravely quartzose sands, grey-brown in colour and which are extremely free draining; elsewhere red alluvial loam lies over river gravel, providing excellent moisture retention; and there are also significant areas of sand";
LA6[0]="y, mottled yellow duplex soils with clay subsoils. The mountain soils are frequently of volcanic origin, overlying basalt, and are much more fertile. With rugged mountains, fertile valleys and sparkling rivers, fields of yellow mu";
LA7[0]="stard flowers, white snow caps, green grape vines and grassy paddocks dotted with ancient old river gums. Autumn reds, big azure skies and vibrant pink sunsets - the colours of the North East Valleys enliven the spirit.  ";
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CL1[0]=" Summers are hot, winters cold, the warm breezes of spring stir living creatures from within and autumn is a visual delight. The temperature variations between day and night and the four seasons that characterise this continental c";
CL2[0]="limate, provide ideal growing conditions. The climate varies dramatically across the region. Even the plains have a significant altitude, with the nights made colder still by the air draining off the nearby mountains. It is no dou";
CL3[0]="bt also the reason why Rutherglen has a heat summation of 1770, and although this is not far removed from Bendigo and the Clare Valley, in reality the climates are simply not comparable.";
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HI1[0]=" The township of Glenrowan is the site of the final siege and capture of Kelly and his gang in 1880. Their story is preserved in its attractions, museums and historic walks. Vines came with the gold rush of the 1850's and when the ";
HI2[0]="rest of Victoria went into decline in the face of the move to fortified wine production, the North East came into its own - this notwithstanding the onslaught of phylloxera around the turn of the century. Glenrowan's wine making h";
HI3[0]="istory dates back to the 1850s with the establishment of Bundarra by Richard Bailey a providore and farmer. His son Varley produced the first vintage in 1870. Four generations of Baileys built a reputation for hefty red table wine";
HI4[0]="s amongst them the famous Hermitage Shiraz, and deeply flavoured Muscats and Tokays. The property, now owned by Beringer Blass Estates, makes red table wines and fortifieds under the Baileys of Glenrowan label. In the early 1880s ";
HI5[0]="Robert Cox planted the historic Herceynia Vineyard which tragically suffered from the pest phylloxera in the first decade of the1900s. Fortunately both the vineyard and historic cellars, now called Auldstone Cellars, were fully re";
HI6[0]="stored by Michael and Nancy Reid who purchased the property in 1987. Another 1800s pioneer family was the Booths whose vineyard and Taminick Cellars are still in family hands. Cliff Booth was a key figure in establishing the reput";
HI7[0]="ation of the region as a producer of exceptional fruit and full-bodied wines. His son Peter is now winemaker producing whites as well as reds and fortifieds. The town of Glenrowan is famous as the place for the last stand of  the ";
HI8[0]="Kelly Gang of bushrangers. For food and wine lovers, jazz fans and history buffs alike there is wonderful produce from the many orchards, excellent cellar doors, cafes and restaurants, accommodation facilities and attractive count";
HI9[0]="ryside to amble through. Major events include the Kelly Siege Commemorative Event in June and the Wangaratta Jazz Festival in November. Harvest time: early March to mid April.   ";