N[0]="Cardinham Estates";
E[0]="cardvit@bigpond.com";
A[0]="1955 Main North Road; PO Box 534, Clare SA 5453";
W[0]="www.cardinham.com";
T[0]="+61 (0) 8 8842 1944";
F[0]="+61 (0) 8 8842 1955";
D1[0]=" Cardinham Estates wine is a family owned vineyard and winery, located in the Stanley Flat region of the Clare Valley, their fruit is all estate grown and they are personally involved in every operation from the vineyard to the bot";
D2[0]="tle. The vineyards are spread along the banks of the Hutt River 5 kilometres north of the township of Clare, the joint venture winery, the Smith John Wine Company, is in the town of Watervale on the site of Stephen John Wines. The";
D3[0]=" wineries central location enables the wine company to conveniently source fruit from all parts of the Clare Valley and offer contract wine-making services to the many small producers located near by. Cardinham Estate was founded ";
D4[0]="in 1981 with the purchase of 60 acres of vineyard and orchard country from the Kimber family, in the Stanley Flat region of the Clare Valley. This original site was soon to be developed to expand on the existing wine grape plantin";
D5[0]="gs and progress began to clear the extensive fruit tree orchards, which dominated the property. This vineyard was originally planted to Rhine Riesling, Crouchen (Clare Riesling), Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Pedro Ximenes";
D6[0]=", Doradillo and Muscat of Alexandria which had been planted in the 1840's. With the onset of the vine pull scheme, and the impact of frost and drought on previous vintages, Cardinham Estate was to be faced with many challenges. Th";
D7[0]="e Smith family began the development of Cardinham Estate in 1980, over the years building the vineyard size up to its present level of 60 hectares, the largest plantings being of cabernet sauvignon (23 hectares), shiraz (15 hectar";
D8[0]="es), and Riesling (10.5 hectares). It entered into a grape supply contract with Wolf Blass, which led to an association with then Quelltaler winemaker, Stephen John. After 15 years supplying Wolf Blass and others, Stephen John and";
D9[0]=" the Smiths formed the Smith John Wine Company in 1999. Its purpose is to provide contract winemaking services to small producers in the valley, and to supply bulk wine to others.";
V1[0]="   Cabernet Blend,  Cabernet Sauvignon,  Merlot Blend,  Riesling,  Sangiovese,  Shiraz,";
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N[1]="Emerald Estate Wines";
E[1]="";
A[1]="Main North Road, Stanley Flat SA 5453";
W[1]="";
T[1]="+61 (0) 8 8842 3296";
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D1[1]=" Don and Gwen Carroll purchased a 33-hectare property at Stanley Flat in 1990. A small existing vineyard was pulled out, and since 1990, 20 hectares of vines have been established. Most of the production is sold to leading wineries";
D2[1]=" in the region, a portion being retained for the Emerald Estate wine range, with limited retail distribution in Melbourne. Product Range: Riesling, Unwooded Chardonnay, Classic Dry White, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon.";
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V1[1]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[2]="Howarth's Wines";
E[2]="howarthwj@bigpond.com";
A[2]="Benbournie Road; PO Box 669,Clare SA 5453";
W[2]="";
T[2]="+61 (0) 8 8842 2137";
F[2]="+61 (0) 8 8842 2137";
D1[2]=" The Howarth family progressively established 2.4 hectares of vineyard from 1987, making its first commercial vintage ten years later in 1997. Acacia pycnantha is the botanic name for the golden wattle, which grows wild over the hi";
D2[2]="lls of the Howarth farm, and they say it was 'a natural choice to name for their vineyards 'Pycnantha Hill'   Product Range: Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon.  ";
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V1[2]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[3]="Inchiquin Wines";
E[3]="boo@capri.net.au";
A[3]="PO Box 865, Clare SA 5453";
W[3]="";
T[3]="+61 (0) 8 8843 4210";
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D1[3]=" Winemaker: Stephen McInerney learnt his trade on the winery floor on various parts of the world: his first experience came in 1985 at Jim Barry Wines where he spent a number of years before moving to Pikes. In the intervening peri";
D2[3]="od he worked as a flying winemaker in France, Oregon, Spain and Argentina. He is now assistant winemaker at the large, new Kirribilly Winery in the Clare Valley. He established Inchiquin Wines with his partner Kate Strachan, herse";
D3[3]="lf with great industry credentials, primarily as the viticulturist for Taylor's (previously Southcorp), which has the largest vineyards in the Clare Valley. The wines are made by Stephen McInerney at Pikes. Product Range: Riesling";
D4[3]=", Cabernet Shiraz.";
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V1[3]="   Cabernets,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[4]="Jim Barry Wines";
E[4]="jbwines@jimbarry.com";
A[4]="Craigs Hill Road,Clare SA 5453";
W[4]="http://www.jimbarry.com/";
T[4]="+61 (0) 8 8842 2261";
F[4]="+61 (0) 8 8842 3752";
D1[4]=" Following 22 years with the Clarevale Co-operative, Jim Barry began planting in 1959. Cellar door operations commenced in 1974 and today, four of Jim's six children are directly involved in the business. Since 1974, more than 50 g";
D2[4]="old medals and 9 trophies have been awarded to the winery. Of particular note are the Jim Barry multi-award winning Watervale Riesling, and the 'Armagh'. Jim Barry Wines generally do not rate each vintage of their wines as they ha";
D3[4]="ve a consistent Mediterranean climate in South Australia and do not suffer great variations between seasons. Jim and Nancy now oversee their children who run the family business. The Armagh and the McCrae Wood range continue to st";
D4[4]="and out as the very best wines from Jim Barry, exceptionally concentrated and full flavoured. The others do vary somewhat from one vintage to the next. Exports are to the UK, much of Europe, North America, Japan and Southeast Asia";
D5[4]=". Product Range: Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley Chardonnay, Unwooded Chardonnay, Lavendar Hill, Noble Riesling, McCrae Wood Shiraz, The Armagh (Shiraz), McCrae Wood Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet S";
D6[4]="auvignon Shiraz, McCrae Wood Cabernet Malbec, Fortifieds.";
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V1[4]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Cabernets,  Chardonnay,  Malbec,  Moselle,  Port,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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L1[4]=" Clare Valley, Lavender Hill, Lodge Hill, McRae Wood, Sentimental Bloke Port, The Armagh, The Cover Drive, Unwooded, Watervale,";
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N[5]="Mt Surmon Vineyard";
E[5]="mtsurmon@rbe.net.au";
A[5]="Basham Road, North Clare SA 5453";
W[5]="http://www.mtsurmon.com.au";
T[5]="+61 (0) 8 8842 1250";
F[5]="+61 (0) 8 8842 4064";
D1[5]=" The owner's property, now named Mt. Surmon, consists of 84 acres of hillside with slopes to south, east and north with stunning vistas to the northern Flinders Ranges. The name 'Surmon' is derived from the Old French word 'surmont";


D2[5]="er' meaning 'to ascend', 'to rest on top of'. An irresistible word play led us to adopt the name Mt. Surmon. The property was purchased in October 1994. A small galvanized shed was erected and they moved into with their two red ke";
D3[5]="lpies in August 1995, whilst the house was being built. During this time they planted the first 20 acres and went to college to learn the basics of vineyard establishment. A further 20 acres were planted in October 1997 with 10 ac";
D4[5]="res planted in October 2000. Grape varieties consist of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Nebbiolo, Pinot gris and Viognier. Fifty acres of wine grapes have now been planted. 'Scarlattis' Cellar Door Gallery was opened in Fe";
D5[5]="bruary 2001, which provides a facility for functions, art exhibitions, conferences and cocktail style receptions. Also included is a modern luxurious accommodation unit named The Retreat. Please come visit us and see for yourself.";
D6[5]=" The climate is classified as Mediterranean with a very cold and wet winter, frosty but mild spring and dry, hot summer. Annual average rainfall for Clare township is 632 mm. Soils are sandy-clay loam over red-brown clay. A vertic";
D7[5]="al shoot positioning trellis system is used with 3 metre rows and 2 metres between vines. A drip irrigation system is used to nurture young vines and as indicated for the older vines by the gypsum block monitoring system.";
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V1[5]="   Cabernet Sauv Blend,  Chardonnay,  Merlot,  Nebbiolo,  Pinot gris,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[6]="Phoenix Estate";
E[6]="dsalschu@rbe.net.au";
A[6]="3 Phoenix Crt, Stanley Flat, 6kms north of Clare SA 5453";
W[6]="http://www.postcards.sa.com.au/features/phoenix_estate_wines.html";
T[6]="+61 (0) 8 8842 3850";
F[6]="+61 (0) 8 8842 1452";
D1[6]=" Phoenix Estate Winery is located in the Petworth Vineyards alongside the Clare Race Course at Stanley Flat, 6kms north of Clare. Stanley Flat is the northern end of Clare Valley where quality grape have been grown for 140 years. P";
D2[6]="hoenix Estate has access to, and manages some of, 40 acres of vines. There are at present 13 varieties of grapes in the vineyards with more to be planted; varieties include - Riesling, Semillon, Pedro Ximenez, Sauvignon Blanc, Vio";
D3[6]="gnier, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Petite Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Merlot and Mourvedre. The vines are planted in small blocks on 3 different aspects giving 3 different meso-climates and 5 soil types with abou";
D4[6]="t half dry land grown. Phoenix Estate, a boutique wine maker, aims for wines that display a large depth of complexity using quality fruit that is suited to Clare. An example is the Shiraz, which is grown in 5 blocks with vines of ";
D5[6]="different clones and ages (up to 50 years) grown in 3 soil types and 2 meso-climates and on 3 different trellis systems. Grenache is grown on traditional bush vines, with vines up to 60 years old. Winemaking styles and techniques ";
D6[6]="from Bordeaux, Rhone, Burgundy and Italy are adapted to complement traditional Clare styles. Wine tasting at Phoenix Estate is a rare pleasure. Open weekends and public holidays 10am - 5 pm and weekdays by appointment. The winemak";
D7[6]="ers are available to walk visitors through each vintage and style and explain the what and why from pruning to picking to bottling and everything in between. The Cellar Door is in the recently renovated south wing of the 120-year-";
D8[6]="old Robinson's Cottage nestled in the vineyard. It features a large bay window and veranda with spectacular views over Stanley Flat and the Clare Valley Race Course.";
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V1[6]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Cabernet franc,  Grenache,  Merlot,  Mourvedre,  Pedro Ximerez,  Petit Verdot,  Riesling,  Sangiovese,  Sauvignon Blanc,  Semillon,  Shiraz,";
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N[7]="Pycantha Hill Vineyard";
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A[7]="Benbournie Road; PO Box 669,Clare SA 5453";
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T[7]="+61 (0) 8 8842 2137";
F[7]="+61 (0) 8 8842 2137";
D1[7]=" See Howarth Wines: The Howarth family progressively established 2.4 hectares of vineyard from 1987, making its first commercial vintage ten years later in 1997. Acacia pycnantha is the botanic name for the golden wattle, which gro";
D2[7]="ws wild over the hills of the Howarth farm, and they say it was 'a natural choice to name for their vineyards 'Pycnantha Hill'   Product Range: Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon.  ";
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