NA ="Currency Creek, Tooperang, Middleton, Goolwa, Finniss, Port Elliot,";
FE1[0]=" With its close proximity to both Adelaide and the coast, the Currency Creek region is strategically positioned. Well made and well priced wines provide the perfect accompaniment to the local cuisine. Currency Creek Region on the F";
FE2[0]="leurieu Peninsula extends from Port Elliot in the west to the shores of Lake Alexandria in the east. Geographical features include three islands, the controversial Hindmarsh, Mundoo and Long islands, Murray Mouth where the Murray ";
FE3[0]="River meets the sea and Lake Alexandria. Towns include Goolwa, Middleton, Currency Creek and Finniss. This is a young region with vineyards being established in the past 30 years. The main grape varieties are Chardonnay, Sauvignon";
FE4[0]=" Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Although the climate is Mediterranean, it is surrounded by water which moderates the temperature. The region depends on dams and bores as rainfall is insufficient during the growing season. L";
FE5[0]="ike the rest of the Fleurieu Peninsula it is a great place to visit especially with the magical Coorong on its doorstep. There are cellar doors and no shortage of places to eat and stay. Harvest time: early February to late April.";
FE6[0]=" . In 1837 the town of Currency Creek and Hindmarsh Island were officially named, and in 1840 an elaborate town plan for Currency Creek was laid out. Over the next 50 years agriculture, river transport and recreation developed. It";
FE7[0]=" was not until 1969 that the first vines were planted by Wally and Rosemary Tonkin; one acre each of Riesling, Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Despite local cynicism, the vines flourished and the first vintage followed in";
FE8[0]=" 1972 for what was then called Santa Rosa Winery, now known as Currency Creek Winery.";
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LA1[0]=" The flat, river delta landscape is ideally suited for large scale, relatively low cost vineyard developments where a high degree of mechanisation is commonplace. However, there are an increasing number of smaller wineries now base";
LA2[0]="d in the region, which are changing preconceived perceptions by producing regional red wines that retain the element of softness while at the same time adding richness and a remarkable concentration of colour and flavour. Most pla";
LA3[0]="ntings are on the floodplain or the dominant rolling sandy slopes that allow easy infiltration of water into the overlaying friable cracking clays that are easily accessed by the roots of the vines. The other suitable soils are lo";
LA4[0]="ams with red alkaline clayey subsoils.      ";
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CL1[0]=" The climate is slightly warmer than that of Langhorne Creek and Coonawarra, and is similar with that of Margaret River. In common with those regions, it is strongly maritime (due to Lake Alexandrina and the Southern Ocean) avoidin";
CL2[0]="g extremes of cold or heat. Only one September frost day, no hail and no fogs have been experienced in the past 37 years. Excellent ground water is readily accessible through bores, and there are no restrictions on its use. Heat d";
CL3[0]="egree days: 1525; Sunshine hours per day: 8.5 (est); Annual rainfall: 469 mm; Growing season rainfall: 155 mm; Mean January temperature: 18.5°C; Harvest: Early March to mid April.";
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HI1[0]=" Captain Charles Sturt first explored this region when he travelled down the Murray River in 1829 and 1830 and made his last campsite near the present town of Goolwa. In 1837 the town of Currency Creek and Hindmarsh Island were off";
HI2[0]="icially named, and in 1840 an elaborate town plan for Currency Creek was laid out. Over the next 50 years agriculture, river transport and recreation developed. It was not until 1969 that the first vines were planted by Wally and ";
HI3[0]="Rosemary Tonkin; one acre each of Riesling, Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Despite local cynicism, the vines flourished and the first vintage followed in 1972 for what was then called Santa Rosa Winery, now known as Curr";
HI4[0]="ency Creek Winery. In that same year the first vines were planted on 2.6 hectares, (6.5 acres) at what today is the Middleton Winery. They, too, were successful. Susan and Alistair Angus are the pioneer viticulturists on Hindmarsh";
HI5[0]=" Island. The Angus's have progressed from a test plot of vines planted in 1992 through to the first tiny commercial crop in 1998 and a far larger crop in 1999. They have established four hectares of shiraz, and one hectare of semi";
HI6[0]="llon, the wine being contract-made for them by Mike Farmilo at The Fleurieu Winery in McLaren Vale. Part is bottled under the Angus Wines label, a larger amount being sold in bulk to other wineries. The Ballast Stone winery was es";
HI7[0]="tablished in 2001 at Currency Creek, and utilises the premium quality fruit both regions produce. Middleton Estate Winery is one of the oldest in the area and is well situated with regards to the popular Fleurieu Peninsular touris";
HI8[0]="t and holiday destinations. The vineyard was planted in 1973 and was soon producing a harvest of excellent quality. In the years that followed, wines were entered in various shows, winning numerous trophies. Comprising varieties o";
HI9[0]="f Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, the winery processes approximately 150 tonnes of grapes each vintage.    ";