N[0]="Ben Potts Wines";
E[0]="lisa@earlyday.com.au";
A[0]="Step Road, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[0]="www.benpottswines.com.au";
T[0]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3029";
F[0]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3284";
D1[0]=" Family business owned and managed by Bill, Debbie & Ben Potts, whose family have resided and grown grapes in the Langhorne Creek region for over 150 years. They are currently responsible for overseeing production of wine grapes gr";
D2[0]="own on 170 hectares in the Langhorne Creek region. Their original holding of 45 acres (18 hectares), along the banks of the Bremer, was purchased by Bleasdale in the early 1900's. After the death of Frank Potts 2nd the ownership o";
D3[0]="f the land passed to Bill's Grandfather and has been held by the family since. Their vineyard, Early Day Vineyards, is a 45 acre property planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec and Chardonnay. As with most vineyards in Lang";
D4[0]="horne Creek of that era, it is situated on the banks of the Bremer River. Vineyards were planted in this area to allow the natural flooding of the vines from the Bremer. Most years the river would fill and the water would overflow";
D5[0]=" into the vineyards flooding them with nutrient rich water. Although not as often, this process still happens today when enough water enters the river system. Over the last century the bulk of the fruit produced has always been pu";
D6[0]="rchased by large wine companies looking for quality fruit. In fact my family were one of the first growers to continuously supply fruit to Wolf Blass. Today as always, we are constantly looking for newer and better ways to produce";
D7[0]=" the best quality fruit from our vineyards. In recent years Bill has studied and experimented a great deal with trellissing and canopy management to achieve this goal. Sub surface irrigation has been progressively installed which ";
D8[0]="allows us to place water and nutrients more efficiently in the root zone, with the added bonus of decreasing water use. This has been beneficial to both the vines and the environment.";
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V1[0]="   Cabernets,  Malbec,  Shiraz,";
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L1[0]=" Fiddle's Block, Lenny's Block, Bill's Block,";
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N[1]="Birchmores Vineyard";
E[1]="";
A[1]="Leslies Road, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[1]="";
T[1]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3233";
F[1]="";
D1[1]=" The company 'Kirribilly Vineyard Management Services Pty Ltd' was incorporated in South Australia in October 1996. The primary function of this company has been the professional establishment and subsequent ongoing care and husban";
D2[1]="dry of large-scale viticultural projects throughout South Australia. 'Kirribilly Limited' was formed after this time to take over the development role of the business beyond the group's first project in the Clare Valley of South A";
D3[1]="ustralia. Birchmores Vineyard, Langhorne Creek, is a 286 hectare (707 acre) development that was completed in November 1998. The wine grapes are contracted to five major wine companies. The fruit is destined for both the export an";
D4[1]="d domestic wine markets. The vineyard is divided into 54 Community Titles.";
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N[2]="Early Day Vineyards (Ben Potts)";
E[2]="info@earlyday.com.au";
A[2]="Step Road, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[2]="www.benpottswines.com.au";
T[2]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3029";
F[2]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3284";
D1[2]=" This is the vineyard for Ben Potts Wines, which is a family business owned and managed by Bill, Debbie & Ben Potts, whose family have resided and grown grapes in the Langhorne Creek region for over 150 years. They are currently re";
D2[2]="sponsible for overseeing production of wine grapes grown on 170 hectares in the Langhorne Creek region. Their original holding of 45 acres (18 hectares), along the banks of the Bremer, was purchased by Bleasdale in the early 1900'";
D3[2]="s. After the death of Frank Potts 2nd the ownership of the land passed to Bill's Grandfather and has been held by the family since. Their vineyard, Early Day Vineyards, is a 45 acre property planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, ";
D4[2]="Malbec and Chardonnay. As with most vineyards in Langhorne Creek of that era, it is situated on the banks of the Bremer River. Vineyards were planted in this area to allow the natural flooding of the vines from the Bremer. Most ye";
D5[2]="ars the river would fill and the water would overflow into the vineyards flooding them with nutrient rich water. Although not as often, this process still happens today when enough water enters the river system. Over the last cent";
D6[2]="ury the bulk of the fruit produced has always been purchased by large wine companies looking for quality fruit. In fact my family were one of the first growers to continuously supply fruit to Wolf Blass. Today as always, we are co";
D7[2]="nstantly looking for newer and better ways to produce the best quality fruit from our vineyards. In recent years Bill has studied and experimented a great deal with trellissing and canopy management to achieve this goal. Sub surfa";
D8[2]="ce irrigation has been progressively installed which allows us to place water and nutrients more efficiently in the root zone, with the added bonus of decreasing water use. This has been beneficial to both the vines and the enviro";
D9[2]="nment.";


V1[2]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Malbec,  Merlot,  Shiraz,";
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N[3]="Karanto Vineyards";
E[3]="deezed@ozemail.com.au";
A[3]="Box 12 Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[3]="";
T[3]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3106";
F[3]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3106";
D1[3]=" Karanto Vineyards is an old family vineyard situated south of Langhorne Creek on the western edge of the Bremer River floodplain. The property Karanto was founded by local identity, PR Dodd in 1910, and is currently owned by his g";
D2[3]="randdaughter Zonda Elliott and her husband Dennis. The property has always produced wine grapes but has only recently started making small amounts of wine with the release of the 2002 Karanto Vineyards 7A Shiraz in July 04. Future";
D3[3]=" wines will include further vintages from the 7A Shiraz block and from recently planted Italian varieties new to Australia. Enquiries welcome.";
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V1[3]="   Shiraz,";
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N[4]="Lake Breeze Winery";
E[4]="wines@lakebreeze.com.au";
A[4]="Step Rd, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[4]="http://www.lakebreeze.com.au";
T[4]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3017";
F[4]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3267";
D1[4]=" The Lake Breeze winery lies on the banks of the Bremer River in the premium red wine district of Langhorne Creek. Since the first wine was made in 1987, Lake Breeze has developed a reputation for consistently producing concentrate";
D2[4]="d red wines, with an abundance of fruit character and trademark soft tannins. The Follett family vineyard was established in the 1880's by Arthur John Follett, the great, great grandfather of Greg Follett, the winemaker. The varie";
D3[4]="ties grown on the vineyard include Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Chardonnay, with small blocks of Grenache, Merlot, Petit Verdot and White Frontignac. Lake Breeze selects only the best 20% of fruit from the older vines on the pro";
D4[4]="perty, to create wines with amazing depth of flavour. These wines include the highly acclaimed 'Bernoota' (Shiraz/Cabernet) and Winemaker's Selection labels. Lake Breeze is one of Australia's most awarded boutique wineries, achiev";
D5[4]="ing an extraordinary level of success in Australian Wine Shows, including 13 trophies and 47 gold medals, since 1994.  Lake Breeze winery lies on the banks of the Bremer River and is surrounded by majestic river red gums and overl";
D6[4]="ooks the 80 hectare (200 acre) Follett Family Vineyard. The vineyards are managed by Greg's brothers, Roger and Tim, who provide consistently outstanding fruit. The majority of the fruit used is carefully selected from old vines -";
D7[4]=" between 30 & 35 years old, with the oldest vines being our 70 year old Grenache. Our first wine wasn't produced until the 1987 vintage, which was the beginning of a new chapter in the Follett family history and culminated in the ";
D8[4]="opening of our cellar door in 1991.  ";
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V1[4]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Frontignac,  Grenache,  Petit Verdot,  Port,  Shiraz,";
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L1[4]=" Bernoota,  Arthur’s Reserve, Winemaker's Selection Shiraz, Old Windmill Tawny Port,";
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N[5]="Matilda Plains Winery";
E[5]="mpw@bremerton.com.au";
A[5]="Taverner Rd, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[5]="http://www.bremerton.com.au/wines/matildar03.html";
T[5]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3424";
F[5]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3425";
D1[5]=" See Bremerton Wines - Matilda Plains Winery is located in Langhorne Creek South Australia where Cabernet and Shiraz have been traditionally grown for over 100 years. This wine has been carefully blended to provide us with a genero";


D2[5]="us and well balanced palate displaying mouth filling fruit, complementing soft well-integrated tannins and a lingering finish. The small addition of Merlot to the blend provides a soft and supple mouthfeel. This is enhanced by 10 ";
D3[5]="months oak maturation.    Juicy approachable tannins make this wine soft yet mouth filling enough to drink now or reward with cellaring 3+ years.        ";
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V1[5]="   Cabernets,  Shiraz,";
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N[6]="Step Rd Winery & Vineyards";
E[6]="info@stepwines.com";
A[6]="RSD Davidson Road, Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[6]="www.beresfordwines.com.au";
T[6]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3342";
F[6]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3357";
D1[6]=" Step Rd Winery is a 6500 tonne winery, producing Step Rd, Red Wing and First Step ranges of wines. Step Rd is part of the Step Wines Australia Group.";
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L1[6]=" Step Rd, Red Wing, First Step,";
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N[7]="Temple Bruer";
E[7]="Email: enquiries@templebruer.com.au";
A[7]="Milang Road, via Strathalbyn SA 5255";
W[7]="http://www.templebruer.com.au/";
T[7]="+61 (0) 8 8537 0203";
F[7]="+61 (0) 8 8537 0131";
D1[7]=" Located in the Langhorne Creek district of South Australia Temple Bruer winery produces award winning wines using sound organic oenological practices and philosophy, which has led to their being accredited with ISO9001 status. Dav";
D2[7]="id and Barbara Bruer established a small vineyard in the early 1970's on a property situated on the main road between the towns of Strathalbyn and Milang. David was in charge of Roseworthy College's Oenology Department before beco";
D3[7]="ming a full-time vigneron, while Barbara also taught chemistry at Roseworthy College and Flinders University for ten years. All of the wines bearing the Temple Bruer label are vintaged at the Temple Bruer Winery. They do not buy w";
D4[7]="ine either in bulk or in bottles from other wineries, this way they can be certain that the wines are true to label. If they are not satisfied with any wine vintaged, it is sold in bulk. This ensures that only wines of the best qu";
D5[7]="ality are sold under the Temple Bruer label. Their winemaking philosophy is to make the best wines from the fruit vintaged, to present the wines well, and to make them affordable. Fruit from the vineyard was initially sold to othe";
D6[7]="r appreciative winemakers, but increasing quantities of wine have been vinified by David and Barbara on the property under the Temple Bruer label since the late 1970's. David and Barbara also began a vine nursery, using the proper";
D7[7]="ty's fertile soil to produce rootlings for sale to other growers. The family ancestry was traced back to a Knights Templar church called Temple Bruer, which is situated in Lincolnshire, England. The Knights Templar were founded in";
D8[7]=" about 1118 to protect pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. The Knights migrated from London to Lincolnshire in 1185, where, twelve miles from the city of Lincoln, they built in the 'Brueria' (heathland) a circular temple church af";
D9[7]="ter the design of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.";
V1[7]="   Botrytis,  Cabernet Sauvignon,  Cabernets,  Chenin Blanc,  Grenache,  Malbec,  Merlot,  Petit Verdot,  Riesling,  Shiraz,";
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N[8]="Wenzel Family Wines";
E[8]="glenrowan@adam.com.au";
A[8]="Step Road, PO Box 140 Langhorne Creek SA 5255";
W[8]="";
T[8]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3035";
F[8]="+61 (0) 8 8537 3035";
D1[8]=" The Wenzel Family first arrived in Australia in 1846 from the Hartz Mountains in Germany. The 'Glenrowan' homestead, 5 km south of the Langhorne Creek township on Step Road, was built by the Bray family in 1919 and purchased by th";
D2[8]="e Wenzel Family in 1950. Glenrowan is situated on the unique flood plain of the Bremer River, which has been extremely beneficial to the 13 Ha vineyard. Originally the Wenzel's grew not only wine grapes, but fruit and nut trees an";
D3[8]="d ran a dairy, but the property is now entirely vineyards. At the present time the oldest vines on the property were planted by Oscar and Hazel Wenzel in 1968, hence 'The Old Man's wine label evolved. For many years the vineyard r";
D4[8]="elied on the annual winter floods as this was the only form of irrigation. Today floods are still welcome to help the vines perform to their maximum potential. Generally annual flooding will see the vines through the growing seaso";
D5[8]="n. In 1994 a second property 'Glenburney', originally settled by the Wenzel Family was purchased. Glenburney 's 40 Ha of cropping land has over the past 8 years become entirely vineyards. Varieties grown on these two properties ar";
D6[8]="e Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Langhorne Creek is situated on the banks of the Bremer River, and since the first plantings in the 1860's Langhorne Creek has become one of Australia's oldest and ";
D7[8]="largest developing wine grape regions. Deep, rich alluvial soils and the cooling lake breezes from Lake Alexandrina are the two major influences which help produce the intense full bodied red wines Langhorne Creek is best known fo";
D8[8]="r. From one generation to the next Glenrowan has been handed from father to sons. Successive generations of the Wenzel family respectfully refer to their father as the 'Old Man'. In 2000 Wenzel Family Wines began the label 'The Ol";
D9[8]="d Man's', with a Shiraz, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon.";
V1[8]="   Cabernet Sauvignon,  Chardonnay,  Merlot,  Petit Verdot,  Shiraz,";
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L1[8]=" Old Man,";
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