NA ="Robe, Bray, Clay Wells, Beachport, Hatherleigh, Millicent, Southend,";
FE1[0]=" The Robe region is a small wine region, south of Mt Benson Region on the coast between the towns of Robe and Millicent. The region is one of the youngest in Australia with most vineyard development occurring in the late 1990s. The";
FE2[0]=" first trial vineyard in nearby Mt Benson was planted in 1978 by Colin Kidd of Lindemans. The first commercial planting did not occur until 1989. This is a cool climate region marked by strong winds across the Southern Ocean, cold";
FE3[0]=", wet winters and spring frosts. Like other Limestone Coast regions, the main interest in the area is the terra rossa soil - red brown in colour overlaying limestone, which provide groundwater supplies. Mount Benson now has six ce";
FE4[0]="llar door sales facilities, which make for a great afternoons worth of wine tasting. Colin Kidd's first experimental planting of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz at Cape Jaffa Almond Orchard, have proven ";
FE5[0]="the mainstay varieties of the region, some vineyards are also experimenting with Merlot and Viognier. Robe and Kingston are important fishing towns that draw holiday-makers in the summer to the The Seafood and Wine Festival at Cap";
FE6[0]="e Jaffa each January. The region' claim to fame is 'Terra Rossa by Sea'. The maritime location, with some vineyards less than 2kms from the Great Southern Ocean, ensures a cool climate conducive to a long, slow ripening period in ";
FE7[0]="the rich terra rossa soil. While frost is less of a problem here than in some other inland Limestone Coast vineyard areas, ocean winds, often at gale force during winter provide a major challenge to the vignerons who tend the vine";
FE8[0]="s. Southcorp, Govenor Robe (Waterhouse Range) and Elgin Valley Vineyards are the major players.";
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LA1[0]=" The principal soil type in the region is generally described as terra rosa, a red-brown soil which varies from sandy to loamy and which is typically associated with limestone. The limestone may outcrop or occur 10-50 cm below the ";
LA2[0]="surface. There are also areas of siliceous sands, which are much deeper (up to 2 metres) and paler in colour; these typically occur on the side of ridges or hills. Overall, the soils promote only low to moderate vigour, with posit";
LA3[0]="ive implications for wine quality. Most of the vineyards have been planted on gently undulating land, the surrounding natural bushland.";
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CL1[0]=" Strongly influenced by the Southern Ocean, the climate in Robe Region is unequivocally cool and maritime.  Summer temperatures can be three degrees cooler than the nearby Coonawarra region, and though budburst occurs two weeks ear";
CL2[0]="lier, harvest is about the same time or slightly later. Irrigation is provided by high quality ground water, which exists in abundance in the underlying limestone. The climate is cool, strongly influenced by proximity to water - t";
CL3[0]="he nearby ocean on one side and (at Robe) the lakes on the other. The winters are cold and wet; the growing season is long, cool and dry. The winds are predominantly from the south, southeast and southwest, and are particularly st";
CL4[0]="rong during the spring and early summer. Windbreaks are required in most vineyards, and are already found on many sites. Frosts were not expected to be a problem (because of the moderating effect of the ocean) but they are an issu";
CL5[0]="e at several vineyards at Mount Benson. Overall, summer temperatures are three degrees lower that Coonawarra; budburst, though, occurs two weeks earlier but harvest is at much the same time, irrigation is desirable in most years, ";
CL6[0]="and essential in the establishment of the vineyard; it is provided by high-quality ground water, which is still available and has not been affected by salinity. Statistics: Heat degree-days: 1226; Annual rainfall: 628 mm; Growing ";
CL7[0]="season rainfall: 271 mm; Mean January temperature: 22.7°C; Harvest: Late March-late April.";
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HI1[0]=" The pioneer  in nearby Mount Benson Region was Colin Kidd of Lindemans who planted a trial vineyard of Riesling, Traminer, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1978 at the Cape Jaffa Almond Orchard, which reportedly grew well, how";
HI2[0]="ever, nothing eventuated from this experiment at the time. The first commercial planting of vines was a 2 hectare block of Cabernet Sauvignon in 1989 by retired cray fisherman Bill Wehl, and his wife Margaret, who saw the similari";
HI3[0]="ty in soil to that at Coonawarra. Since this initial planting, a further 19 vineyards have been established, and now covers an area of over 500 hectares under vines. Many vineyards have been planted by local land-owners diversifyi";
HI4[0]="ng from grazing and grain crop production while others have been planted by major local and overseas wine companies as well as smaller local winemakers. Southcorp planted the first major vineyard in the area. The ajoining Waterhou";
HI5[0]="se Range Vineyard is situated on 57 Ha (141 acres) in the heart of the proposed Robe Wine Region, some 15km south-east of Robe. The vineyard was conceived by Robe personalities, brothers Bill & Mick Quinlan-Watson, following encou";
HI6[0]="ragement from Southcorp Wines. They approached a group of investors and Waterhouse Range was born! A nursery for young vines was established and land preparation commenced in 1995 with 15 Ha (37 acres) of grapes planted that year.";
HI7[0]=" Further planting over the next few years. The Waterhouse Range Vineyard is geographically located on the east facing side of Woakwine Range, which runs beside the vineyard. Anthony Dale and Woodsoak vineyards are located near Bra";
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