NA ="Naracoorte, Wrattonbully, Hynam, Apsley, Koppamurra, Struan, Joanna,";
FE1[0]=" The Wrattonbully Region, on the Limestone Coast in South Australia, producing large quantities of fruit for the many surrounding wine regions as well as it's own individual production. This region is privileged to have the unique ";
FE2[0]="soil of terra rossa, a very fertile soil that has encouraged the production of red wines. Today, the region is home to some of the biggest names in the nations wine industry. These companies produce masses of fruit for both red an";
FE3[0]="d white table wines. The main town in this region is Naracoorte, which sits alongside the Naracoorte Ranges with many vineyards planted at an elevation of around 100 metres above sea level. The region extends south on either side ";
FE4[0]="of the Riddoch Highway to Glenroy and the small township of Wrattonbully. The region includes Hynam, Koppamurra and Apsley to the east of the highway. The first vineyards in the area were planted in the late 1960s, with major expa";
FE5[0]="nsion beginning in 1993. Because of legal complications involving the initial choice of Koppamurra as its name, this region was slow to take hold. However, after Koppamurra Wines was established in 1973, the pace of regional devel";
FE6[0]="opment accelerated and dramatically so during the decade of the 1990s.  Today there are some 48 vineyards with a total area of around 2139 ha. Vineyard owners include BRL Hardy, Southcorp, Yalumba and Mildara Blass. Opening in 199";
FE7[0]="8, with cellar door sales opening in February 2000, Heathfield Ridge Wines was the first winery and processing facility in the Wrattonbully district. It has now become the Lindeman's Russet Ridge Winery. The winery is located on C";
FE8[0]="aves Road, close to the famous Naracoorte Caves where Pleistocene fossil bones were discovered in 1859. Apart from this major cellar door attraction, the region has few other cellar doors. Harvest time: Late March to late April.";
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LA1[0]=" Naracoorte is located in flat country, punctuated by a series of stranded coastal dune ridges that run parallel to the present coastline. The caves of the Naracoorte Caves Conservation Park are formed in a ridge of Oligo-Miocene G";
LA2[0]="ambier limestone capped by the Naracoorte East Dune. Wrattonbully and the Limestone Coast region were submerged under the sea for over 25 million years during which time marine crustaceans and shells fell to the sea floor to becom";
LA3[0]="e cemented together to form limestone reefs. Approximately 1 million years ago this region began rising out of the sea. During successive periods of glaciation the sea receded leaving fourteen stranded coastlines or ranges between";
LA4[0]=" the Naracoorte range and the current coastline. Wind blown organic material accumulated on top of these limestone reefs and formed the famous terra rossa soils. The Wrattonbully region lies over several ranges including Stewarts ";
LA5[0]="range, the Naracoorte range (also known as the kanawinka escarpment which was the original coastline of the continent of Gondwanaland ), the Caves range and Hynam range. The free draining terra rossa soils over limestone provide i";
LA6[0]="deal soils for viticulture. Located in the undulating foothills of the Naracoorte Ranges. Most vineyards are planted on slopes between 75 and 100 metres where cold air drainage reduces the chance of frost and the temperate climate";
LA7[0]=" suits high quality red wine production. The soils are similar to those of Coonawarra to its immediate south. Red sandy clay-to-clay loams over limestone (terra rossa) are interspersed with red-brown earths and podsols. Irrigation";
LA8[0]=" is essential and efficient drip irrigation is employed throughout the region. The small rises promote cold airflow and, combined with the elevation, provides frost protection. Soil fertility is moderate to high, in part from the ";
LA9[0]="very good structure and partly from the neutral to mildly alkaline chemical balance.  Substantial yields are achieved without loss of quality.";
CL1[0]=" Naracoorte has a cool, moist climate with long, mild, relatively dry summers and maximum rainfall occurring in winter. The climate here is poised between that of its neighbours, Coonawarra and Padthaway; slightly warmer than the f";
CL2[0]="ormer and cooler than the latter, although there is surprisingly little variation across the three regions.  Relative humidity here (and hence the risk of disease) is slightly lower than the other two regions, and the risk of fros";
CL3[0]="t is significantly less. Rainfall in Coonawarra and Wrattonbully is virtually identical. Irrigation is essential, but there is sufficient underground water of appropriate quality (salinity is not a problem) to irrigate 10000 hecta";
CL4[0]="res (24711 acres) of vines if no other irrigated agriculture is being conducted.  As the statistics indicate, this is a temperate region and especially well suited to the production of high-quality red wines. Location: 36°57'S, 14";
CL5[0]="0°45'E; Annual rainfall: 560 mm; Mean January temp: 19.4°-20.5°C; Sunshine hours per day: 7.9; Altitude 75-105 m (246-344 feet); Heat degree days, Oct-April  1490 (cut off at 19ºC (66.2º F) but otherwise not adjusted); Growing sea";
CL6[0]="son rainfall 222 mm (9.1 inches); Mean January temperature 20.1°C (68.5°F); Relative humidity, Oct-Apr, 3 pm Average 43%.  ";
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HI1[0]=" George McEwin first planted grapevines in the district in 1885 at 'Kelvin' who planted grapes as well as other fruit to supply Glen Ewin Jams. By the 1920s five acres of export grapes thrived, mainly the variety muscatel. However ";
HI2[0]="it was not until the late 1960s that the first wine grapes were planted. In 1969 11 hectares were planted by the Penders including 4 Ha of Shiraz and 4 Ha of Cabernet Sauvignon and 3 Ha of Chardonnay this was followed by John Gree";
HI3[0]="nsheilds of Koppamurra Vineyard in 1974 with 4 Ha of Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard area increased slowly over the next 19 years to a total of 21.3 Ha by 1993. Like its neighbours, Coonawarra and Padthaway, Wrattonbully contains";
HI4[0]=" similar soil types with large areas of shallow Terra Rossa soil over limestone ridges. Led by some of Australia's larger wine companies Mildara Blass, Yalumba and BRL Hardy, but also including many independent growers and other w";
HI5[0]="ine companies the six year period 1994 to 1999 saw a planting boom in Wrattonbully with over 1800 Ha of vineyard established. The varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Chardonnay represented 95% of the planting area, re";
HI6[0]="flecting the booming demand for these varieties by the major Australian wine companies for, in particular, the export markets. Planting has continued at a lesser but steady pace with currently, 2458 hectares under vine at the 2002";
HI7[0]=" Wrattonbully Wine Industry Association annual survey. Wrattonbully has now almost 50 different producers represented in this exciting new region. Heathfield Ridge Wines is the first winery to be established in the Wrattonbully re";
HI8[0]="gion, since taken over to become Lindemans Russet Ridge winery.";
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