NA ="Lucindale,";
FE1[0]=" Like the neighbouring Wrattonbully Region, on the Limestone Coast in South Australia, the vineyards produce fruit for the many surrounding wine regions as well as it's own individual production. This region is privileged to have t";
FE2[0]="he unique soil of terra rossa, a very fertile soil that has encouraged the production of red wines. The Lucindale district includes wineries between Rob and Naracoorte near Lucindale. The Di Giorgio Family Wines vineyard plantings";
FE3[0]=" at Lucindale total 126 hectares and comprise the following: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shiraz. Enthusiasm and community involvement has helped a small south-east school to become a major contributor to th";
FE4[0]="e region's development. The Lucindale Area School's Sustainable Farm, which began in 1992, has become a major factor in keeping the area dynamic and enterprising. The farm was the result of some innovative thinking by the school's";
FE5[0]=" then principal Doug Curtis, who thought the catch-cry 'diversify or die' was applicable to the school's agriculture curriculum. The largely farming community rallied to support the idea. State and federal grant money was secured ";
FE6[0]="to buy a 17.4 hectare farm, and the school acquired a former Department of Transport depot as a base. As part of their curriculum, students can choose to be involved in grape growing, wine production, growing trout, Atlantic salmo";
FE7[0]="n or yabbies, growing vegetables or broad-acre cropping. The farm's commercial operations are also successful with regional wineries buying the school's grapes. Meat from chickens, turkeys, cattle and sheep, as well as seeds from ";
FE8[0]="a vegetable seed production unit, sell at market with all proceeds being injected back into the school environment. Community involvement is reinforced through the school's demonstration and information stalls at the annual South-";
FE9[0]="East Field Days.";
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]=" Lucindale and neighbouring Naracoorte, have 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 Padthawa";
CL2[0]="y; slightly warmer than the former 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 ";
CL3[0]="regions, and the risk of frost 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 pro";
CL4[0]="blem) to irrigate 10000 hectares (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";
CL5[0]=" wines. Location: 36°57'S, 140°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 otherwi";
CL6[0]="se not adjusted); Growing season 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]=" Like its neighbours, Coonawarra and Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Lucindale District contains similar soil types with large areas of shallow Terra Rossa soil over limestone ridges. George McEwin first planted grapevines in the Naracoor";
HI2[0]="te 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 it was not until the late 1960s that the fi";
HI3[0]="rst 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 Greensheilds of Koppamurra Vineyard in 1974 wit";
HI4[0]="h 4 Ha of Cabernet Sauvignon. Di Giorgio Family Wines began planting at their Lucindale vineyard in 1989.After ten years he vineyard plantings at Lucindale now total 126 hectares and comprise the following: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cha";
HI5[0]="rdonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Shiraz. The family is committed to continued growth and has suitable land available for further vineyard development in the future. The Lucindale Area School's Sustainable Farm, which began in 1992, ha";
HI6[0]="s become a major factor in keeping the area dynamic and enterprising. The largely farming community rallied to support the idea. State and federal grant money was secured to buy a 17.4 hectare farm, and the school acquired a forme";
HI7[0]="r Department of Transport depot as a base. As part of their curriculum, students can choose to be involved in grape growing, wine production, growing trout, Atlantic salmon or yabbies, growing vegetables or broad-acre cropping. Re";
HI8[0]="gional wineries buy the grapes produced from the school's farm.";
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