NA ="Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Wilmington, Murray Town, Melrose, Jamestown, Laura, Gladstone,";
FE1[0]=" The Southern Flinders Ranges Wine Region surrounds the towns of Gladstone, Port Pirie and Jamestown. This wine region has the task of producing premium wines for wineries and large companies alike in the neighbouring regions of Cl";
FE2[0]="are Valley and the Barossa Valley. Located about 100 km north of the Clare Valley now has more than 200 hectares of vineyards established over the last five years, in the ranges around Wilmington, Melrose, Bangor, Laura, Wirrabara";
FE3[0]=" and Jamestown. Many vineyards are blessed by sea breezes from the northern waters of the Spencers Gulf. This region produces a diverse range of varieties. The most outstanding of these include: Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot and Shir";
FE4[0]="az. Harvest time: Late January to mid March. The Flinders Wine and Food Day is held in October, and features the regions gourmet and wine produce and launch the opening of the regions first cellar door. A must see for the wine ent";
FE5[0]="husiast. The region's first cellar door recently opened - Malcolm and Karen Orrock's Remarkable View Wines, at Murray Town. Until now most of their fruit has gone into the Peter Lehmann Clancy's range but the Orrocks are releasing";
FE6[0]=" 2001 and 2002 Shirazes, 2001 and 2002 Cabernet Sauvignons, and a 2002 Sangiovese. Orrock planted his first vines in 1997. He has since added Grenache, Tempranillo and Petit verdot to his earlier plantings. Charles Melton was one ";
FE7[0]="of the early outsiders to see the region's potential. His interest began after a phone call in 1993 from Andy Broadbent, of Laura, who was thinking of planting vines. Melton bought fruit from Broadbent's 'first serious crop' in 19";
FE8[0]="99; Broadbent is one of four growers to supply fruit for the Melton Laura Shiraz. Another is Rob Smart, whose picturesque Bartagunyah vineyard lies in a gully south of Mt Remarkable. Graham Spurling, owns Bundaleer Wines with thir";
FE9[0]="d-generation mid-north farmer Des Meaney. Winemaker is Des Meaney's daughter, Angela Meaney, who is also winemaker at Chapel Hill Winery.";
LA1[0]=" The region rises from near sea level (20 metres) to 718 metres (the peak of Frypan Hill), though most of its vineyards are located between 40 and 500 metres (131 to 1640 feet) altitude. Indeed much of the region sits above 300 met";
LA2[0]="res (874 feet). The soils, although varied, are quite deep and mostly limestone based, fertile and quite suitable for viticulture. The unique natural history of the Flinders Ranges has always been a magnet for tourists. Mount Rema";
LA3[0]="rkable National Park and Alligator Gorge are major features within the wine region. Major outback routes traverse the Flinders Ranges. Highways taking travellers to outback town and cities like Wilpena Pound, Oodnadatta, Broken Hi";
LA4[0]="ll and the route to Alice Springs and Darwin. Geologically the region has two major areas, the Baroota Land System which takes in the coastal plains to the west of the Flinders Ranges. The soils are deep sandy loams typical of all";
LA5[0]="uvial deposits. To the east of the Flinders Ranges lies the Wild Dog Creek Land System. The soils here range from relatively deep loams over red clay to more shallow stoney loams on the slopes.";
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CL1[0]=" Despite its northerly situation, the climate of the region can be described as warm and dry, rather than hot, being assisted in its relative mildness by its elevation and the maritime influences of the Spencer Gulf to the south-we";
CL2[0]="st and southerly winds from the Gulf of St Vincent. Most vineyards are irrigated from underground sources. Most of the regions vineyards and wineries are found on the slopes of the ranges at altitudes of between 350m and 550m abov";
CL3[0]="e sea level. Due to this elevation, the usually warm climate is cooler on the slopes and the winds from the Spencer Gulf. The region's elevation ranges between 20 metres on the coast to Frypan Hill at 718m. Most vineyards lie on t";
CL4[0]="he slopes of the ranges at between 350 and 550 metres. The region is divided by 'Goyder's line of rainfall', named after the surveyor George W Goyder. This line marks the 'northern most limits of feasible agriculture.' Rainfall is";
CL5[0]=" relatively low ranging between 450 to 650mm per annum. Irrigation comes from underground water, however, there is a focus on 'dry grown' premium quality grapes especially once vineyards are post establishment. Generally the clima";
CL6[0]="te in the ranges is similar to that of the Clare Valley, while the plains are more like the northern Adelaide Plains and the Riverland. Heat degree days, Oct-Apr 1611. Annual rainfall 556 mm (21.9 inches).";
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HI1[0]=" Growing grapes in the 'Far North' of SA is not new. Early in 1880, Thomas Hardy visited the garden of Mr Goodiar at Stirling, near Port Augusta, and mentioned 'a luxuriant growth of vines' - probably table grapes. The 1891 census ";
HI2[0]="records several vinegrowers in the Port Pirie, Napperby, Crystal Brook and Jamestown areas. There is a good supply of groundwater but the local council introduced a moratorium a few years ago banning the drilling of any new bores ";
HI3[0]="at Baroota after fears about the depleted water table. The current winegrowing activity in the region took off in the mid-1990s on land, which had been used mainly for market gardens, cereal crops and sheep-grazing. Charles Melton";
HI4[0]=" was one of the early outsiders to see the region's potential. His interest began after a phone call in 1993 from Andy Broadbent, of Laura, who was thinking of planting vines. Melton bought fruit from Broadbent's 'first serious cr";
HI5[0]="op' in 1999; Broadbent is one of four growers to supply fruit for the Melton Laura Shiraz. Another is Rob Smart, whose picturesque Bartagunyah vineyard lies in a gully south of Mt Remarkable. Graham Spurling, owns Bundaleer Wines ";
HI6[0]="with third-generation mid-north farmer Des Meaney. Winemaker is Des Meaney's daughter, Angela Meaney, who is also winemaker at Chapel Hill.  Winery production has been steady ever since, however, this region has only in the last t";
HI7[0]="en years been exceeding commercially. This is due to the proximity to the Barossa market, reduced water expenditure and early harvesting.  ";
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