NA ="Pemberton, Northcliffe, Manjimup,";
FE1[0]=" Pemberton is situated almost midway between Margaret River and Albany in the South West corner of Western Australia. The wine growing areas are centred around three townships, Manjimup, Pemberton and Northcliffe. This is Kauri tim";
FE2[0]="ber country and anyone visiting the area inevitably finds themself staring at the huge Kauri tree at Pemberton, with a rope ladder and look out point. Scaling the tree is not for the faint hearted, but its size, and surrounding fo";
FE3[0]="rest landscape provides some insight as to the richness of the area. The deep red loams and high rainfall give rise to Western Australia's tallest, most majestic forest. While karri grows in a belt that extends roughly from Manjim";
FE4[0]="up to Denmark, its smooth white bark and impressive trunk are at their best in the forests close to Pemberton. There are many national parks and forest areas within a short drive or walk from town. Pemberton is one of the latest r";
FE5[0]="egions to get interim determination status. John Gladstones first recommended Pemberton as a potential wine grape area in 1977. Vineyards were established in the 1980s with another growth spurt in the 1990s. Most of the vineyards ";
FE6[0]="lie between the Donnelly River in the north and the Warren River that runs through the region's centre. The South Western Highway marks its eastern border. The soil is too good resulting in the problem of 'excessive vigour' in the";
FE7[0]=" vines which vignerons have had to overcome by stressing the plants using techniques such as lowering irrigation rates and hard pruning. Pemberton has a warm maritime climate. Its elevation between 100m and 200m adds a cooling inf";
FE8[0]="luence. Most rain falls in winter making irrigation necessary. Its early days for the vineyards in determining which varieties will emerge as the imprematres of the region. To date Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Verdelh";
FE9[0]="o represent the white varieties and for the reds Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Shiraz.";
LA1[0]=" The best soils are those that previously grew native trees of karri, jarrah and blackbutt. There are two soil types, the first Lateritic gravely sand and gravely loams, overlaying medium clay. These are the soils around Manjimup a";
LA2[0]="nd are classified as moderately fertile. The second are the Karri loams, these are fertile soils, derived from Gneissic country rock which have a good capacity to hold water and consequently produce excessive vigour. Most wineries";
LA3[0]=" are established on these rich red soils. The soil is too good in many places,  resulting in the problem of 'excessive vigour' in the vines which vignerons have had to overcome by stressing the plants using techniques such as lowe";
LA4[0]="ring irrigation rates and hard pruning. Most wineries are established in the river valleys on slopes bordered by the majestic forests that help to even-out the climate. Rolling countryside at the end of the Darling scarp is dissec";
LA5[0]="ted by two major river systems, the Warren and Donnelly Rivers with numerous tributary streams feeding these.  ";
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CL1[0]=" The predominantly forested region,  is influenced by the Southern Ocean. Summers are moderate with the occasional hot days and always with cool evenings. Winters are rain dominated and can be very cold.  While the Pemberton distri";
CL2[0]="ct was initially favoured as a site for vineyards due to the climate similarities with Burgundy and Bordeaux as far as temperature and heat degree-days are concerned, the similarities stop there. The terroir could not be more diff";
CL3[0]="erent. The rainfall distribution, the rich fertile soils, the moderating ocean winds the composition of the soils and the capacity to store water or drain water away are all different. The jury appears to be out on the ultimate su";
CL4[0]="itability of the area for either the Cabernet family or Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The reasons are fairly obvious - the Terroir is not the same and the wines will inevitably be different. Furthermore, the vineyards are relatively ";
CL5[0]="new, and the best sites may still await discovery. In the end - it will be down to individual sites, which will be capable of producing great wines and thus justify these comparisons. Manjimup on the other hand has been compared w";
CL6[0]="ith Bordeaux having approximately the same amount of sunshine hours and a similar mean temperature. However, again it rains more at Manjimup and the soils are a lot more fertile. , Dr John Gladstones identified the area's suitabil";
CL7[0]="ity for viticulture in 1977 comparing it climatically with Burgundy, however, he did also mention that the soils were considerably more fertile and it happened to rain a lot more at Pemberton than it did in Burgundy.";
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HI1[0]=" Agricultural researcher, Dr John Gladstones identified the area's suitability for viticulture in 1977 comparing it climatically with Burgundy.  In essence that the mean temperature and the sunshine hours were the same as those of ";
HI2[0]="the Great viticultural districts of Burgundy and Bordeaux, hence he concluded that the area would be capable of producing wine of a similar quality to those of Burgundy and France. John Horgan is a marketer of considerable viticul";
HI3[0]="tural experience, who has a long association with producing top wines. In the 1970's he established Leeuwin Estate with his brother Dennis, and sold out in 1980. Later, he made an investment in the Burgundy vineyard of Domaine de ";
HI4[0]="la Pousse d'Or, Volnay. Horgan, having read Dr Gladstones report became enchanted with Pemberton, believing that there could be a viticultural transposition from Northern hemisphere to Southern hemisphere, and as a result purchase";
HI5[0]="d 60 hectares (150 acres). The elevated site had a gravely soil profile, over limestone bedrock. In 1988 he planted - (taking an each way bet) both Burgundy and Bordeaux varieties. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlo";
HI6[0]="t, Petit Verdot and Sauvignon Blanc. There is currently 20 hectares (50 acres) under vine at Salitage Winery. Trial vineyard comprising fifteen varieties planted in 1977 by Ag Dept. First commercial vineyard planted in 1982, follo";
HI7[0]="wed by a number of others. Major vineyard growth occurred from late eighties and has continued since. Volume under vines has grown. In 1986 records show 28 hectares planted. This had grown to 248 hectares yielding 1624 tonnes of f";
HI8[0]="ruit in 1994. It is now estimated that the area under vine exceeds 800 hectares and growing.";
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