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FE1[0]=" In Many ways Perth Hills as one WA's best kept secrets. Beautiful forest, extraordinary wildflowers, tranquil bushwalking trails, bird and animal life, creeks and waterfalls, are some of the scenic attractions. Vistas of vineyards";
FE2[0]=" and orchards in the valleys, or the rolling farmland and vineyards to the north, make motoring a delight Nestled amongst the native bush land, the Perth Hills offers some respite from the warm summer temperatures. Passionate bout";
FE3[0]="ique winemakers experiment with a host of varieties, with Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon being particularly successful. The region is on Perth's doorstep, running along the Darling scarp from the town of Bindoon south to the Se";
FE4[0]="rpentine Reservoir. The region has four major valleys, Bindoon and Chittering in the north and Kalamunda and Mundaring central and south. The rivers of the Swan, the Avon and Helena flow through the region. Most of the vineyards a";
FE5[0]="nd wineries cluster around the town of Mundaring. There was some wine production in the early 1880s but the area was predominantly orchards until the late seventies and eighties when there was a flurry of boutique vineyard and win";
FE6[0]="ery establishment. The major varieties grown are Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Pinot Noir. These vines grow on alluvial soils in the valleys and less fertile gravelly soils on the slopes. Harvest time: l";
FE7[0]="ate February to mid March.";
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LA1[0]=" The Perth Hills Wine Region extends along the Darling Scarp, east of the capital city Perth, from Chittering in the north to Serpentine in the south. The vineyards in the Bickley and Carmel sub-region sit in the high valleys at th";
LA2[0]="e top of the Darling Scarp only 30 km from Perth. Their elevation, up to 400 metres, provides a real contrast to the other metropolitan vineyards. Climate varies significantly with altitude. The cool, wet winters - much colder and";
LA3[0]=" wetter than on the coastal plain - are the key to distinctive wines. Winter frosts ensure good fruit set and the warm summers guarantee grape ripening. Valley slopes have ironstone and gravelly loams. Because of surrounding fores";
LA4[0]="t, many growers experience crop losses through bird damage and kangaroos. The much larger plantings in Bindoon and Chittering to the north are amongst rolling farmland, with summer temperatures much hotter. Soils range from sandy ";
LA5[0]="over gravel to rich clays to gravelly and rocky.";
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CL1[0]=" The climate is typically Mediterranean, with cool to cold wet winters and warm dry summers with cold nights. The cool temperatures are influenced by the elevation of between 100 and 400m and winter frosts in the valleys. Vines gro";
CL2[0]="w on alluvial soils in the valleys and less fertile gravelly soils on the slopes. Rainfall occurs mostly in winter and spring, with less likelihood of rain during the important growing and ripening season of November to April.  Ho";
CL3[0]="wever, climate varies significantly with altitude and the different terrain within the region.  In the hills and valleys, winter frosts ensure good fruit set and the warm summers and cold nights guarantee grape ripening. The major";
CL4[0]=" varieties grown include Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Pinot Noir; however production volumes are very small. Annual rainfall: 900-1200mm; Mean January temp: 23.3°C; Sunshine hours per day: 9.1; Heat degree da";
CL5[0]="ys 1550-1800. Annual rainfall 900-1200 mm. Growing season rainfall 220-250 mm; Mean January temperature 22.5°C; Harvest:  Late February-April.";
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HI1[0]=" Viticulture has been carried on in the picturesque Perth Hills for more than a century. The first vineyard was planted in Darlington in the 1880's, and is now the site of the Darlington Estate winery and restaurant. But activity w";
HI2[0]="as only on a very small scale, and it was not until Piesse Brook Vineyard was planted in the Bickley Valley in 1976, followed by Hainault in 1978, that the potential of this area, traditionally orchard properties, was recognised f";
HI3[0]="or the growing of premium grapes. The 1980's saw a flurry of small vineyards develop by people seeking a different lifestyle. The region came of age in 1998 when it was given official status as a gazetted wine-growing region, and ";
HI4[0]="is steadily gaining a reputation as a premium wine grape growing area in Western Australia. Most of the cellar door activity to date has centred on the boutique vineyards of the Bickley and Carmel Valleys, many of which produce le";
HI5[0]="ss than 10 tonnes of fruit per year. Six cellar door outlets comprise 'The Bickley Valley Wine Trail'. Further north, the vineyards of Chittering and Bindoon are much bigger, with most growers selling their fruit to a 2000-tonne c";
HI6[0]="rush, state-of-the-art co-operative winery, Western Range Wines, completed in 2001. Faith in the Perth Hills for the production of quality wines has also been demonstrated by the establishment of the Millbrook winery in Jarrahdale";
HI7[0]=", south of Perth, with cellar door and restaurant facilities completed in September 2001.";
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