NA ="Rockingham, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Waroona, Byfold, Jarrahdale, Sepentine, Wellingup";
FE1[0]=" The Peel region, just south of Perth, extends along the coast to Preston Beach and Waroona, including the areas inland from Rockingham and Mandurah. Most of the region has been included in the West Peel Sub-region. The wineries fu";
FE2[0]="rther inland near Wandering have been assigned to the Wandering Subregion. The Region is a perfect destination for a day trip from Perth with Chenin Blanc and Shiraz the regional specialties. The region includes the Peel Inlet a l";
FE3[0]="arge body of water just south of Mandurah. The town of Williams lies on its eastern boundary. The Mediterranean climate varies the further inland you travel, as the cooling, moderating effects of the ocean diminish. The soils vary";
FE4[0]=" across the region from 'tuart' sandy soil on the coast to loams and gravelly soils further inland. Peel has since its early days been an important agricultural and mining area. As with much of Western Australia there were vineyar";
FE5[0]="ds established during the 1930s by Italian immigrants, but it wasn't until the 1970s that sustained development took hold. They grow Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Semillon and Verdelho and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Harves";
FE6[0]="t time: mid February to mid March. Currently nearly 150 hectares are planted to grapes in the region, producing 700 tonnes in vintage 2001.";
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LA1[0]=" The Peel region, with it's closeness to the ocean, limestone soils and Mediterranean climate, is an ideal location for bringing out fruit intensity and adds great regional characteristics to the wine. The region consists of a flat";
LA2[0]=" coastal plain extending from the coast eastwards towards sloping foothills, which rises up to the darling Plateau and extends eastwards. Deep sands overlying limestone dominate the coastal plain while the Darling Plateau comprise";
LA3[0]="s mainly very old, Archaean granitic rocks and some younger dolerite intrusions. The two major river systems that dissect the Peel Region are the Murray and Harvey Rivers, which flow into the Peel Inlet-Harvey Estuary. The Serpent";
LA4[0]="ine River also feeds into the Peel Inlet from the northern portion of the region. The ground water resources along most of the Coastal Plain are quite substantial. The main soils of the Swan Coastal Plain comprise a series of main";
LA5[0]="ly sandy soil associations overlying older sedimentary soil. The underlying soil consists mainly of limestone, sandstone, siltstone, claystone and shales with minor coal beds. The gently undulating plain comprises a mix of duplex ";
LA6[0]="soils with sandy loam surfaces together with moderately deep topsoil over clay subsoil. The flats consist of deep black and grey cracking clays or olive-brown cracking clays with alkaline calcareous subsoils. Slopes are gently inc";
LA7[0]="lined and soils are moderately well drained. The soils are a combination of duplex soils. Sandy alluvial gradational brown earths occur within incised stream channels and the less well-defined stream channels on the lowest slopes.";
LA8[0]=" The Darling Scarp is moderately inclined to steep with high relief slopes forming the edges of the Darling Plateau. Upper areas are capped with laterite and the remainder has variable soils formed from weathering of Archaen grani";
LA9[0]="te and gneissic rocks. Soils are well drained and rock outcrops commonly occur.";
CL1[0]=" The Peel Region experiences a Mediterranean climate specifically influenced by land and sea breezes creating warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters although areas to the east are cooler in winter. The region has few major viticul";
CL2[0]="tural problems other than in its eastern parts where site selection is important to reduce temperature variability and frost risk. The region is subject to distinct seasons with hot dry summers and mild wet winters. Wind variation";
CL3[0]="s are greatest in coastal areas where diurnal land and sea-breeze effects are important and impact positively on the 'high quality lifestyle' image of the region. The summer weather pattern, from September to March, usually produc";
CL4[0]="es hot, dry easterly winds from high-pressure systems crossing the state in a westerly direction. Summer rainfall is scant, but occasional thunderstorms and decaying tropical cyclones can produce occasional heavy rainfalls. Temper";
CL5[0]="atures during summer average a maximum of 29.°C with an average minimum of 17.9°C. In winter, the high-pressure systems move further north allowing cold fronts to cross the (west) coast. These fronts provide approximately 80% of t";
CL6[0]="he annual rainfall to the region. On the coastal plain, annual rainfall averages 900mm and increases to 1,400mm on the Darling Scarp. Frequency of frosts increases inland where 40 to 50 frost nights per annum are recorded. This is";
CL7[0]=" because, away from the modifying influence of the sea, temperatures show more variation with warmer days and cooler nights.";
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HI1[0]=" In 1857 Captain Theodore Fawcett planted Don Pedro vines on 20 acres of land near Pinjarrah Park Homestead, south east of Pinjarra. At the Melbourne Centenary Exhibition in 1878 Captain Fawcett won a gold medal for one of his wine";
HI2[0]="s. Upon his death in 1898, Mrs Fawcett had all the vines removed from the ground and destroyed. During the First and Second World Wars there were a number of small vineyards and wineries established around the towns of Waroona and";
HI3[0]=" Harvey. Italian migrants established these almost entirely. At the start of the Second World War many Italians were interned. Consequently, the vineyards were abandoned, grazed by cattle and never re-established after the war. In";
HI4[0]=" 1974 saw the first planting of Shiraz vines by Will Nairn in the soils of Baldivis, 60 kilometres south of Perth. These plantings were followed by Chenin Blanc in 1976, Cabernet Sauvignon in 1979 and Chardonnay in 1980. The Shira";
HI5[0]="z was the first wine vintaged in 1979.During the 1980s and 1990s some more vineyards and wineries were established. By the late 1990s interest in wine growing in the region had increased significantly. In late 1999, the wine grape";
HI6[0]=" growers of the region and a few prospective growers agreed to form the Peel Wine Association.";
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