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  Clare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
County Clare, one of the 32 counties of Ireland
Clare, Iowa, a city in Webster County, Iowa.
Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clare   (169 words)

  
 Clare Valley Photo Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The name 'The Clare Valley' is actually a misnomer; it refers to a group of valleys within an area of higher, and therefore better watered, country than the surrounding predominantly cerial farm land.
Condowie Plain On the western side of the Clare Valley, and at a couple hundred metres lower altitude, is the Condowie Plain, on which is the small town of Blyth.
The Clare Valley is one of the smaller wine growing areas in Australia, but produces some of the highest quality wines.
au.geocities.com /daveclarkecb/GalClare.html   (962 words)

  
 Quality Resort Clare Country Club, Hotel in Clare Valley , Australia
The Clare Valley is situated 134 km north of Adelaide in South Australia.
Clare township is the hub of the valley, which is one of Australia's finest wine growing regions and rich in horticultural and agricultural industries.
Clare Valley is one of Australia's finest wine growing regions and rich in horticultural and agricultural industries.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/southaustralia/hotels/clare_qualitycountryclub.html   (631 words)

  
 Walkabout - Clare
Clare is the major township in the Clare Valley.
Clare District Council was formed in 1853 and by 1868 the town had a corporation which was dominated by Gleeson who became known as 'the King of Clare'.
Today it is the centre of the Clare Valley and is surrounded by vineyards (mainly to the south), cereal cropping and sheep farming.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/SAClare.shtml   (1344 words)

  
 Clare Valley - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva Australia
The landscape of the Polish Hill River sub-region is indicative of the delicate, elegant wines that emerge from the Clare Valley.
An average rainfall of 632mm (9.6 inches) and an average winter temperature of 13 degrees mean that the Clare Valley is one of mainland Australia's coolest wine-growing regions.
The Clare Valley is renowned for its cellar doors such as the cool confines of Sevenhill Cellars.
www.winediva.com.au /regions/clare-valley.asp   (748 words)

  
 Clare Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Clare Valley is one of Australia's oldest and most famous wine regions, and also one of the most scenic, presenting visitors with a series of small intimate valleys and magnificent views
Varied soil types throughout the valleys are another feature, ranging from red to brown grey over basement rock.
The most important white variety is Riesling, with the Clare Valley regarded as its Australian home.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clare_Valley   (372 words)

  
 Clare Valley Accommodation
Maynards - a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom house overlooking the Riesling trail on the rural fringe of Clare
Watervale is 110 kms N of Adelaide in the centre of the Clare Valley wine growing area.
Blenheim, in the heart of the Clare Valley, is an outstanding heritage self-contained rural retreat.
www.ozstays.com /regions/accommodation_clare_valley.html   (670 words)

  
 TRSA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The history of racing in the Clare area goes back to the early 1880's, and involved a racemeeting annually on New Year's Day on a number of local properties until the Clare Racing Club Ltd., formed in 1889, was able to acquire a lease on the site of the present racecourse.
The town of Clare is situated at the narrowing northern end of a valley named after the town and is approx.
Clare is the sole significantly large town (by SA standards) within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council boundaries, which encompasses an area of approx.
www.trsa.com.au /clubs/clare.html   (422 words)

  
 Food & Wine in the Clare Valley Tourism Region, South Australia
Clare Valley is a place where ‘wine’ means people and pleasure, heritage and hospitality.
Clare Valley continues to be known as the home of Australian Riesling, having set the standard by which others measure their own excellence.
Three years later, they planted Clare Valley’s first grapes and began making sacramental wine - although the priests were soon supplying settlers made thirsty by their labours in the fields and copper mines.
www.clarevalley.com.au /wine.asp   (764 words)

  
 Clare Valley
The Clare Valley, in South Australia's Mt Lofty Ranges, is a world-renowned wine-growing region, famous for its table wines, particularly Riesling and Shiraz.
The town of Clare is the administrative centre for the region.
A great way to see the Clare Valley is to walk or cycle along the Riesling Trail, which hugs the route of the former railway line between Auburn and Clare.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Featured_Regions.asp?RegionId=27   (677 words)

  
 Australian Wine Regions - Clare Valley Region, South Australia
Clare Valley was established by an extraordinary Englishman; John Horrocks, when he established Hope Farm in 1840 on which he planted the first vines.
Whenever you visit the Clare Valley, you will be certain of an especially warm welcome and be seduced by its gentle beauty.
Clare Shiraz is as good as Cabernet Sauvignon and over the years the two varieties have frequently been blended.
www.auswine.biz /sa_clare.htm   (373 words)

  
 Clare Valley: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Clare Valley is one of Australia's Australia quick summary:
Australia, officially the commonwealth of australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest...
This 27 kilometre sealed trail provides a unique link between the villages of the valley and its richly varied landscapes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/clare_valley.htm   (818 words)

  
 The Clare Valley: a miniseries
But the Clare was thrust into the international spotlight in 2000, when it briefly assumed the mantle of champion of the screwcap.
Clare is famous for its Rieslings, and these wines are made in a style that shows up any cork-related faults particularly transparently.
The Clare initiative started the ball moving, and prompted the New Zealand winemakers to form the NZ Screwcap Initiative a year later.
www.wineanorak.com /barossa/clarevalley1_introduction.htm   (505 words)

  
 Clare
Clare is a beautiful town set within the Clare Valley wine region.
Following this is the Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend in May and then the Spring Garden Festival in November.
There is a selection of places to stay within the Clare Valley and it is a good base from which to explore the rest of the area.
sgrhs.unisa.edu.au /SGRHSTowns/homepage.asp?Town=Clare   (723 words)

  
 The Clare Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
This delightful valley is 350 metres above sea-level, and gives the Clare Valley wines their distinctive taste: cool climate wines that have a freshness and delicate flavour of their own - and left to age peacefully in the bottle for a few years - time will enhance these flavours.
A fascinating area both for wine and history lovers, the Clare Valley was first settled by immigrants from England, Ireland and Poland during the 1840s, and these first arrivals left a rich heritage of architecture and village life that remains practically untouched.
Gleeson was one of the valley's earliest settlers, the first mayor of Clareville, and in his role of town magistrate was given to dispensing quick justice - using a horsewhip - from the back of his horse.
www.robandsylvia.com /clarevalley.htm   (1296 words)

  
 South Australian holidays, travel and tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Clare Valley is just an hour and a half north of Adelaide, but you might as well be a world away.
Settle into a bed and breakfast within one of the valley's historic villages, where you'll relish the bucolic vistas and the charm of this engaging region.
Taste the delectable wines of the Clare Valley along the Riesling Trail -; a 25 kilometre walking and cycling route linking world-renowned boutique wineries and towns between Auburn and Clare.
www.southaustralia.com /product.asp?product_id=9002734   (825 words)

  
 Postcards - Clare Valley Region
A picturesque and prospering township like Clare itself was on the cards from the moment the explorer Edward John Eyre declared in 1839 that this was "by far the best land" he'd seen except for the Mt Barker district.
It is no wonder the Clare valley lures a quarter of a million visitors or more each year.
The cradle of Clare Valley wine-making calls as the path glides past its old vines, dam and beautiful heritage cemetery.
www.postcards.sa.com.au /features/clare_valley.html   (1167 words)

  
 Viticultural Region - Clare Valley
The Clare Valley Viticultural Region is a 40 kilometre string of 7 villages and towns,
The Clare Valley region embraces the subregions Clare, Sevenhill, Auburn and Polish Hill River.
The valley sits at an altitude of 350-500m and this elevation offsets the expected heat of its northerly position.
www.users.on.net /~chabrel/regions/clare.html   (523 words)

  
 Clare Valley Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Listings (SA ustralia)
An area marked by ridges and valleys and prime pastoral land, the Clare Valley is also known for its fine wines.
It is situated 2km from Clare's township and wineries.
Nestled in a boutique vineyard this spacious stone settler's cottage is secluded by bush, vines and olive groves in the heart of Clare valley wine country.
www.ozbnbdir.com /clare_valley.htm   (356 words)

  
 Miontaro Country Cottages, Clare Valley Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Aaby’s a character filled cottage overlooking the Riesling trail on the rural outskirts of the township of Clare.
A 30 minute meander to wineries of the Clare Valley and the township of Clare.
Mintaro is just one and a half hours pleasant drive from Adelaide, in the heart of the beautiful Clare Valley is a snapshot of Australia’s colonial heritage.
www.saccca.com.au /Mintaro.htm   (491 words)

  
 Clare Valley
Clare arrived in Albany back in 2000 in a dusty Suzuki after the trip of a lifetime driving through the Western Deserts along the old Gunbarrel Highway from Alice Springs, where she'd been working as the TV journalist for the ABC.
Clare's roots are undeniably English but she's a vegemite loving Australian citizen these days, with a passion for the Great Outdoors and the ocean and all things marsupial.
Clare has spent more than ten years in broadcasting, working for the BBC in London and the ABC in Sydney and Alice Springs before Albany.
www.abc.net.au /backyard/presenters/CLAREVALLEY.htm?greatsouthern   (131 words)

  
 South Australia, Barossa, Clare Valley Wines & Wineries
The first vineyards were established in the 1830's, when the Barossa Valley emerged as the main area of production in the 19th century with additional vineyards springing up in the Riverland, Coonawara, Clare and McLaren Vale.
Clare Valley Wines - Good overview with pictures, soil and climate conditions, grape varieties and more, plus check the Site Navigator for searching their database of wineries, local festivals, attractions, touring info, maps.
Clare Valley Wineries and Wines - One stop browsing for a choice selection of regional wineries plus dining guides, event calendar.
www.chiff.com /wine/oceania/south-australia.htm   (308 words)

  
 Wolf Blass
Some of Australia's greatest Riesling is produced here, while Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown in the Clare Valley are valued for their flavour intensity and elegance.
The Clare comprises 12 separate smaller valleys, including the heritage rich villages of Auburn and Clare.
In the 1950s Clare got rich on the sheep's back, however it is wine that began to determine the regions' fortunes from the 1970s to the present.
www.wolfblass.com.au /brands/wolfblass/vineyards/clarevalley.asp   (234 words)

  
 SlowFood.it
The climate is easygoing: Clare basks in a sunny, dry climate with annual rainfall of 600 to 700 mm, mainly falling in winter.
Clare was probably the last Australian region to see chardonnay become the dominant white grape.
Leasingham is the Clare Valley’s senior winery, its oldest and biggest, and has been regarded as the big brother as long as anyone can recall.
www.slowfood.com /img_sito/riviste/slowine/EN/02/australia.html   (3885 words)

  
 Eden Valley - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva Australia
The Eden Valley is a cool climate region nestled between 400 and 600 metres in the Barossa Range, part of the Mount Lofty Range.
It is actually not a valley but takes its name from the township of Eden Valley.
If you are in the Barossa, don't miss out on a visit to Eden Valley, for although it is primarily a vineyard region there are a good number of cellar doors.
www.winediva.com.au /regions/eden-valley.asp   (404 words)

  
 Fine Wine Writing by Jancis Robinson - Grosset Watervale Riesling 2002 Clare Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
He's based in South Australia's Clare Valley, the area north of Barossa which by all geographical measurements should really be too hot to produce interesting Riesling but somehow manages to.
He has been a leading light in the Clare Valley move towards screwcaps to maximise the chances of keeping his intense flavours pure and unadulterated by cork taint - in fact his top red wine Gaia is now bottled under screwcap too.
Grosset Hill Smith 'Mesh' Eden Valley Riesling 2002 (Stelvin) is designed to retail at around £12.99 and in the UK and is available from Vin du Van, Philglass and Swiggot and www.meshwine.com.
www.jancisrobinson.com /wineweek/wineweek030225   (589 words)

  
 Blenheim B & B Clare Valley Wine Region South Australia - InterBed Accommodation and Travel Australia
Blenheim is an outstanding 4 star heritage self catering (non hosted) B and B in the world famous wine region of the Clare Valley, only 1½ hours north of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
Blenheim offers the best of the Clare Valley, and is close to all mayor attractions....ideal as a central base to visit the wide variety of attractions in this stunning area, and home to the best wines in the world.
Spend a few days in the Clare Valley and you will wish you had longer to explore this area famous for its world renowned wines, gourmet food, historic towns and buildings.
www.interbed.com.au /listings/blenheim.htm   (463 words)

  
 Clare Valley, South Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Clare Valley is unique among Australia's wine making regions - the valley sits between cosmopolitan city living and the dry and dusty Australian outback.
This delightful valley is 350 metres above sea level, and adds to the Clare Valley wines distinctive taste: cool climate wines that have a freshness and delicate flavour of their own - and left to age peacefully in the bottle for a few years - time will enhance these flavours.
Gleeson was one of the valley's earliest settlers, the first mayor of Clareville, and in his role of town magistrate was given to dispensing quick justice - using a long horsewhip - from the back of his horse.
www.winesoftheworld.com /news/static/article_47.asp   (1342 words)

  
 Clare Caravan Park - The Premier Caravan Park in the Clare Valley Wine Region
Clare Caravan Park - The Premier Caravan Park in the Clare Valley Wine Region
The historic town of Clare is situated among wooded hills of the northern Mt Lofty Ranges at the head of a plateau valley.
Prior to white settlement there were a number of Aboriginal tribes in the region including the Kaurna, the Burkanendi and Nagadjuri.
www.clare-caravan-park.com.au   (395 words)

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