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  About | Heathcote Winegrowers Association
Heathcote has become recognised as a producer of extraordinary Shiraz wines, even rivalling those of the Rhone Valley from where the grape cuttings were originally sourced.
Heathcote is encircled by box-ironbark forests, which have a range of interesting bush walks, and in spring, boasts displays of orchids and wildflowers.
Heathcote is located in Central Victoria and extends to the north of the township of Corop, the community of Tooborac to the South, Lake Eppalock to the West and Graytown to the East.
www.heathcotewinegrowers.com.au /about   (3630 words)

  
 Walkabout - Heathcote
Heathcote, at the foot of Mt Ida, is situated amidst attractive bushland beside McIvor Creek, 109 km north of Melbourne via the Northern Highway, 47 km south-east of
Heathcote is clustered around High St (the Northern Highway) which presents an interesting and diverse streetscape of old shopfronts, hotels, churches, some distinguished homes and the post office.
The route is signposted from the Valley of the Liquidambers.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICHeathcote.shtml   (1509 words)

  
 Heathcote Tourism - Heathcote Accommodation - Victoria, Australia
Heathcote is a small rural township nestled amidst box ironbark forests, with a strong historical background dating from the 1850’s.
Heathcote’s physical and social attributes – the climate, the nearby peaceful bush environment, the friendly people make Heathcote unique.
Although many of the Heathcote wineries are small, family owned businesses, their numbers are growing, ensuring Heathcote continues to make its mark on the domestic and global wine market.
www.heathcote.org.au   (368 words)

  
 Heathcote Shiraz
Heathcote is located in central Victoria and is approximately one and a half hours drive north from Melbourne.
There are two ways to approach Heathcote from Melbourne and either way, the eyes and mind are taken through some of Victoria’s most beautiful country.
Dominique Portet sources his Heathcote grapes from a vineyard which is entirely on Cambrian earth, situated on the West face of Mount Camel.
www.heathcoteshiraz.com /map.html   (486 words)

  
 Heathcote Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heathcote Valley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, dominated by the approaches to the Lyttelton Tunnel, a major arterial pass through the Port Hills that is part of State Highway 74.
The suburb is nestled at the foot of the steep volcanic crags that form the northern edge of the hills, some eight kilometres southeast of the city centre.
Despite its name, Heathcote Valley is situated some two kilometres south of the Heathcote River, which does not flow through the suburb but rather flows east across a wide plain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heathcote_Valley   (142 words)

  
 SR.com: WV game brings coaches back   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Heathcote compiled a 165-129 career record as head coach of the Eagles from 1951 until 1964.
After leading West Valley to four state berths and two state placements, Heathcote left to pursue a doctorate in education at Washington State University, where he was promptly hired to be the Cougars' junior varsity coach.
Snyder spent 10 years as Heathcote's assistant, moving up to lead the Eagles for 10 seasons, taking teams to the regional tournament in 1966 and again in 1969, which was the equivalent of the state tournament.
www.spokesmanreview.com /voices/story.asp?ID=108116   (1006 words)

  
 Heathcote Estate :: About Us
Inspired by the amazing depth and character of Heathcote Shiraz, the Bialkower and Kirby families selected a rare and ideal location to produce an ultra-premium Shiraz to rival Australia's finest.
Heathcote Estate was established in 1999 as an ultra premium producer solely focused on the production of one wine — a single vineyard Shiraz.
The Bialkower and Kirby families shared vision of excellence is reflected by their single-minded focus towards quality across all parts of the winemaking process.
www.heathcoteestate.com /about.asp   (391 words)

  
 ..::Welcome to Connally's Real Estate::..
Heathcote is a small rural township nestled in a picturesque bush landscape.
Heathcote is located at the junction of two major highways, at a convenient distance from Melbourne, Bendigo and a number of other large towns.
With a low crime rate and sense of safety, Heathcote is recognised as an ideal town to raise a family or retire.
www.connallys.com.au /heathcote.php   (345 words)

  
 Wineries | Heathcote Winegrowers Association
The Coliban Valley 2004 Shiraz was awarded a gold medal and the trophy for the “best wine in the show” amongst a line up of 70 local wines judged by John Ellis at the Kyneton Show.
Heathcote II tells the story of an uncompromising partnership and a wine that is handcrafted, intense and elegant.
The unique Heathcote climate and soil, combined with a viticultural philosophy of hand nurturing low yielding vines and a winemaking philosophy of small batch processing and minimalist intervention, produces wines of the finest quality and complexity.
www.heathcotewinegrowers.com.au /wineries   (4695 words)

  
 Our school is quite unique in that it is close to the centre of Christchurch but has a delightful   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The school is nestled at the top of Heathcote Valley, surrounded by hills and paddocks and has just over 260 pupils with ten, full-time teachers, a Principal, three part-time teachers and seven support staff including teacher aides – all contributing to a quality education from Year 1 (New entrants) through to Year 8 (Form 2)
The school is totally focussed on fostering excellence in the classroom and providing a wide range of activities that broaden abilities and talents of students whilst covering the full range of national curricula requirements and keeping abreast of educational thinking.
Since 1997, Heathcote Valley School has been experiencing real roll growth and to accommodate the rise in student numbers, we have built four new classrooms, a resource room attached to the library, a covered swimming pool, a new administration block, and a hall.
www.heathcotevalley.school.nz   (468 words)

  
 Heathcote Shiraz
The Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Great Western districts have firmly cemented their place on the global market as being exceptional Shiraz producing districts and although Heathcote is regarded as their equal, the scarcity of wine has left the district in relative obscurity.
One of the latest Heathcote labels on the market is bound to further consolidate Heathcote's reputation as a top Shiraz producer.
The vineyard in question is the Toolleen Vineyard, situated on the Western slope of Mount Camel near the middle of the Heathcote G.I.C. The soil is composed of that highly prized Cambrian earth.
www.heathcoteshiraz.com /intro.html   (306 words)

  
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Dominique is the ninth generation in his family to be committed to winemaking, yet he is the first to establish a winery and label bearing the family name.
A pioneer of the renaissance of the Victorian Industry, he was steadfast in his vision to initiate the highly regarded style of Taltarni wines.
The regions are Yarra Valley and Heathcote, and the varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
www.portetwineselections.com /wines/dominique_portet/index.html   (701 words)

  
 News and Events | Heathcote Winegrowers Association
The Heathcote region of Victoria produces fine wines of elegance and distinction, above and beyond it’s Shiraz vintage.
Once a year, the artisan winemakers of Heathcote gather to show some of the most distinctive and iconic wines in the country.
The dinner includes wines from 15 award winning wineries of the Heathcote Wine Region carefully matched with a gourmet four course meal prepared by regional chefs.
www.heathcotewinegrowers.com.au /news/default.asp   (654 words)

  
 The Terlato Wine Group > News
Heathcote Estate was established in 1999 with the sole purpose of creating an ultra-premium, single-vineyard Shiraz.
The varietal thrives in Victoria’s Heathcote region, which is renowned for its rich, deep-red soil, the product of a 500-million-year metamorphosis since the Cambrian era.
Yabby Lake and Heathcote are crafted by the New World’s winemaking “dream team” of Tod Dexter and Larry McKenna, who have brought these two premium brands to prominence in a remarkably short time.
www.twg.com /news/press_release.asp?ID=54   (767 words)

  
 Henty - Australian wine regions - Wine Diva Australia
The Heathcote region, nestled between the Goulburn Valley and Bendigo is a premium shiraz producing area.
Heathcote is home to some big hitters in Australian shiraz.
Rainfall is evenly distributed between the seasons and the temperature range is defined as temperate, with cooling winds emanating from the south.
www.winediva.com.au /regions/heathcote.asp   (238 words)

  
 Sustainability Education in the DC/Baltimore/York Area
ABOUT THE SITES Heathcote Center • 410-343-DIRT Located 30 miles north of Baltimore, MD, and 20 miles south of York, PA, the Heathcote Center is nestled in a narrow valley on a 44-acre community land trust that offers forest, stream, and hiking trails, as well as abundant gardens and historic buildings.
Heathcote Community is committed to providing a working model of cooperative, sustainable living.
Cromwell Valley Park • 410-825-3891 Cromwell Valley Park is a Baltimore County park whose mission is to demonstrate and teach about sustainable agriculture.
www.ibiblio.org /ecolandtech/permaculture/permaculture-list-archives-1999-2002/msg04619.html   (977 words)

  
 Downing Estate Winery - About The Wine
The township of Heathcote is located 120km north of the capital Melbourne in the state of Victoria and was made famous when gold was discovered in 1850.
Reminiscent of France's Rhone Valley, the Heathcote region shares not only a similar microclimate, but also some of its wine attributes.
The Heathcote region has developed an enviable reputation for its quality Shiraz, which develops more acid, flavour and complexity from the cool climate, and slower ripening grapes.
www.downingestate.com.au /Pages/about.html   (194 words)

  
 Langton's
The pure fruited Eden Valley Shiraz, typified by Henschke, does not have the same cachet as the Barossa Valley.
Heathcote’s Wild Duck Creek, Red Edge and Whistling Eagle are truly on the map.
Emerging Shiraz-Viognier wines typified by the Barossa’s Torbreck Descendent and the Yarra Valley’s Yering Station are lilies in a mudpond of mediocrity.
www.langtons.com.au /Wine/Emerging.aspx   (3404 words)

  
 Heathcote Intentional Community
Heathcote is an intentional community located 30 miles north of Baltimore, MD and 20 miles south of York, PA. It is nestled in a narrow wooded stream valley on a 37 acre community land trust.
In our case this means caring for the land and buildings at Heathcote, caring for one another, and endeavoring to live sustainably.
Permaculture education is one of the main purposes of the Heathcote Conference Center.
www.ibiblio.org /ecolandtech/permaculture/mailarchives/permaculture-links/msg00129.html   (2534 words)

  
 General Nathanael Greene
That Washington approved of Greene's ability in the administration of the affairs of the camp is shown by Weedon's Valley Forge Orderly Book wherein General Greene's name appears many times almost from the beginning of the camp on December 22, 1777.
On April 20, 1778, at Valley Forge, Washington sent a letter to the leading officers about a proposed campaign later in the spring; he raised three questions, should an attack be directed against Philadelphia, New York, or
At once Washington ordered the army from Valley Forge and started in pursuit of the British across New Jersey and in the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, the Americans met the British in a hard struggle in which Greene rendered conspicuous service.
www.ushistory.org /valleyforge/served/greene.html   (3527 words)

  
 Heathcote -- an Intentional Community and Permaculture Demonstration Site
Heathcote is an intentional community located 30 miles north of Baltimore, MD and 20 miles south of York, PA. It is nestled in a narrow wooded stream valley on a 44 acre community land trust plus a 68 acre plot of woods that's owned by some of our members.
We are a community of friends and family who choose to live cooperatively and consciously create a better way of life.
She and her husband, Bill, sold the Heathcote land to the School of Living back in 1965, and have been good neighbors and close friends ever since.
www.heathcote.org   (818 words)

  
 Vinosense » Heathcote
Hand picked in late March 2004 from what appears to be an excellent vintage in the Heathcote region.
Heathcote Shiraz eh??….I don’t know about you but considering the hype surrounding Heathcote Shiraz in recent times a lot of the wines I have tried have left me feeling a little under whelmed, this wine, I am happy to say, is one of the exceptions.
This is a super wine from the Combined talents of Chapoutier and Jasper Hill off the ancient Cambrian soils of Heathcote, Victoria.
www.vinosense.com /category/tasting-notes/australian/heathcote   (497 words)

  
 Mt Toolleen:: Welcome :: Premium Australian Wine :: Shiraz :: Chardonnay
The Company is now producing outstanding premium Shiraz, some of which is made from grapes grown in the central Victoria region of Heathcote and from the Ebenezer vineyard situated in the area known as the Golden Mile in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.
The Ebenezer Vineyard is owned by a syndicate including Barry Woods and well known Barossa Valley wine makers Peter Lehmann and Ivan Limb and was established in 1998.
Over the next 3-5 years, most of the Company’s premium quality wine will be made from grapes grown on the Ebenezer vineyards and Heathcote or associated vineyards managed by the company.
www.mttoolleen.com.au   (289 words)

  
 Ferrymead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferrymead is located on the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers, close to the point where the Heathcote drains into the estuary, and three km west of the eventual outflow into Pegasus Bay.
The suburb is named for the ferry that operated across the Heathcote River during the early period of settlement.
Farming was the major industry of the area from its early years and parts of the Heathcote Valley are still in agricultural production.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferrymead   (612 words)

  
 K&L Wines: 1998 Red Edge Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon
The purity and density of the cassis fruit is admirable.
The majority of the great regions are in the southeastern area of the continent, with the Barossa Valley, Claire Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra in South Australia, the Yarra Yarra Velley and Pyrenees in Victoria and the Upper and Lower Hunter Valleys in New South Wales.
The 1998 Red Edge Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon you have chosen is not in stock in our retail stores or within our fulfillment center.
www.klwines.com /product.asp?sku=1019636   (470 words)

  
 Heathcote Valley Community Profile(published)
The census usually resident population count for Heathcote Valley
The unemployment rate in Heathcote Valley was 4.2 percent, compared with
The most popular occupational group in Heathcote Valley was Professionals (16.8 percent).
www.stats.govt.nz /domino/external/web/CommProfiles.nsf/FindInfobyArea/591300-au   (496 words)

  
 Victoria Wineries - Victoria Wine Regions on The WineWeb
One major advantage of Victoria’s wine regions is that all are within close proximity of Melbourne, Victoria’s main wine producing region is the Rutherglen/Milawa area in the northeast but smaller Victorian wine regions are at Yarra Valley, which is the closest to Melbourne, and those in the Mornington Peninsula and the Geelong area.
The Yarra Valley region, which is a half an hour’s drive from Melbourne has a cool climate district and is producing some of Australia's finest elegant and delicate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines.
In the Alpine Valleys region, autumn comes fast and vignerons and winemakers strive to ripen the fruit before the frosts, creating rich, complex wines that are produced through cool summers.
www.wineweb.com /map_victoria.html   (457 words)

  
 Fontaine 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A blend of two regions and two grapes varieties: The regions are Yarra Valley and Heathcote.
The Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon gives it bouquet, character and structure, while the Heathcote Shiraz fills the wine with fruit and power.
The grapes were picked at optimum maturity and fermented slowly at a warm temperature to retain colour and structure.
www.dominiqueportet.com /fontaine_2000.htm   (93 words)

  
 Heathcote - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
Heathcote - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
It produces viognier, chardonnay, shiraz and the Seventh Horse Range and is housed in an old Cobb and Co coaching house and miner's store (c.1850s).
This is a sad story from the Canadian ski resort town of Whistler, but one which could have a happy ending in February 2010.
www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Heathcote/2005/02/17/1108500206527.html   (1604 words)

  
 Heathcote Valley Park Development Plans Unveiled
Members of the Ferrymead Park community recently met with the Christchurch City Council to discuss the Heathcote Valley Park development which will involve land surrounding Ferrymead Heritage Park.
The development takes into account the proximity of Ferrymead, the Gondola and the Heathcote River which gives the area high recreational and conservational values.
Public submissions on the plan close on 28 February 2002.
www.trainweb.org /canterbury/news/fmpark/HVParkFeb02.html   (164 words)

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