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| | Vintage Direct - Dalwood, Auldana & Kalimna |
 | | The vats, built at the beginning of the 20th century by one of South Australia's best known coopers, J. Keuper of Nuriootpa, were in perfect condition and were transferred to the Nuriootpa cellars, in conformity with the Penfold policy of centralised handling. |
 | | The vineyard is one of the largest in Australia and its total 900 acres include 263 acres of old vines of the Cabernet, Doradilla, Mataro and Shiraz varieties, and a large area of new plantings of Grenache, Hermitage, Palamino, Pedro, Riesling, Shiraz, and Madeira varieties. |
 | | In 1948 the total area of full bearing wine grapes in the irrigation area was 3,775 acres, in addition to 500 acres of young plantings, and the value of the crop for that year was £213,000. |
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