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== Sub-Region - Limestone Coast ==<br> ==
Welcome to a rare region - home to some of the best wines made in Australia, if 
not the world.<br>
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This region, located in the south east of South Australia and now becoming 
widely known as the Limestone Coast, is rare thanks to the legacy of its 
ancient geological history.<br>
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150 million years ago an ocean covered the area that is now home to vineyards 
that are building a global reputation for the quality of their wines. Over 
millions of years the shells of the crustaceans and shellfish in this ocean 
accumulated and formed a limestone residue. It is these limestone deposits that 
influence the region's soil types and drainage, contributing to the unique 
growing characteristics of the region's grapes and obviously providing this 
truly blessed country with its descriptive name.<br>
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While the name Limestone Coast is still relatively new within the Australian 
wine scene it will become very well known due to the increasing numbers of 
premium wines emerging from this part of southeastern South Australia. (The 
title 'Limestone Coast' was formally recognised as one of Australia's wine 
regions in a bilateral agreement between the Australian Wine Industry and the 
European Community that identified the boundaries of Australia's wine producing 
regions.)<br>
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More and more of Australia's high quality wine will come from this area as 
winemakers both large and small, new and old are taking advantage of the 
quality they can produce in an area blessed with a unique set of growing 
conditions.<br>
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http://limestonecoastwine.com.au/
  
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