| Goldfields History in the Vineyard area |
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| Guildford Vineyard
& Cellar has been established on prominent outcrops of sandstone
and mudstone ridges that once formed the ocean floor laying beside
the ancient continent of Gondwanaland. The ancient weathered soil is mineral rich but nutrient poor. The porous nature of the soils has allowed a great diversity of indigenous plants to adapt to the dry hot summers by developing deep root systems. These porous rocky, slate, sandstone and quartz soils are ideally suited to growing grape vines. The area is also the favourite haunt of the local organic honey beekeepers, who regularly park hundreds of honey bee hives on the edge of the vineyard in early spring. The profusion of honey bees, lady birds, butterflies and grub eating flocks of native woodland ducks all provide a delicate balance in managing the vineyard. |
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elm avenue in the main street of Glenlyon |
Goldfields
charm in Daylesford. Old livery stables |
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Guildford Vineyard & Cellar Name |
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| The Vineyard takes its name
from the 1850s refreshment tent that once stood on the banks of the
Loddon River in the nearby hamlet of Guildford.
The tent was famous for the sustenance and grog
it provided to the many thousands of gold fortune seekers on their
way to Mount Alexander, the richest alluvial goldfields in the world.
Traditional music is still played every week in the Guildford Family Hotel, where guitar, mandolin and banjos all come together in a weekend annual Banjo Jamboree festival each spring.
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