Red Terroir War
Down in the South East, @ Coonawarra, there are SA
Government plans to build a bypass road around Penola. A good idea. This will
divert high speed traffic and heavy trucks away from the slower paced road used
to visit wineries on the famed terra rossa soil.
Locals are angry because a proposed diversion cuts directly
across vineyards on terra rossa soil that produce premium wines that sell for
$100 a bottle. The local anger is led by Jonathon Hesketh of Parker Coonawarra
Estate Wines. His proposal is that the bypass be shifted and lengthened so that
it skirts to the east around the 15km x 1km region of coveted terra rossa soil.
This is a sensible alternative proposal.
I hope that the SA Government reviews the alternative and settles on a solution that has zero impact on the famed terra rossa soil.
It’s just common sense.
I hope that the SA Government reviews the alternative and settles on a solution that has zero impact on the famed terra rossa soil.
It’s just common sense.
If you care (and you should) then contact your local MP and
object to this unnecessary destruction. It’s bad for business, bad for the
economy, bad for tourism … its just a bad idea.
must agree
ReplyDeletewhat a terrible decision.
hopefully the government changes its mind.
the government must not carve up the red terra rossa soil.
ReplyDeleteit should be heritage listed.