Laconia the southwest of Laconia. Laconia has a Mediterranean climate with warm winters and hot summers. Snow is rare on the coast throughout the winter but is very common in the mountains. Evidence of Neolithic settlement in southern Laconia has been found during excavations of the Alepotrypa cave site. In ancient Greece, this was the principal region of the Spartan state. For much of classical antiquity the Spartan sphere of influence expanded to Messenia, whose inhabitants (the Helots) were enslaved. Significant archaeological recovery exists at the Vaphio-tomb site in Laconia. Found here is advanced Bronze Age art as well as evidence
Southern Fleurieu wine region term ‘Southern Fleurieu’ was registered as an AGI on 6 June 2001. As of 2014, the region contains 50 growers and at least 19 wineries. As of 2014, the most common plantings in the Southern Fleurieu wine region within a total planted area of are Shiraz () followed by Chardonnay (), Cabernet Sauvignon () and Sauvignon Blanc (). Southern Fleurieu wine region Southern Fleurieu wine region is a wine region in South Australia that is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula and the portion of the Mount Lofty Ranges extending north east from the peninsula to near Willunga in the west