Claybanks

Claybanks Township,
Michigan

Claybanks Location

The Two Willows Farm & Vineyard location in a clay belt on the Lake Michigan shoreline is known as Claybanks. The
Claybanks area utilizes "lake effect" weather. As a result grapevines are protected with snow in winter, retarding bud break in
spring. Frost damage avoidance and an extended growing season of up to four weeks are byproducts as well.

The location rests about the 43rd parallel - latitude 43.523N and longitude 86.44W with an elevation of 817 feet - region 6 on
the USDA plant hardiness zone map. The 43rd parallel is just south of Burgundy, on par with Venice resting in latitude with
major wine regions in the Southern Oregon and Northern California borders, France, and Germany where some of the world's
best wines are produced.

Claybanks

Two Willows Farm and
Vineyard at the 45th parallel
(see North American and
European comparisons).

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"Wine is constant
proof that God loves
us and loves to see us
happy!" -
Benjamin Franklin

"Beer is made by men,
wine by God!" -
Martin Luther

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