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