Situated near the village of Althorne, Essex, Clayhill Vineyard sits on the south facing slopes of the Crouch Vale with its clay soils running down to the river. On a coastal peninsula and positioned between the rivers Crouch & Blackwater gives Clayhill Vineyard the advantage of a mesoclimate. This brings mild winters and hot dry summers, which will help us to produce quality grapes for quality wines.
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where grape stuff happens . . . . |
Juicy grapes with sugars laden ripe for wine a feast for birds |
In shadows now the vineyard sleeps on morrow comes the harvest |
I crush the grapes with purple feet and wine flows from their sorrow |
I raise my glass to ideas lost on foggy nights when no one listened
by Jack Keller, Jr. |
Updated April 2013 |