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After moving onto the farm in 2004, we had to decide what we were going to grow on the 65 acre farm we just purchased. Coming from Iowa with its dark, rich, loamy soil, it was hard to imagine that anything could grow in this hard-packed clay in Ohio.
I loved gardening, and Jay loved making wine. Could we combine our passions and start a vineyard and winery? We needed to learn how to grow grapes, but how hard could it be?! The field was previously planted in corn, but it grew poorly because of the standing water. So we tiled the field to pull the water away from the site, and started preparing the vineyard for planting. In 2005, we planted our first four rows of grapes. The next year we completed the vineyard with a total of 37 rows of grapes.
On exploration of the property, we came across two gigantic oak trees standing side by side, deep in the woods. These two oak trees were so impressive, that it gave us our inspiration to name our farm, “Auburn Twin Oaks.”
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“Mitakuye Oyasin”
This Lakota Native American saying means that “we are all related.” We believe in this motto, and we have dedicated our lives to live by it. Not only are we connected to all people, but we also have a deep relation to the earth and everything that springs from it.
Beth Schabel
“You can’t solve tomorrows problems with yesterdays solutions.”
Our focus on innovation and “outside the box” thinking has led to the design of our farm and focus of our charity ATO charities.
You will have a chance to experience this relationship when you visit our farm. On your visit to Auburn Twin Oaks, we will strive to connect you with the natural and peaceful setting of a family farm. You will find your experience “like no other”. Just by sipping our wine, you are part of our extended family, giving back to the community and the world through our charitable outreach projects.
Jay Schabel
So please come join us for a glass of wine, and know that with each taste of what the earth has produced for you, you are also producing goodwill for others. |
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” George Santayana, ‘The Life of Reason.’
Our love of family and our love of nature is the driving force behind everything we do here at Auburn Twin Oaks. While growing up in Iowa, our parents and grandparents inspired us to continue the hard-working farm ethic to our four children here in Ohio. We feel connected to our ancestors and to the planet, when we teach our kids how to nurture and care for our earth. All four of our kids are an integral part in planting the vines, putting up deer fence, weeding the garden, and carrying boxes of wine. We are a family farm, teaching our next generation of earth-loving farmers.
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