Food insecurity was a major problem in Europe right up until the beginning of the twentieth century, and a good harvest was never taken for granted. Traditionally, the harvest was celebrated in villages throughout France, Switzerland, and Southern Germany. It was a community undertaking with the butcher
Read more →While our Halloween role as adults is usually to see that we have candy for Trick or Treaters on Beggars’ Night, consider buying extras of the candy that you like and pairing it with Tassel Ridge wines. Here are six pairing ideas. I’ve listed my favorite first!
Read more →Jonita Boyer, Winemaker at Tassel Ridge Winery, accepted the Governor’s Cup in a ceremony on Friday, August 13 at Grandfather’s Barn at the Iowa State Fair. Oskyfizzante® Iowa White won Best of Show in the “other” category and was the 2021 Governor’s Cup Trophy award winner. Oskyfizzante
Read more →Oskyfizzante Iowa White won the Governor’s Cup Trophy, Best of Show “Other” award, and a Gold Medal in the 2021 Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Competition. The results were announced on Monday, July 19. This year, 113 wines from 21 Iowa wineries were entered in the competition
Read more →Wine gifts from Tassel Ridge Wines are Simply Extraordinary®! An Iowa wine from Tassel Ridge Winery makes a perfect holiday gift for a friend, colleague, or host/hostess. Red, White, & Blue® is very popular among sweet wine lovers, while dry wine fans love our 2019 Iowa Marquette
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It’s strawberry, peach, and slushie season…try a Tassel Ridge Strawberry and Peach Layered Wine Slushie! A semi-sweet, aromatic white wine is a good choice when making wine slushies, and Tassel Ridge Prelude is the perfect match for the strawberry and peach flavors in this slushie.
Read more →We will bottle another batch of Red, White, & Blue this week and move two additional batches of Red, White, & Blue closer to bottling. We are continuing experimentation with St. Pepin which we plan to bottle as a new varietal. And, we are moving our 2019
Read more →When you have hardwood floors that are exposed to moisture, dirt, and salt tracked in from the parking lot, you have to expect that at some point, major maintenance will be required. Our floors were installed in 2004 when the building was under construction. Now is the
Read more →As spring with its warmer weather approaches, many people subtly change their eating habits. Winter foods tend to be hearty with stews and casseroles but by spring, people are eating lighter meals that include salads, Mexican foods like tacos and enchiladas, spicy Asian stir-fries, and a ham
Read more →Early every spring, when the vines are still dormant, we begin pruning at Tassel Ridge Winery. The ground may still be frozen, there may still be snow on the ground or the vineyards may be muddy, but as long as it isn’t snowing we start the pruning
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