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We Are Nearing Completion of Post Repairs in the Meadowcreek Vineyard

On October 22, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

The vineyard crew is making progress replacing posts in the Meadowcreek Vineyard. They are now working in the south part of the Marquette vineyard. The line posts in the north and middle vineyards are done. They replaced 43 posts this week and have 23 more posts to

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We Continue Replacing Broken Posts While We Work on Equipment Maintenance

On October 17, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We continue replacing broken posts in our Meadowcreek Vineyard. We initially had 72 posts to replace and we are about 50% done with the project at Meadowcreek. We are also getting ready to tackle weeds in the rows with the vines however, we discovered that we had

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The Vineyard Team is Starting to Replace Broken Posts in the Vineyard

On September 26, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Vineyard posts break because they rot off right at the ground level. They are pressure treated and they usually last for at least ten years, but our vineyards are now mature (we started planting in 2002) and the posts still have a finite life. Then, if we

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Harvest is Now Done, Quantity Very Small, Quality Variable

On September 16, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We finished harvest last week. It was the lightest harvest we have had for several years. One reason is that we left a lot of fruit hanging because we didn’t need it for our own production. We sold much of what we harvested. In addition, our vines

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Harvest Continues and the Quality of Most Varieties is Good

On September 11, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We harvested Petite Pearl on Monday. We still have Itasca, Verona, Foch, and Steuben to harvest and should have all except the Steuben harvested by the end of this week. Protecting our ripening grapes from hungry birds is a major challenge. We used to use propane cannons

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Harvest is in Full Swing Right Now

On September 5, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We have already harvested LaCrosse, Brianna, Edelweiss, La Crescent, Marquette, and Frontenac. We were very disappointed with the quantity and quality of the LaCrosse so we decided to dump those grapes. The Brianna, Edelweiss, and La Crescent were outstanding and we sold what we harvested. The Marquette

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We Started Harvest Last Week

On August 29, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We started our harvest last week by handpicking the LaCrosse at Maple Woods Vineyard. A lot of the vines are young but we were still disappointed with both the amount of fruit and the quality. The bees were attacking the fruit with a vengeance so we were

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Grapes are Ripening Very Slowly This Year

On August 21, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Relatively cool summer weather is causing the grapes to ripen very slowly this year. Brianna is usually our first grape to harvest and it is still very sour. We are thinking now that we may not start harvest until the last week of August at the earliest.

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Vineyard Crew Engaged in Equipment Maintenance and Cleaning

On August 13, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

The vineyard crew are cleaning Macrobins into which we will harvest the grapes. They are also cleaning the harvester which has now been fixed and is otherwise ready for harvest. We are having the local Deere dealer work on the tractor that will haul the cart containing

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Hot Weather and Grapevines

On July 16, 2024   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We are regularly asked how our grapevines are dealing with the very hot weather we’ve had recently. The short answer is “quite well.” Actually, most plants will handle air temperatures up to about 95°F but above 95°F, they begin to shut down and stop photosynthesis. In some

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Tassel Ridge Winery

Address:
1681 220th Street
Leighton, IA 50143

Phone:
641.672.WINE (9463)

*Winery Hours:

Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00–6:00 p.m.

*See our Event Calendar for special evening event hours.

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