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We Welcome Rain in the Vineyards Now

On October 27, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Our vines are welcoming the rain but they are all getting ready for a long winter’s sleep. The leaves are getting both darker and in some varieties more yellow, but are still hanging on. A couple of cold nights below 32°F and a windy day will leave

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Our Vineyard Crew Takes Advantage of Damp Vineyard Conditions to Remove Trees and Replace Posts in Vineyards

On October 21, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Removing Mulberry Trees in the vineyard is challenging because they have to be pulled by the roots. So, damp ground makes it all much easier. While we are pulling Mulberry trees, if we encounter a post that has rotted off at the ground, we will dig it

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Replacing Posts and Removing Mulberry Trees Occupy Our Time These Days

On October 14, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

The recent rain storms have softened the ground and are making it easier to remove broken posts and Mulberry Trees. We are taking full advantage of the moist ground and are making steady progress with both posts and trees. We have used our rainy days to get

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Vineyard Crew Performs Post-Harvest Tasks While Getting Vineyards Ready for Winter

On October 4, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We are working on pulling posts that were broken during harvest and then replacing them with new posts. The Vineyard crew has finished spraying for the season so we are getting our sprayers cleaned up, winterized with anti-freeze in tanks, and then put away in the appropriate

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Vineyard Crew Works This Week on Post-Harvest Maintenance

On September 29, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We always manage to break trellis posts during harvest and this week, we’ll try to get them all replaced.  This is just hard work. We have to dig the base of the old post out and we slip a new post down in its place. Then we

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Our Vineyard Team Finished Harvest last Thursday, September 16

On September 22, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as we picked the last grapes on Thursday morning. The grape variety was Frontenac and both the quality and quantity was outstanding. On Friday we processed the grapes and started to clean things up. This week, we’ve cleaned the harvest equipment

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Harvesting Grapes Fills Most Days

On September 9, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

After allowing for rain, we harvest almost every day right now. Most of our grape varieties are approaching ripeness, fortunately in a nice sequence. We received a load of Petite Pearl from a grower on Sunday, harvested Sabrevois at Maple Woods and Steuben at Meadowcreek on Monday,

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Harvest Started with LaCrosse This Week, Continued with Marquette

On September 2, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We had planned to harvest St. Pepin late last week but decided it was not ready. So, on Saturday, we harvested our LaCrosse and then on Sunday, started harvesting Marquette. Most of the Marquette was harvested on Sunday with the rest harvested on Monday. We hurried to

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Harvest Started on Tuesday with Brianna from Maple Woods, Newport Lane, and Tassel Ridge Vineyards

On August 19, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Beginning at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, our harvest crew of four people started harvesting Brianna at our Maple Woods Vineyard. They finished at about 10:45 and moved north to Newport Lane Vineyard. After harvesting Brianna at Newport Lane Vineyard, they moved the equipment over to Tassel Ridge

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Grape Harvest is Looking Good; Birds Have Not Discovered Grapes Yet

On August 9, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We are expecting a very good grape harvest this year. With only a week or so before we actually start to harvest, we keep an eye on the weather because we don’t want heavy rain, hail, or high winds. We also need to deter birds from harvesting

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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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© 2021 Tassel Ridge Winery | 1681 220th Street, Leighton, Iowa 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 Events for Special Evening Event Hours | Email : info@tasselridge.com

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