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We are Removing a Vineyard at Newport Lane

On November 16, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We are removing an old vineyard at Newport Lane. We no longer need the varieties grown at this location (Frontenac, St. Pepin, and St. Croix) because we are growing them in one of our other three vineyards. The vines are old and are hard to maintain. This

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We Take Advantage of Recent Rains to Get Vineyards Ready for New Vine Planting in the Spring

On October 31, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

The recent rain storms have softened up the ground so we can use our Weed Badger to get rows cleaned up so we can plant LaCrosse in the spring. The vines have gone dormant and the ground is now cool enough that we can apply pre-emergent herbicide

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As Vines Shut Down for Winter, We Continue to Perform End-of-Season Work in the Vineyards

On October 24, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Although we have not had any overnight freezes yet in Mahaska County, our vines are showing signs that they think it is time to go dormant for the Winter. This is most evident with Steuben which is a labrusca vine native to New England. Leaves on these

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We are Finishing Preparations for Vineyard Dormancy

On October 3, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We are continuing to tie up vines that have come loose from their trellis. The varieties include Petite Pearl, Itasca, Foch, Steuben, and Crimson Pearl. We are finishing spraying of fungicide at Tassel Ridge Vineyard and then we will clean up and put away the Hagie sprayer.

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We Finished Harvesting Grapes on Monday, September 11

On September 21, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

The last grape variety of the 2023 harvest was Steuben, which is usually late to ripen. The work for the vineyard staff now switches to putting harvest and crush equipment away, getting the vineyards ready for winter and for next season. We grew some grapes that we

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Harvest at Tassel Ridge is Nearing Completion

On September 12, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We planned to pick Petite Pearl on Tuesday however 0.75 inches of rain on Monday forced a delay. First, the wet vineyard floor won’t support the harvester and related equipment. And second, we were worried that the rain might have diluted the juice in the grapes. We

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We Are Entirely Focused on Harvest Right Now

On September 7, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Harvest is everything right now. The week began with the Marquette harvest. This is a nine acre vineyard block so we allowed most of two days. The good news is that it only took one long day. The bad news is that because of the very dry

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We Wait for Grapes to Ripen So We Can Begin Harvest

On August 23, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Everything is ready! The machines are all clean and lubricated. The crush pad is clean and ready for action. We are just waiting for the grapes to get fully ripe. Actually, last week we did harvest about 700 pounds of Itasca, a white grape that was developed

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We Harvested Our First Grapes of the Season on Wednesday

On August 17, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Itasca led the harvest schedule this year. In fact, this is our first harvest of Itasca which is growing in our Tassel Ridge Vineyard. We got a small batch totaling about 730 pounds or 0.365 tons. We will make about 50 gallons of wine that we will

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We Are Getting Equipment Ready for Harvest

On August 8, 2023   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Each year, we bring our scale out and get it ready for weighing-in grapes. First, it has to be calibrated and certified by the State of Iowa and that happened on Wednesday. We also brought our hopper-elevator out from the warehouse and got it set up. We

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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.

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