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This Week’s Big Task is to Replace Broken Posts and Remove Mulberry Trees at Meadowcreek

On May 24, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

With the exception of about three hours of pruning in our new Brianna block at Tassel Ridge, we are DONE with pruning for this season! We all know it’s important but it gets to be a very long, tedious task. One half of our crew will be

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Weather Permitting, We will Finish Pruning and Get Ready to Start Planting

On May 17, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We have four grape varieties to finish pruning at Tassel Ridge, Meadowcreek, and Maple Woods vineyards and we prune when the weather permits. Broken posts and unwanted mulberry trees at Meadowcreek will be much easier to work on while the soil is soft and wet and we’ll

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We Should Finish Pruning in 7–10 Days

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

Although, pruning got stopped by the rain that hit on Monday, we should be able to finish up pruning La Crescent, Foch, and Edelweiss over the next 7–10 days. If we can get a couple of days with no wind, we’ll finish up spraying herbicide where vines

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We Prune Sabrevois and Edelweiss This Week

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

We will finish pruning our Sabrevois at Tassel Ridge this week and will start pruning Edelweiss when that is done. Edelweiss is a big job because we have 17 acres of this grape. We got all of the lime-sulfur spray applied and will now continue spraying herbicide

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We Get Ready for Some Cold Weather

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

We will begin pruning Brianna and Sabrevois at Tassel Ridge Winery this week. Each year at this time, we spray a lime-sulfur mixture on the trunks and cordons of our vines in order to kill any overwintering fungus spores that take up residence in the wood of

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Pruning Work is Right on Schedule

On April 5, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We expect to finish pruning St. Pepin and Brianna at Newport Lane early in the week. While that hand work is being done, we’ll start mechanically pruning at Tassel Ridge on Tuesday. Then, we will hand prune Brianna at Tassel Ridge. We are frequently asked why we

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Pruning Continues; We Get Ready to Start Spraying

On March 30, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We will finish hand pruning vines at Newport Lane this week while we start mechanical pruning at Tassel Ridge. We will also get our sprayers ready. The first thing we spray each spring is a fungicide which is largely sulfur. We saturate the trunk of each vine

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Weather Cooperates: Pruning Moves Along Fast

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

With the help of nice weather, we are moving right along in pruning the Marquette. By mid-week, we will move into the St. Croix and Frontenac at Meadowcreek Vineyard. Adam hopes to be able to mechanically prune Newport Lane Vineyard by Friday. So, how do we decide

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All Hands Focus on Pruning This Week

On March 1, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

We made good progress with our Marquette vines but have a lot more to prune this week. We will take advantage of the good weather to make a first pass with the mechanical pruner and then return to manually pull out the longer canes and prune all

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Will Our Vines Survive Current Cold Weather?

On February 15, 2021   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

While some Iowa winters are relatively mild, others are particularly severe with lots of snow and more important, extremely low temperatures. The winter of 2021 is certainly one of the latter. So, not surprisingly, we frequently hear the question: How are the grapes doing? The short and

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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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