Our biggest planting is the Edelweiss at Tassel Ridge Vineyard and we have mechanically pruned more than 50% already. We have also finished some trellis repairs in our Marquette vineyard. We expect to finish the Edelweiss and mechanically prune La Crescent at Meadowcreek this week as well
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Maple-Glazed Ham paired with Tassel Ridge® Cranberry Wine is perfect for Easter and other Spring Holidays and Celebrations! This Maple Glaze has sweet and spicy notes, and Ham calls for a light bodied wine. Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine is a perfect pairing for the sweet and spice
Read more →Although we got off to a slow start, we are now making good progress with several aspects of pruning and vineyard maintenance. We have now mechanically-pruned all of the Brianna vines and are about 1/3 of the way through the Edelweiss vines at Tassel Ridge. We have
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Caribbean Chicken Tacos and Iowa St. Croix Rosé…perfect for Spring. These tacos, and especially the salsa, are full of flavors. Tassel Ridge Iowa St. Croix Rosé has just enough body to stand up to these flavors but not overwhelm them. A dry rosé with strawberry, raspberry, peach,
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Iowa St. Croix Rosé is a dry rosé with strawberry, raspberry, peach, and nectarine notes and a slightly drying finish. Made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards, Iowa St. Croix Rosé pairs well with Asian stir-fry, Mexican dishes, and other spicy
Read more →Last week, we finished machine pruning our Marquette and shifted to machine pruning Brianna. We also continued with final hand pruning of the Marquette. We plan to plant 450 Foch and 200 L’Acadie Blanc (this will be a new grape for us) vines in June and we
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Iowa Steuben is a light, fruity, semi-sweet, easy-drinking style rosé with cherry and apple notes and just a hint of cinnamon on the nose and cherry and apple flavors on the palate with a slightly spicy, tangy finish. Made entirely from Steuben grapes, it’s perfect as an
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Welcome Spring with Tortilla Soup and Tassel Ridge® Iowa Steuben. This tortilla soup has lots of flavors and Tassel Ridge Iowa Steuben, a light, fruity, semi-sweet rosé with cherry and apple notes, just a hint of cinnamon on the nose, and cherry and apple flavors on the
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Nectarine and Mango Crumble paired with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Brianna…a Perfect Early Spring Dessert! This crumble, filled with nectarine and mango flavors, is perfect for early warm spring weather. Iowa Brianna, a sweet wine with apricot, peach, kiwi, and star fruit on the nose and pear, apple,
Read more →The weather during the first two days of this week permitted us to continue hand-pruning the vines in the H-braces at the ends of each row. There is only one vine in each H-Brace and it can’t be effectively machine-pruned so we have to hand-prune it. We
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