Without some human intervention, vines will grow anywhere they can and usually that means on the ground. During the first two years after planting, we work to make sure they grow up onto the trellis and develop straight trunks. In the second year, we make sure that
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Not a Margarita . . . but a Wine-A-Rita! All you need is the mix, ice, wine, and a blender to create a fun and delicious frozen wine drink. Enjoy with your 4th of July celebration! $12 each. Wine-A-Ritas with Tassel Ridge wine recommendations: Blueberry Pomegranate with
Read more →With young vines, we work to make sure that they have straight trunks and that the cordons are tied to the top wire in both directions from the trunk. This week, we worked on Itasca and Verona at Tassel Ridge and Steuben at Meadowcreek. Mature vines like
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Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Red, White, & Blue® Red, White, & Blue®, with its strong grape flavors, is a perfect pairing for Peanut Butter and Chocolate Pie…it’s an adult version of peanut butter and jelly!
Read more →We will start this week by removing suckers that appear annually at the base of healthy vines. Sometimes suckers emerge right at the soil line and other times, they grow from the trunk below the soil line. In either situation, they are quite brittle and break off
Read more →Try a new Pork recipe made with Red, White, & Blue for the upcoming Holiday! This Cranberry-Grape Reduction adds new flavors to Pork Loin and well-chilled Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue with its strong grape flavors. It is a perfect pairing for Tassel Ridge Pork Loin
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Red, White, & Blue® is a traditional sweet, Concord-based blend with strong grape flavors reminiscent of grape jelly. An outstanding sipping wine, Red, White, & Blue is best served chilled. Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue is available at the Winery and at over 400 retailers in Iowa.
Read more →Most of our Marquette and all of the La Crescent are trellised on a VSP or vertical shoot positioning trellis system. The objective of this system is to assure that the fruit and most of the leaves are exposed to morning sun on the east side of
Read more →Are you buying a Father’s Day gift for someone who likes dry red wines? Tassel Ridge Winery offers ten different dry red wines ranging in price from $11 to $30. The ultimate Father’s Day Gift is a selection of two 2008 Iowa St. Croix, two 2020 Iowa
Read more →Warm evenings, Grilled Salmon Salad, & Star Spangled White® Warm evenings are finally here! Start your list of outdoor dining recipes with Tassel Ridge Grilled Salmon Salad. The oranges, apples, and raspberry vinaigrette in this salad make Tassel Ridge Star Spangled White with pineapple, melon, and pear
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