Once the fermentations have started, we have to provide nutrients for the yeast 2–3 times during fermentation. This prevents off-flavors and antimicrobial growth. So, we are constantly monitoring the fermentations. On the red wines, we are doing regular punch-downs to extract as much flavor as we can
Read more →We finished harvest and got the harvester all washed out and ready for storage for the winter. It was a disappointing harvest both in terms of quantity and quality of the grapes. We have made up the difference between what we harvested and what we need by
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Cool, crisp, and just enough spice—Iowa Candleglow® White & Tunisian Chicken Kabobs! This recipe for Tunisian Chicken Kabobs has some spice and some fairly light flavors, so a well-chilled dry white wine will complement this recipe nicely. Tassel Ridge Iowa Candleglow® White, a dry white with pineapple,
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Iowa Edelweiss is a semi-sweet white wine with the scent of ripe pineapple followed by hints of mandarin orange, pear, and pineapple on the palate. This wine is made entirely from Edelweiss grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards. Pair with spicy Asian foods, meats seasoned
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Coconut-Lime Fish Tacos & Iowa Edelweiss: A winning combo for game day! A fan of fish tacos or looking for something new for Game Watching? Try these Coconut-Lime Fish Tacos paired with Tassel Ridge Iowa Edelweiss, a semi-sweet white wine perfect for warm weather.
Read more →We started processing Edelweiss on Tuesday. The Brianna was racked off sediment and we started fermentation. We continued testing grape samples to determine which grapes we will harvest after the Edelweiss is all harvested. Foch was delivered from the grower and the first step in the Winery
Read more →Last week, we harvested Brianna which we are growing at both Tassel Ridge and Maple Woods vineyards. The quality seemed good but the quantity was very disappointing. We had two good weather days late last week while we waited for Edelweiss to ripen. We got a lot
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Pop, Fizz, Chill: Blackberry Wine Style The jammy flavors in Tassel Ridge® Blackberry Wine and the fizz in Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Iowa White make a fun, fizzy, fruity cold drink!
Read more →Last week, we continued cleaning up Maple Woods Vineyard however the frequent bouts of rain made that difficult. We did do some mowing in some of our vineyards. We delivered harvest carts to each vineyard and picked up our harvester from the local John Deere dealer where
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