We are getting ready to take advantage of nice weather and start machine pruning with our V-Mech System. With three people (one in the tractor and two in the V-Mech – it is officially the chariot!) we can machine prune a lot of vineyard quickly. Then, we
Read more →On Wednesday, we bottled a batch of Star Spangled White. This past week, we also finished up the fermentation of a batch of Concord that will be used to make Red, White, & Blue®. We will next start cold stabilization of the Concord. In addition to Concord,
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Grilling in February?! Try Lemongrass Chicken with Honey Dipping Sauce paired with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Candleglow® White! Tassel Ridge Iowa Candleglow White, a dry, fruity white with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that hints of green apple is
Read more →Our Seated Tastings include your choice of one of eight Tasting Flights. Flights include five wines; freshly baked bread; Frisian Farms Young Gouda; Tassel Ridge® Dipping Oil; and depending on Flight, Warm Roasted Salted Cashew Nuts. Price $15–$25. Seating is limited. The Tasting Bar is not open.
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Chicken Piccata Pasta and Tassel Ridge® Iowa Lace…Perfect for a Light Dinner! This Chicken Piccata Pasta has some spice along with some fairly light flavors. Chilled Tassel Ridge Iowa Lace, an off-dry white with grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose and palate, is a nice pairing
Read more →Our vineyard manager continues to finish-prune on nice days. Fortunately, we have had several nice days recently. He is also using a new berm sweeper to remove pruning debris and dead weeds from under the Marquette vines at Meadowcreek. This will allow the herbicide that we will
Read more →Iowa Lace is an off-dry white with grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose and palate. Made from La Crescent grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Lace pairs well with chicken or fish. Serve chilled. Store at 55°F. Tassel Ridge wines are sold at about 400
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Chocolate, Fizzy Pink Wine, & Valentine’s! Chocolate Pots de Crème is elegant, chocolaty, sweet, and perfect with Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Pink and Valentine’s celebrations.
Read more →On Wednesday, we bottled the 2023 Iowa Edelweiss and next week, we will bottle our Oskyfizzante® Iowa White. We will start carbonating the Oskyfizzante Iowa White on Friday. We routinely check the SO2 on wines in our tanks to make sure that there is enough to prevent
Read more →We are taking advantage of the warming trend to get back out into our Sabrevois blocks at Maple Woods Vineyards to do finish pruning. We rough pruned these vines in December. Both trucks and tractors are being fixed and we have been working on equipment in the
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