This week, we will bottle American Steuben and get Cranberry Wine ready for bottling next week. We will also be monitoring some fermentations. We purchased some barrels made from American oak that have high levels of whisky lactones. We will be ageing a special batch of Iowa
Read more →Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark is a dry red with light and fresh flavors. First impressions are tangy acid followed by black cherry fading to plum followed by a drying mid-palate and a long, pleasing finish. Made from Marquette, St. Croix, Petite Pearl, and Steuben grapes
Read more →At the beginning of last week, the leaves on many of the vines in our vineyards were bright yellow and had been yellow for a week or so. We’ve seen this before however this year, we saw more autumn color than ever before. Then, the nights got
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Arrabbiata means angry in Italian. The “angry” part in this recipe is the spice created by the crushed red pepper (which you can adjust to taste), and Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark is a perfect pairing for a spicy sauce. I recommend Tassel Ridge Iowa In
Read more →We bottle the 2020 Iowa Nouveau, our first wine of the season, this week. This is a very fruity, dry red wine that lots of Iowans consume with Thanksgiving dinner. It will be released on Thursday, November 19. Last week, we received Concord juice and started its
Read more →The rain last week softened the ground enough that it became easier to remove Mulberry trees in A and B Blocks at Tassel Ridge Vineyard. One team is removing trees and the other is cutting off the Edelweiss as we get ready to bring up new trunks
Read more →A Bruschetta with Fall Flavors for Holiday Meals and Football Viewing This bruschetta is filled with cranberry and apple flavors, perfect for fall, and Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Cranberry, with its tart cranberry punch, is a perfect pairing for these fall flavors. A fizzy wine, Oskyfizzante Cranberry is
Read more →Cooler weather has arrived, reminding us that winter is just around the corner. Our vineyard crew continues to pull mulberry trees in the Edelweiss blocks at Tassel Ridge and we continue to cut down and remove old Edelweiss vines in the A Block. In the spring, we
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Seared Beef and our newly released Iowa In the Dark…a perfect pairing! The sauce in this recipe gets lots of big flavors from the cilantro, garlic, and hoisin sauce, and Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark has the perfect amount of body to showcase these flavors.
Read more →Try this elegant steak recipe paired with our elegant, just released 2019 Iowa Marquette. These fully flavored steaks pair well with a fully flavored red wine. Tassel Ridge 2019 Iowa Marquette, with its pleasant acidity, is especially good with them.
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