The warming weather and the long-range forecast for warmer than usual weather for the next six weeks means that we will begin machine pruning very soon. We need at least two people and preferably three people to machine prune. We will prune one day and spray Spur
Read more →The end of a long day. There’s a roaring fire in the fireplace. You have a glass of Robert Duncan® Iowa Ruby Reserve or another of the four Tassel Ridge Dessert Wines, some salted, roasted nuts; some almond biscotti; or some blue cheese with crackers. Life doesn’t
Read more →Our 2012 Iowa Finale Tawny is made from Foch and Frontenac grapes. Once the wine has finished fermenting, we put it in oak barrels for extended ageing for at least five years. It develops an amber color and has flavors of dried figs and apricots. It can
Read more →Are you buying a wine gift to take to a Valentine’s dinner? Consider a bottle of Tassel Ridge Sweethearts Rosé and possibly a box of Finalé chocolate bonbons. If dinner features a steak or other beef dish, take a bottle of Iowa In the Dark. A chocolate
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Chocolate, Tassel Ridge® Sweethearts Rosé and/or Oskyfizzante® Pink are Perfect for Valentines! Chocolate Pots de Crème is elegant, chocolaty, sweet, and perfect with Tassel Ridge Sweethearts Rosé and/or Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Pink and Valentine’s Day celebrations!
Read more →The soils in our Tassel Ridge Vineyard at the Winery are a mix of loess and loam with pockets of clay. Loess is a sandy windblown soil that drains well and when combined with the loam, we have well-drained, rich soils. The loess soils blew in from
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Warm up with Tassel Ridge® Steak House Burgers paired with Tassel Ridge 2023 Iowa Sabrevois! Tassel Ridge Steak House Burgers are full of flavor, and 2023 Iowa Sabrevois, a dry red with bold aromas of spices and leather on the nose followed by blackberry and plum notes
Read more →Iowa Sabrevois is a dry red with bold aromas of spices and leather on the nose followed by blackberry and plum notes with hints of baking spice, smoke, and licorice on the palate. Made from Sabrevois grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Sabrevois pairs well with
Read more →Sometimes, the best-laid plans just don’t work out. We were planning to bottle small quantities each of three different wines. We got the first two wines bottled and were just starting the third wine when a bottle broke in the machine. That was bad enough but the
Read more →Warm-up your evening with Tassel Ridge® Beef Wellington. Tassel Ridge Beef Wellington is an elegant way to warm up a cold evening, especially when it’s paired with Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark.
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