We are making slow progress mowing and fertilizing in our vineyards. Weather has prevented some outdoor work but equipment failures has been another problem. And, we just don’t have enough labor to get all the work done. The good news is that on June 1, we have
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Berry Good News: Your Summer Drink with Blackberry Wine Is Here Tassel Ridge® Blackberry Sangria, made with Tassel Ridge Blackberry Wine, is the perfect blend of blackberry and orange flavors with a touch of sweetness.
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The secret to the perfect outdoor dinner? It starts with this salad and Tassel Ridge 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
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A Rosé Cake as Good as the Rockets Glare Rosé® Wine It’s Paired With Rockets Glare Rosé Cake is a delicious strawberry flavored cake that’s perfect for warm weather celebrations. Pair it with a glass of Tassel Ridge Rockets Glare Rosé and make dessert even more special.
Read more →Rosés are perfect for warm weather and lighter meals. Try any of these Tassel Ridge® Rosés ranging from dry to sweet along with the suggested recipe pairings or with your favorite lighter foods: 2013 Iowa St. Croix Rosé with Grilled Jerk Chicken; American Pink Catawba with Mediterranean
Read more →Since we can’t engage in wine making, we are getting the wine cellar floors all cleaned and are getting bottling line equipment ready for prime time. Cranberry ferments very slowly and we are keeping an eye on that fermentation. We also ended the Catawba fermentation. We will
Read more →Our vines have budded out and leaves are beginning to turn what was a gray-brown scene into one with spots of green. Because the young buds are freeze-intolerant, we are watching the weather carefully. And, we have had to stop using our mechanical pruner because it will
Read more →Sweet Roxie Red® is a refreshing, semi-sweet, fruity red wine with cherry and citrus on the nose and sweet cherry and candied fruits on the palate. Made from a blend of Marquette grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards and Muscat. Sweet Roxie Red is a
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Turn up the heat with Tassel Ridge Carnitas Tacos this Cinco de Mayo. Balance the sharp spices in these Carnitas Tacos with fruity notes in Tassel Ridge Sweet Roxie Red®.
Read more →The fermentations of Catawba and Cranberry started over the weekend of April 11 & 12. We continue to monitor them. The big news is that a pump and motor on our Crossflow Filter burned up a bearing early last week. We have removed both the pump and
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