We had numerous fermentations going and we monitored and fed Sabrevois and La Crescent fermentations while doing regular punch downs on the Sabrevois. We punch down the cap that forms on the top of the fermenting red wine every day in order to assure that grape skins
Read more →We started by moving harvest equipment back to the warehouse for the winter. We did maintenance work on some equipment prior to returning it to the warehouse. Then, we resumed pulling trees at Tassel Ridge Vineyard (where we have a lot of work to do). We started
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Apple-Cranberry Bruschetta and Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine…perfect for fall and football viewing! This bruschetta is filled with cranberry and apple flavors, perfect for fall. Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine, with its tart cranberry punch, is a perfect pairing for these fall flavors, and Cranberry Wine is great for
Read more →The first grape to be harvested and now the first to be finished with fermentation is Brianna. Last week, we racked it off the yeast lees and put it back into a tank to get it ready for the next steps in making wine. We pressed Frontenac
Read more →Last week, we harvested Petite Pearl, Verona, La Crescent and we harvested Sabrevois on Monday. Once harvest is done, we will return all harvest equipment to where it stays in the off season. Then, the maintenance work starts. That includes pulling trees and shrubs from all of
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Add Oskyfizzante® Pink Cupcakes to your game watching, tailgating, and celebrations! These Oskyfizzante Pink Cupcakes topped with white sugar pearl sprinkles are a fun, festive sweet for game watching, tailgating, celebrations, or anytime. And Oskyfizzante Pink, a sweet, refreshing, fruity, fizzy wine, is the perfect pairing!
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Pear, Manchego Cheese, and Almond Salad with Grilled Chicken paired with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Candleglow® White is perfect for grilling, game watching and tailgating! Iowa Candleglow® White, a dry, fruity white with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that
Read more →Last week, we hand-harvested the Foch at Newport Lane and then completed harvests of Marquette, Petite Pearl, and Crimson Pearl. We also applied fertilizer to the newly planted Foch vines at Meadowcreek. This week, we harvested Petite Pearl and Verona at Tassel Ridge. We then moved the
Read more →We are focused on harvesting right now. When the grapes are ready, we don’t do anything else until they are harvested. We are machine harvesting most grapes and we start at 3 A.M. to get the grapes when they are at their coolest. In our Foch vineyard
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Fiery Shrimp and Chilled Tassel Ridge® Iowa Edelweiss spice up your dinner. Shrimp doesn’t have strong flavors, but the other ingredients in Fiery Shrimp are very flavorful. The tropical fruit notes, with pineapple and a hint of citrus in Tassel Ridge Iowa Edelweiss, will pair nicely with
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