We are grateful for the rain we got this week, but it did slow down the pruning. We finished pruning our La Crescent at Meadowcreek and got started on Edelweiss at Tassel Ridge. The Edelweiss will be a long effort because we have about 17 acres. We
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Pair Spring with Rosé and Lighter Dinners! This Chinese Chicken Salad is a light, flavorful dinner for a warm spring evening, and Tassel Ridge Iowa St. Croix Rosé is the perfect pairing for the Asian inspired flavors.
Read more →We machine-pruned at Tassel Ridge when it was not raining this week. This will be a long journey because there are a lot of vines to be pruned. We are also going through the vineyard at Tassel Ridge with a “sweeper” which is a tractor-mounted rough brush
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Maple-Glazed Ham and Cranberry Wine… perfect for spring holidays and celebrations. This Maple Glaze has sweet and spicy notes, and ham calls for a light bodied wine. Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine is a perfect pairing for the sweet and spice and the ham.
Read more →Our vineyard crew started the week by fine-pruning the Brianna at Maple Woods and then shifted to fine pruning all of the small vineyard at Meadowcreek East. They then moved to Brianna at Tassel Ridge and finally the very large Edelweiss planting at Tassel Ridge. Edelweiss at
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Iowa Steuben is a light, fruity, semi-sweet, easy-drinking style rosé with cherry and apple notes and just a hint of cinnamon on the nose and cherry and apple flavors on the palate with a slightly spicy, tangy finish. Made entirely from Steuben grapes, it’s perfect as an
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Add some spice to dinner with Bob’s Chicken Enchiladas and Iowa Steuben. These chicken enchiladas have lots of flavors, but you’re in control of the spice and heat when you choose hot, medium, or mild sauce. Tassel Ridge Iowa Steuben is a light rosé filled with fruit
Read more →We finished short-pruning the Sabrevois at Maple Woods Vineyard and got that vineyard mowed. When we mow, we not only cut the grass between the rows of grapes, we also grind up the canes that we have cut off the vines during pruning. This will leave the
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A fan of fish tacos or looking for different tacos? Try these Coconut-Lime Fish Tacos paired with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Edelweiss. A semi-sweet white with the scent of ripe pineapple and hints of mandarin orange, pear, and pineapple on the palate, Iowa Edelweiss is an outstanding pairing
Read more →Have you ever wondered how vines that survive Iowa’s warmest winters fail to break bud in the spring when it warmed up? Or, after four days in mid-February with 60–70°F temperatures, these same vines haven’t started to break bud? Of course, since Wednesday had freezing temperatures and
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