Typically, at this time of year, the cellar has several different wines that are being readied for bottling. This week, we are filtering our Iowa Nouveau. We are also getting Oskyfizzante® Cranberry ready for bottling and racking Iowa Brianna off fining agents. We will blend our next
Read more →Our vines are welcoming the rain but they are all getting ready for a long winter’s sleep. The leaves are getting both darker and in some varieties more yellow, but are still hanging on. A couple of cold nights below 32°F and a windy day will leave
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 →We are focused on getting our Iowa Nouveau and our white wines ready for bottling. With the Iowa Nouveau, we are cold stabilizing it by removing naturally occurring tartrates and we are adding fining agents to Brianna, La Crescent, St. Pepin, and Edelweiss. By the way, the
Read more →Removing Mulberry Trees in the vineyard is challenging because they have to be pulled by the roots. So, damp ground makes it all much easier. While we are pulling Mulberry trees, if we encounter a post that has rotted off at the ground, we will dig it
Read more →While our Halloween role as adults is usually to see that we have candy for Trick or Treaters on Beggars’ Night, consider buying extras of the candy that you like and pairing it with Tassel Ridge wines. Here are six pairing ideas. I’ve listed my favorite first!
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Spice up Dinner with Penne Arrabbiata paired with Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark. 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
Read more →We will move the 2021 Sabrevois from a tank to barrels and develop our final blend of Iowa Nouveau. Then, we will cold stabilize the Iowa Nouveau. We will be bottling 2021 Iowa Nouveau in late October or early November so we will order the labels this
Read more →The recent rain storms have softened the ground and are making it easier to remove broken posts and Mulberry Trees. We are taking full advantage of the moist ground and are making steady progress with both posts and trees. We have used our rainy days to get
Read more →Pair an elegant steak with an elegant wine, Tassel Ridge 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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