Herbie the Hawk (actually, we have five of them stationed in our vineyards) spends his days flying around. All he needs is a wind of 2–3 miles per hour. Our present all-natural hawk can’t quite figure out what to make of Herbie. He has checked Herbie out
Read more →2008 Iowa St. Croix is a dry red wine with pepper, plum, and black cherry on the nose; plum and black cherry on the palate; and subtle oak and spices on the finish. This wine is made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Mahaska County,
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Jonita will speak at Grandfather’s Barn at the Iowa State Fair about La Crescent on Wednesday. Come and see us. The floors in the cellar are squeaky clean after Jonita and her crew got them cleaned within an inch of their lives. I find that I can
Read more →Herbie the Hawk became the newest member of our team last week. He and his brother float above the Maple Woods Vineyard and our hope is that they scare off little birds. Of course, they are just elegant kites that are tethered along the west edge of
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Try this vibrant, flavorful sangria made with Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine and fresh fruit. It takes very little time to prepare and will keep you cool during these warm August days.
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We will be bottling a batch of our very popular American Steuben this week. Another bottling run of Oskyfizzante® Cranberry will follow late in the week. These runs will empty tanks we will need as we start to process fruit to be harvested this year. Our cellar
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All of the grapes in our four vineyards are in veraison now. That means that they are changing color from a milky green to a translucent yellow-green or to purple. More important, the amount of malic acid in the grape is dropping and the sugar is increasing.
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Tassel Ridge offers seven different flavors of Wine-A-Ritas. All you need is the mix, ice, wine, and a blender to create a fun and delicious frozen wine drink. Try all seven and discover your favorite! Wine-A-Rita mixes are $12 each (wine sold separately). Wine-A-Ritas with Tassel Ridge
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We are bottling our first batch of the very popular Oskyfizzante® Cranberry this week. We have also just finished cold stabilizing a batch of American Steuben and will rack that wine off cream of tartar. We will get it bottled in the next week or so. Preventative
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Although the start of harvest is 2–4 weeks in the future, we are already thinking about steps we must take to be ready. We are doing preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment right now. We planted about 1,500 new vines this year and now is the time
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