A couple of years ago, a visitor to the Winery came up and said something to the effect of, “In the spring, all you talk about is pruning. If you’d just let the vines do their thing and grow where they want, you wouldn’t have to spend
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →Iowa Brianna is a sweet white wine with apricot, peach, kiwi, and star fruit on the nose, and pear, apple, and apricot on the palate. The acidity is perfectly balanced with the level of sweetness for a clean, lingering finish. Iowa Brianna pairs well with soft ripened
Read more →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 →Iowa Edelweiss is a fruity, semi-sweet white wine that offers orange, pear, and pineapple hints on both the nose and palate. It is great served chilled and simply sipped. And, it enhances spicy Asian stir-fry or a traditional family dinner of glazed ham studded with pineapple. All of
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
Read more →Try a Rustic Apple Tart paired with Tassel Ridge® Prelude! This Rustic Apple Tart is a great dessert for any season, and Tassel Ridge Prelude, a semi-sweet white wine with citrus, pear, nectarine, banana, and tropical fruit notes, is a perfect pairing.
Read more →We are getting ready to take advantage of nice weather and start machine pruning with our V-Mech System. With three people (one in the tractor and two in the V-Mech – it is officially the chariot!) we can machine prune a lot of vineyard quickly. Then, we
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