The first order of business this week involves removing the Edelweiss trunks in four rows at Tassel Ridge. These vines were originally planted in about 2007 and now are missing arms, are really mis-shapen, are dead, or have what appears to be diseased trunks. We are starting
Read more →This week, we will finish up the last bottling session with our very popular Red, White, & Blue. We are completing cold stabilization of a batch of American Pink Catawba. A shipment of Steuben and Cranberry juice is expected this week. We are getting ready for harvest
Read more →We have blocs of one year-old Brianna, Crimson Pearl, and Petite Pearl at Tassel Ridge that are now almost up to the top wire. We tie them to the pencil rod to assure that their trunks grow straight. This is not just to make them look pretty
Read more →We are doing lots of checks on wine in tanks including for dissolved oxygen and SO2 and we will make adjustments where necessary. We are starting to get ready for harvest by purchasing yeast, yeast nutrients, and other fermentation supplies. Other tasks for this week include moving
Read more →Warm weather has encouraged rapid growth in our vines. Most grape varieties have already set their fruit. We are removing suckers and tying up vines, applying fungicide and even a little herbicide under vines. We also start to remove leaves so that the fruit is exposed to
Read more →Masks are required in the Winery. Wine Tasting, Wine-by-the Glass, and Food Service are NOT available at Tassel Ridge Winery at this time. The Winery is open for To-Go only purchases of bottles or cases of wine and pre-packaged items like jelly, dipping oils, sauces, and cheeses
Read more →The warm temperatures we’ve been experiencing have promoted flowering of our vines. Forget right now about picking a bouquet of grapevine flowers. These flowers are REALLY small and not pretty. Only a grape vine loves them! Anyhow, each flower is almost 1/8 of an inch high and
Read more →We finished pruning last week and now one person is dedicated to mowing and another to spraying fungicide. The rest of our vineyard crew will work to get our Marquette tucked up into the catch wires and then we’ll work on removing suckers from the Edelweiss and
Read more →We will start work this week to return the cellar to where things were located prior to resurfacing the concrete floors. The acid in the wine and the cleaning chemicals we use (Potassium Metabisulfate and Citric Acid) help us keep our tanks, hoses, pumps, and other equipment
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Cool down with Tassel Ridge Star Spangled White Sangria. Made with blueberries, strawberries, and star-shaped apple slices, it’s sweet, refreshing, and fun.
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