We need to get all of our equipment ready for harvest. The first big step is to replace the waste water settling tanks, and we will do that this week. These tanks receive and settle out solids from water used in washing tanks, equipment, and floors. Our
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Iowa St. Croix Rosé is a dry rosé with strawberry, raspberry, peach, and nectarine notes and a slightly drying finish. Made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards, Iowa St. Croix Rosé pairs well with Asian stir-fry, Mexican dishes, and other spicy
Read more →This is grilling season. It is warm and lots of events involve outdoor grilling. If your preference is dry red wine when you grill, Tassel Ridge has you covered. We offer five different dry red wines that are excellent with grilled meats. 2021 Iowa Frontenac is a
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Spicy chicken paired with Iowa Harvest Red is perfect for summer grilling! This Caribbean Inspired Grilled Jerk Chicken has lots of flavor, and Tassel Ridge Iowa Harvest Red, a dry red with plum and black cherry aromas and notes on the palate along with nice acid followed
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American Pink Catawba is a semi-sweet, refreshing, fruity rosé with pineapple and other tropical fruits on the nose and hints of green apple and citrus on the palate. Made entirely from Catawba grapes, American Pink Catawba pairs well with barbecue or picnic foods like cold meats or
Read more →We are regularly asked how our grapevines are dealing with the very hot weather we’ve had recently. The short answer is “quite well.” Actually, most plants will handle air temperatures up to about 95°F but above 95°F, they begin to shut down and stop photosynthesis. In some
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Iowa Candleglow® Red is a sweet red blend bursting with silky cherry and rich plum aromas. Made from Marechal Foch and St. Croix grapes, Iowa Candleglow Red pairs well with soft cheeses, grilled meats, and spicy Asian dishes. Serve at room temperature with food or slightly chilled
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Tassel Ridge Mediterranean Beef Pitas and Tassel Ridge Iowa Sweet & Snazzy™ … perfect for grilling! Enjoying dinner on the patio, or indoors if it’s too hot? These Mediterranean Beef Pitas paired with semi-sweet Tassel Ridge Iowa Sweet & Snazzy are perfect wherever you’re dining!
Read more →The vineyard team will start making harvest estimates for 2024. Because Tassel Ridge won’t need as many grapes this year, we will be trying to sell them to other wineries. The harvest estimate is a lot of work because it involves counting grapes in a few sample
Read more →Tassel Ridge Winery offers four sweet red wines with varying degrees of sweetness that will pair nicely with grilled meats. (Recently, we addressed the seven dry red wines we offer that are excellent with grilled meats). 2015 Iowa Silky St. Croix is a semi-sweet red with cassis,
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