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
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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
Read more →On Wednesday, we bottled a batch of Star Spangled White. This past week, we also finished up the fermentation of a batch of Concord that will be used to make Red, White, & Blue®. We will next start cold stabilization of the Concord. In addition to Concord,
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Grilling in February?! Try Lemongrass Chicken with Honey Dipping Sauce paired with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Candleglow® White! Tassel Ridge Iowa Candleglow White, a dry, fruity white with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that hints of green apple is
Read more →Our Seated Tastings include your choice of one of eight Tasting Flights. Flights include five wines, freshly baked bread, Frisian Farms Young Gouda, and Tassel Ridge® Dipping Oil. $15 per flight. Seating is limited. The Tasting Bar is not open. Call the Winery at 641.672.WINE (9463) to
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Chicken Piccata Pasta and Tassel Ridge® Iowa Lace…Perfect for a Light Dinner! This Chicken Piccata Pasta has some spice along with some fairly light flavors. Chilled Tassel Ridge Iowa Lace, an off-dry white with grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose and palate, is a nice pairing
Read more →Our vineyard manager continues to finish-prune on nice days. Fortunately, we have had several nice days recently. He is also using a new berm sweeper to remove pruning debris and dead weeds from under the Marquette vines at Meadowcreek. This will allow the herbicide that we will
Read more →Iowa Lace is an off-dry white with grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose and palate. Made from La Crescent grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Lace pairs well with chicken or fish. Serve chilled. Store at 55°F. Tassel Ridge wines are sold at about 400
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