Processing the grapes includes weighing them in, lifting the macrobins filled with fruit and dumping the grapes into the hopper-elevator. The fruit is metered into the destemmer-crusher where each grape is gently broken open. Grapes that will be made into white or rosé wine will be pumped
Read more →Harvest is everything right now. The week began with the Marquette harvest. This is a nine acre vineyard block so we allowed most of two days. The good news is that it only took one long day. The bad news is that because of the very dry
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Perfect for grilling, game watching and tailgating…Marinated Chicken Breasts with Harissa Sauce and Iowa Edelweiss. Marinated Chicken Breasts with Harissa Sauce and Tassel Ridge Iowa Edelweiss are a perfect combination. Harissa is a flavorful but strong seasoning, and Tassel Ridge Iowa Edelweiss, a semi-sweet white wine with
Read more →We started with LaCrosse last weekend. Since the grapes were warm, we put them in a reefer trailer which we have rented for harvest again this year. The LaCrosse was chilled and then processed on Sunday. Because we have a lot of Edelweiss (17 acres), we harvested
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Pair Blackberry Sangria with Hot Weather, Long Weekends, Game Watching, & Tailgating! Tassel Ridge® Blackberry Sangria, made with Tassel Ridge Blackberry Wine, is the perfect blend of blackberry and orange flavors with a touch of sweetness.
Read more →Everything is ready! The machines are all clean and lubricated. The crush pad is clean and ready for action. We are just waiting for the grapes to get fully ripe. Actually, last week we did harvest about 700 pounds of Itasca, a white grape that was developed
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Grilled Coffee Chipotle Steaks and Chilled Iowa Silky St. Croix…perfect for Warm/Hot Evenings! Tassel Ridge® chilled Iowa Silky St. Croix, a semi-sweet red with cherry notes on the nose and palate, is a perfect pairing for the very flavorful spice rub on Grilled Coffee Chipotle Steaks and
Read more →Iowa Silky St. Croix is a semi-sweet red with cassis, black cherry, and mango on the nose; soft black cherry on the palate; and a long, fruity finish. Made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Silky St. Croix pairs with grilled meat,
Read more →Itasca led the harvest schedule this year. In fact, this is our first harvest of Itasca which is growing in our Tassel Ridge Vineyard. We got a small batch totaling about 730 pounds or 0.365 tons. We will make about 50 gallons of wine that we will
Read more →Iowa Sabrevois is a dry red with bold aromas of spices and leather on the nose followed by blackberry and plum notes with hints of baking spice, smoke, and licorice on the palate. Made from Sabrevois grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Sabrevois pairs well with
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