Needing a bite, but not up for a full meal? Tassel Ridge is happy to satisfy your need with our new All Day Snack Menu. You can have your choice of Bread & Dipping Oils, Chips & House Made Salsa, Salsa Trio, a Tassel Ridge Cheese Platter,
Read more →Sweethearts Rosé from Tassel Ridge Winery is an outstanding Valentine’s Gift. The 500 ml bottle of sweet rosé wine is shaped like a heart and it is a memorable gift. If you are thinking about the perfect wine for that special Valentine’s dinner, consider Iowa Harvest Red
Read more →Adding these Stonewall Kitchen products can enhance your food and pair well with various Tassel Ridge wines. Choose from several different options. Available for purchase at the Winery, $7 per jar. Spicy Corn Relish—This traditional yet spicy corn relish is the perfect complement to grilled hamburgers and
Read more →Weather permitting, we are installing pencil rods (steel rods about ¼ inch in diameter) in several rows of Marquette that we’ve cut off at the ground. We will train the suckers that come up when the ground warms up in the spring up along the pencil rods
Read more →Herbie the Hawk became the newest member of our team last week. He and his brother float above the Maple Woods Vineyard and our hope is that they scare off little birds. Of course, they are just elegant kites that are tethered along the west edge of
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We will be bottling a batch of our very popular American Steuben this week. Another bottling run of Oskyfizzante® Cranberry will follow late in the week. These runs will empty tanks we will need as we start to process fruit to be harvested this year. Our cellar
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All of the grapes in our four vineyards are in veraison now. That means that they are changing color from a milky green to a translucent yellow-green or to purple. More important, the amount of malic acid in the grape is dropping and the sugar is increasing.
Read more →So, what is veraison? Veraison is when grapes start to change color. Purple grapes change from a milky green to purple and green grapes change from a milky green to yellowing, almost translucent green. This is like the sprint to the finish line (harvest). Acid levels (especially
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Simple…sweet…smooth…refreshing…fruity…summery… Enjoying a Tassel Ridge sangria is a wonderful way to embrace summer. A refreshing, wine-based drink, sangria is an excellent way to cool down on a hot summer day. Discover your favorite sangria recipe! These recipes include Tassel Ridge red wines or white wines, such as
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Treat your guests this summer to Iowa Marquette Rosé from Tassel Ridge Winery. Make it a special treat with the addition of one of the Tassel Ridge dipping oils and a warmed-up loaf of French bread from your local grocery store. The Iowa Marquette Rosé is a
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