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Veraison Has Started in the Marquette

On July 23, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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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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List of Vineyard Tasks This Week is Long

On July 8, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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Our vineyard team will be tying up new Brianna and St. Pepin vines at Maple Woods and the high wires at Newport Lane and Meadowcreek. They will be tying up several varieties at Tassel Ridge. Removal of suckers is essential to keep vines focused on producing grapes

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We Bottle Oskyfizzante® Pink This Week

On June 24, 2019   /   Action in the Cellar, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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On Tuesday, we will bottle a batch of Oskyfizzante® Pink and then label and install the cap-sleeves later in the week. We will also get the next batch of Oskyfizzante Pink carbonated and ready for bottling next week. Oskyfizzante Pink is our very popular sweet, pink, fizzy

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We Plant Steuben This Week

On June 24, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Our vineyard team planted all of the new Verona and Itasca vines last week and we got most of our vineyards sprayed with fungicide. We’ll try to finish spraying fungicide this week if the weather cooperates. This week, we will plant about 1,000 Steuben vines which we

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Planting Has Begun—Watch the Video!

On June 21, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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Planting has begun at Tassel Ridge Winery! Watch the video here to see exactly how it is done! From drilling the holes to planting the vines…watch this short video to see how grape vines get their start.

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Sangria Recipes from Tassel Ridge Winery!

On June 17, 2019   /   Newsletter, Newsletter Articles, Recipes  
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Need a little something to quench your thirst? Tassel Ridge Winery offers several Sangria recipes made with your favorite Iowa wine! There are several varieties to choose from. Click here to go to our recipes page to find out how to quench your summer thirst with Sangrias

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Vines Are In Blossom; There is a Lot of Sex in the Vineyard These Days!

On June 10, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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Most of our vines are at one stage or another of blooming. Just prior to bloom, vines have “bunches” of tiny tight buds that look like little grapes. The outer casing on each bud will drop off, the stamen (pollen producing part of the flower) extends to

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Tassel Ridge® Winery is the Place to Be for Wine, Dinner, and Mystery!

On June 10, 2019   /   Events, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  

Friday & Saturday, June 21 & 22 Wine Dinner & Murder Mystery 6:00 p.m.—Wine Tasting 6:30 p.m.—Dinner Seating & Show Reservations Required by 3:00 p.m. on June 19 Tassel Ridge® Winery is the place to be for wine, dinner, and mystery when Jest Murder Mystery Co. presents

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We Hope Drier Weather Allows Pruning to Proceed Faster

On June 4, 2019   /   From Our Vineyard, Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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We will start the week by finishing pruning of all vines at Newport Lane Vineyard. Then, we’ll start tucking the VSP trellised Marquette and La Crescent vines at Meadowcreek Vineyards. What this means is that the canes are trained to grow upward on these vines and we

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Camping with Tassel Ridge® Wine? Absolutely!

On June 4, 2019   /   Newsletter, Newsletter Articles  
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Doing a little camping this summer? Stop out at Tassel Ridge® Winery—with many wines to choose from you will surely find something to love! Our Oskyfizzante® Pink pairs perfectly with S’mores! Discover a new Tassel Ridge wine and check out some of our favorite Local Attractions.

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Address:
1681 220th Street
Leighton, IA 50143

Phone:
641.672.WINE (9463)

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Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00–6:00 p.m.

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