We got started planting about 850 new Verona and 850 new Itasca vines this week. Verona will make a red wine with very prominent raspberry notes. This new (to us) variety was developed by Tom Plocher in East-Central Minnesota. Itasca will produce a white wine which we
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Red, White, & Blue is a traditional sweet, Concord based-blend with strong grape flavors reminiscent of grape jelly. An outstanding sipping wine, Red, White, & Blue is best served chilled. Red, White, & Blue is available at Tassel Ridge Winery and at some of our over 450
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Two wines from Tassel Ridge Winery, Iowa Candleglow® White and 2014 Iowa La Crescent, scored highly in the May Midwest Wine Review. Iowa Candleglow White ranked #2 and 2014 Iowa La Crescent ranked #6 among the top ten wines featured in the article, “May 2019—Heart of the
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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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Rockets Glare Rosé® is a sweet rosé with cherry on the nose, bright red cherries on the palate, and green apple on the finish. Made from Sabrevois and La Crosse grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards, pair Rockets Glare Rosé with your favorite spicy foods.
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We expect to apply the annual lime-sulfur spray to the vine trunks and cordons. The objective is to kill any fungus that overwintered in cracks in the trunks and cordons. This spray is commonly also applied to fruit trees. We also expect to start spraying herbicide to
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Cranberry Wine packs a tart cranberry punch with a smooth and sweet finish. Serve it as an aperitif. Drink it with traditional holiday meals or enjoy it as dessert. Serve chilled. Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine is available at the Winery and at some of our 450 retailers
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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, 2013 Iowa St. Croix Rosé pairs well with Asian stir-fry, Mexican dishes, and other
Read more →The cellar team is celebrating their accomplishment of bottling 16,015 cases of wine in 2014. That compares to 13,884 cases in 2013. There are 12 bottles in a case so that totals to 192,180 bottles for 2014. They will start 2015 off with a bang by bottling about
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