One of the pumps in our cross-flow filter failed about three weeks ago, and we have not been able to bottle since. We have a temporary fix on that pump until replacement parts arrive from Germany in early March. So, we are starting to catch up this
Read more →Add Beef-Barley Soup and Iowa Harvest Red to your game watching (or any) menu! Watching games and hot soup is a great paring on cold winter days, and Tassel Ridge Iowa Harvest Red with plum and black cherry aromas and notes on the palate along with nice
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Warm up with a Top Sirloin Roast paired with an Iowa dry red wine. The big flavors from the spices and the fat from the sirloin in this Fennel-Coriander Top Sirloin Roast need a big, dry red wine, and Tassel Ridge 2020 Iowa Reserve Marquette is a
Read more →We bottled about 140 cases of Oskyfizzante Iowa White on Tuesday. This is a slow process because it is all done by hand. We can’t use our bottling line on fizzy wines. And, it is a two-step process because we have to fill the bottles, wait at
Read more →We are doing a bit of hand pruning when weather and other priorities permit. Adam’s goal is to get two rows of Marquette pruned each day. These vines have already been machine-pruned so these are the finishing touches. Our harvester has sprung a small oil leak. We
Read more →We are doing oil changes on a tractor and a Gator housed at Maple Woods Vineyard. We have also started researching additional vineyard mechanization. Our V-Mech pre-pruner does a good job but it requires three people to operate: one in the tractor and two on the V-Mech.
Read more →We bottled the 2022 Iowa Edelweiss on Wednesday and will be bottling our very popular Star Spangled White® over the next three weeks. We received more Concord and Cranberry juice this week and as soon as it warms up, we will start fermenting both batches of juice.
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Chicken and Asparagus and Iowa Candleglow® White…a perfect late summer meal! Iowa Candleglow White, a dry, fruity wine, pairs very nicely with this light but flavorful chicken recipe.
Read more →Great for Grilling…Steak House Burgers and Iowa Harvest Red! Iowa Harvest Red is a dry red with plum and black cherry aromas and notes on the palate along with nice acid followed by a long, complex finish making it perfect for grilled burgers!
Read more →Try American Pink Catawba with Buttermilk Chicken or your Favorite Fried Chicken American Pink Catawba is a semi-sweet, refreshing, fruity rosé with pineapple and other tropical fruit aromas and green apple and citrus flavors that pair nicely with our Tassel Ridge crowd-pleasing Southern Buttermilk Chicken or your
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