We will rack Blackberry Wine off yeast lees. The fermentation is now officially finished. We are cold stabilizing the American Steuben and also finishing up the fermentation of Cranberry Wine. We will start making a batch of Oskyfizzante® Cranberry and we’ll bottle our last batch of Red,
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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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This is the time of year that we engage in purely routine regular tasks like mowing, removing suckers, spraying fungicide, and tying vines to the trellis. When we tie new vines, we are also tying them to the pencil rod so their trunks grow straight up. This
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We will bottle one of our last batches of Red, White, & Blue® for the season and work on getting Cranberry ready to bottle. With the start of harvesting approaching in August, this is the time of year that we start planning the purchasing of yeast, yeast
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Is there such a thing as Taco Thursday? If not, then there is now! Join us on Thursday night, July 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for Taco Thursday! Begin with Chips and Salsa, then choose your favorite tacos and pair with your favorite Tassel Ridge®
Read more →We will be mowing and spraying as needed and we will install pencil rods and grow tubes on our new vines that are already planted as soon as the pencil rods arrive. We are getting our La Crescent blocks cleaned up. We had quite a bit of
Read more →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 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.
Read more →We are performing final touches to our new 2018 Iowa Harvest Red blend and will bottle it this week. We will release it in September to our Harvest Club. It will be available in our tasting room later in the year. We are finishing up our Oskyfizzante®
Read more →Harvest Club members receive a shipment of two bottles of wine four times a year. Each Harvest Club shipment has a predetermined selection of two dry wines, two sweet wines, or one of each. Harvest Club Selections Members will be notified by mail or e-mail about upcoming
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