The first step in processing each batch of fruit is destemming and crushing the fruit. When we are making a white or rosé, we then juice the grapes in the press and pump the pressed juice straight into one of our stainless steel tanks. If we are
Read more →After allowing for rain, we harvest almost every day right now. Most of our grape varieties are approaching ripeness, fortunately in a nice sequence. We received a load of Petite Pearl from a grower on Sunday, harvested Sabrevois at Maple Woods and Steuben at Meadowcreek on Monday,
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Try an Iowa Wine Tai. Try an Iowa twist on a Mai Tai. The pineapple juice and orange juice in this Wine Tai enhance the pineapple and orange notes in Tassel Ridge Iowa Edelweiss.
Read more →We had planned to harvest St. Pepin late last week but decided it was not ready. So, on Saturday, we harvested our LaCrosse and then on Sunday, started harvesting Marquette. Most of the Marquette was harvested on Sunday with the rest harvested on Monday. We hurried to
Read more →We started the fermentation of our Brianna this week and added the lag nutrients at mid-week. We watched the temperatures of the fermenting juice very carefully. We have also received Foch from one of our grape suppliers and we started a carbonic maceration of this fruit this
Read more →Each harvest, we invest a lot of time getting all of the equipment we need to process grapes set up before harvest. This involves getting the scales in place and being certified by the State. Then, we move the elevator and dump bin from the warehouse. We
Read more →Beginning at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, our harvest crew of four people started harvesting Brianna at our Maple Woods Vineyard. They finished at about 10:45 and moved north to Newport Lane Vineyard. After harvesting Brianna at Newport Lane Vineyard, they moved the equipment over to Tassel Ridge
Read more →Jonita Boyer, Winemaker at Tassel Ridge Winery, accepted the Governor’s Cup in a ceremony on Friday, August 13 at Grandfather’s Barn at the Iowa State Fair. Oskyfizzante® Iowa White won Best of Show in the “other” category and was the 2021 Governor’s Cup Trophy award winner. Oskyfizzante
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Try Iowa St. Croix Burgers on your grill this weekend! Tassel Ridge Iowa St. Croix Burgers have some of the standard makings of a great burger, but it’s the Iowa St. Croix Barbecue Sauce that puts them over the top!
Read more →2008 Iowa St. Croix is a dry red wine with pepper, plum, and black cherry on the nose; plum and black cherry on the palate; and subtle oak and spices on the finish. This wine is made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Mahaska County,
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