We racked several wines off yeast lees and got both the Oskyfizzante Pink and Cranberry ready for carbonation. This involves sweetening and filtering both wines. Bottling is done manually, one bottle at a time, with a five-person team. One person rinses each bottle, the second fills the
Read more →Tassel Ridge® 20th Anniversary Iowa White is a dry, fruity white wine with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that hints of green apple. Made from La Crescent, Brianna, and Edelweiss grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, it pairs
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Dip, Sip, Repeat: Lemongrass Chicken paired with Tassel Ridge® 20th Anniversary Iowa White Tassel Ridge® 20th Anniversary Iowa White, a dry, fruity white with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that hints of green apple is a perfect pairing
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Part of our vineyard cleanup effort is focused on replacing broken posts, trellis wires that have come down, and bent pencil rods. We took a load of posts and bent pencil rods to the landfill and will have another load soon. In fact, many of our Marquette
Read more →Tassel Ridge® Iowa White Bouquet is a dry white wine that has been aged in American oak barrels for just one month. This has softened the fruit flavors and added a hint of baking spice. A blend of Brianna, La Crescent, and Edelweiss grapes, all of which
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Harissa chicken brings the fire, Tassel Ridge® Iowa White Bouquet brings the balance. Harissa is a flavorful but strong seasoning, so we need a wine with fruit flavors and body. Made from a blend of Brianna, La Crescent, and Edelweiss grapes, Tassel Ridge Iowa White Bouquet will
Read more →Oskyfizzante Cranberry is a fizzy wine that packs a tart cranberry punch with a smooth and sweet finish. Serve it as an aperitif. Pair it with traditional holiday foods or enjoy it as dessert. Oskyfizzante Cranberry is great for holiday celebrations and toasts! Serve chilled. Tassel Ridge wines are
Read more →Our Clarion vines were just planted in June and we had to race the clock to get the ground under the vines cleaned up and the grow tubes removed so that the vines could harden off for winter. We also fertilized them and several rows of Edelweiss
Read more →Like hungry teenagers, wine fermentations require not only a yeast to start the fermentation, but regular “meals” of yeast nutrients. Adding nutrients to fermentations is almost a daily event and last week, we concentrated on feeding Iowa Frontenac and Iowa Marquette Rosé. Fermentations of red wine leave
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