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
Read more →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. A Double Gold Medal winner and nominee for Best of Show in the Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine Competition,
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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 →Iowa Reserve Marquette is a dry red with bright cherry notes and hints of baking spice on the nose and palate followed by a long, moderately acidic finish. Made from Marquette grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Reserve Marquette pairs well with Mexican dishes and Spicy Asian
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Aerating wine is one of the best ways to “open up” or soften a big, full-bodied dry red wine. However, simply opening the bottle an hour before serving doesn’t expose the wine to the amount of air needed to have any real influence on the wine. To
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.
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Spice up Dinner with Penne Arrabbiata paired with Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark. Arrabbiata means angry in Italian. The “angry” part in this recipe is the spice created by the crushed red pepper (which you can adjust to taste), and Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark
Read more →Tassel Ridge Iowa In the Dark is a dry red with light and fresh flavors. First impressions are tangy acid followed by black cherry fading to plum followed by a drying mid-palate and a long, pleasing finish. Made from Marquette, St. Croix, Petite Pearl, and Steuben grapes
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