On Wednesday, we will bottle another batch of our very popular Blackberry Wine. If you like a really smooth sweet wine, you should try Tassel Ridge Blackberry Wine. We are fermenting batches of Cranberry Wine and American Steuben so we’ll be monitoring those fermentations. We will be
Read more →We Finish Tying and Suckering New Vines at Maple Woods and Make this Season’s First Harvest Estimate
We have a lot of new vines at our Maple Woods vineyard and we will finish tying them to the pencil rod and top wire and also remove any suckers. We have more fungicide to apply. Because of our high humidity right now, this is really important.
Read more →Jake Peterson is the Assistant Tasting Room Manager at Tassel Ridge Winery. He moved from North Carolina about seven months ago and started at Tassel Ridge in February. He is still getting used to the wide range of temperatures we have in Iowa. Jake worked for a
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A fan of fish tacos or looking for something new, try these Coconut-Lime Fish Tacos. Iowa Edelweiss with its pineapple notes and flavors is an outstanding complement to the spices and tropical flavors in these Coconut-Lime Fish Tacos.
Read more →Iowa Edelweiss is a semi-sweet white wine with the scent of ripe pineapple followed by hints of mandarin orange, pear, and pineapple on the palate. Made entirely from Edelweiss grapes grown in Mahaska County, Iowa, this wine pairs well with spicy Asian food, meats seasoned with Caribbean
Read more →Tying Vines, Removing Suckers, Spraying Herbicide, and Mowing are All Seasonal Tasks in the Vineyard
This week, we will finish tying Sabrevois and St. Croix and removing suckers. We will finish hedging the Marquette in Meadowcreek West and work on the Marquette trellis. Mowing never seems to go away. We will be spraying some herbicide at Tassel Ridge and at Meadowcreek. And,
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Tassel Ridge Greek Beef Pockets make a tasty, light, summer meal, and Tassel Ridge Iowa Cuvée 220 is a perfect pairing. It has enough body to complement the bigger flavors from the beef, onion, and feta without overwhelming the fresh flavors in the cucumber sauce.
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Iowa Cuvée 220 is a dry, light red with cherry fading to strawberry on the palate and a pleasant, slightly drying finish with light tannins. A blend of St. Croix, Marquette, and Frontenac grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards, Iowa Cuvée 220 is a nice
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Cool down with a Tassel Ridge® Frosty Flag. A slushy-style drink, made with Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue®, it’s bursting with traditional grape flavors and icy cold goodness.
Read more →The first order of business this week involves removing the Edelweiss trunks in four rows at Tassel Ridge. These vines were originally planted in about 2007 and now are missing arms, are really mis-shapen, are dead, or have what appears to be diseased trunks. We are starting
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