Fire Up the Grill: Asian Burgers + Iowa St. Croix Rosé = The Perfect Pair These Asian Burgers have lots of flavor from the soy sauce, Chinese five-spice powder, and the Ginger-Lemon Aioli, and Tassel Ridge Iowa St. Croix Rosé has sufficient body combined with nice acidity
Read more →Rosés are perfect for warm weather and lighter meals. Try any of these Tassel Ridge® Rosés ranging from dry to sweet along with the suggested recipe pairings or with your favorite lighter foods: 2013 Iowa St. Croix Rosé with Grilled Jerk Chicken; American Pink Catawba with Mediterranean
Read more →Since we can’t engage in wine making, we are getting the wine cellar floors all cleaned and are getting bottling line equipment ready for prime time. Cranberry ferments very slowly and we are keeping an eye on that fermentation. We also ended the Catawba fermentation. We will
Read more →Our vines have budded out and leaves are beginning to turn what was a gray-brown scene into one with spots of green. Because the young buds are freeze-intolerant, we are watching the weather carefully. And, we have had to stop using our mechanical pruner because it will
Read more →Sweet Roxie Red® is a refreshing, semi-sweet, fruity red wine with cherry and citrus on the nose and sweet cherry and candied fruits on the palate. Made from a blend of Marquette grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards and Muscat. Sweet Roxie Red is a
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Turn up the heat with Tassel Ridge Carnitas Tacos this Cinco de Mayo. Balance the sharp spices in these Carnitas Tacos with fruity notes in Tassel Ridge Sweet Roxie Red®.
Read more →The fermentations of Catawba and Cranberry started over the weekend of April 11 & 12. We continue to monitor them. The big news is that a pump and motor on our Crossflow Filter burned up a bearing early last week. We have removed both the pump and
Read more →Bud break is an important threshold each spring as the vines wake up from their winter slumber. Because the buds are very tender, freezing temperatures, even for 4–5 hours, will kill the buds and set the vines back for weeks. Buds have started to swell on most
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Sweet sips & vanilla bliss—Vanilla Bread Pudding & Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Pink are the ultimate spring duo. Chilled Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Pink is a fun, refreshing drink as the weather gets warm, and paired with Tassel Ridge Vanilla Bean Bread Pudding, it is even better!
Read more →Oskyfizzante® Pink is a refreshing, sweet, fizzy wine with tropical fruit aromas including pineapple and lychee, followed by green apple and citrus on the palate. Pair Oskyfizzante Pink with a wide range of appetizers and milk chocolate. Chill well, open, and celebrate! Tassel Ridge wines are sold
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