Vineyard posts break because they rot off right at the ground level. They are pressure treated and they usually last for at least ten years, but our vineyards are now mature (we started planting in 2002) and the posts still have a finite life. Then, if we
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Looking for a new sangria for tailgating, game watching, or any fall event…try Tassel Ridge® VeryCranBerry Sangria! VeryCranBerry Sangria, made with Tassel Ridge® Cranberry Wine, is a perfect sangria for fall and fall events. Try it with turkey, ham, and even pumpkin desserts, or just sip it
Read more →Cranberry Wine packs a tart cranberry punch with a smooth and sweet finish. Serve it as an aperitif. Drink it with traditional holiday meals or enjoy it as dessert. Serve chilled. Tassel Ridge wines are sold at about 400 retailers in Iowa. Cranberry Wine is available at
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Strawberries, Crème Anglaise, and Fizzy Pink Wine . . . Strawberries with Crème Anglaise make an elegant dessert, and Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante Pink, a sweet, refreshing, fruity, fizzy wine with tropical fruit aromas, make dessert a celebration!
Read more →We finished harvest last week. It was the lightest harvest we have had for several years. One reason is that we left a lot of fruit hanging because we didn’t need it for our own production. We sold much of what we harvested. In addition, our vines
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. Serve chilled. Chill, open, and celebrate! Tassel Ridge wines are sold at about 400
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Add some new flavors to your tacos and pair them with Tassel Ridge Iowa Candleglow® White! Iowa Candleglow 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, pairs well with the
Read more →We harvested Petite Pearl on Monday. We still have Itasca, Verona, Foch, and Steuben to harvest and should have all except the Steuben harvested by the end of this week. Protecting our ripening grapes from hungry birds is a major challenge. We used to use propane cannons
Read more →Iowa Candleglow® White is a dry, fruity white with pineapple, pear, melon, and apricot notes on the nose and palate and a finish that hints of green apple. This dry white is made from La Crescent, Brianna, and Edelweiss grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards.
Read more →The Crimson Pearl is a small batch from the Tassel Ridge Vineyard. It has some very nice flavors and we are interested to see what we can do with it. It might make an outstanding dessert wine. We will use the Foch (which we purchased from another
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