Food insecurity was a major problem in Europe right up until the beginning of the twentieth century, and a good harvest was never taken for granted. Traditionally, the harvest was celebrated in villages throughout France, Switzerland, and Southern Germany. It was a community undertaking with the butcher
Read more →Iowa Nouveau, a light and fruity red wine, is our first wine of the season. Made entirely from grapes grown in Iowa, Iowa Nouveau pairs well with vegetable and beef soups and stews, as well as traditional holiday meals. Iowa Nouveau is best when consumed soon after purchase. Serve
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Try this Iowa Version of a French Dip! This warm, juicy beef sandwich gets an Iowa twist from the Tassel Ridge Iowa Nouveau used to make the au jus. With its light and fruity characteristics, Iowa Nouveau is a perfect ingredient in and pairing for our Iowa
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Cheddar BLT Burgers are great for game watching and Harvest Season! Tassel Ridge® Cheddar BLT Burgers are full of flavor, and a dry red wine, like Tassel Ridge 2020 Iowa Harvest Red, is a great pairing for the flavors in these burgers.
Read more →2020 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. Made from Marquette and Marechal Foch grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Harvest Red will pair nicely
Read more →One of the last steps in making a wine is to assure that there is little or no dissolved Oxygen (DO) in the wine. We will do a measurement on our 2021 Iowa Nouveau but just to be sure, we will inject Nitrogen into the wine and
Read more →Typically, at this time of year, the cellar has several different wines that are being readied for bottling. This week, we are filtering our Iowa Nouveau. We are also getting Oskyfizzante® Cranberry ready for bottling and racking Iowa Brianna off fining agents. We will blend our next
Read more →Our vines are welcoming the rain but they are all getting ready for a long winter’s sleep. The leaves are getting both darker and in some varieties more yellow, but are still hanging on. A couple of cold nights below 32°F and a windy day will leave
Read more →A Bruschetta with Fall Flavors for Holiday Meals and Football Viewing This bruschetta is filled with cranberry and apple flavors, perfect for fall, and Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Cranberry, with its tart cranberry punch, is a perfect pairing for these fall flavors. A fizzy wine, Oskyfizzante Cranberry is
Read more →We are focused on getting our Iowa Nouveau and our white wines ready for bottling. With the Iowa Nouveau, we are cold stabilizing it by removing naturally occurring tartrates and we are adding fining agents to Brianna, La Crescent, St. Pepin, and Edelweiss. By the way, the
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