Due to scheduling changes, Wine & Casual Asian Plates on Thursday, September 26, and Wine & Burger Day on Friday, September 27, have been cancelled. The Winery will be open 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. and will serve Bistro Lunch from 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. on both days. We apologize
Read more →With ten different wines at various stages of fermentation, there are lots of balls in the air at Tassel Ridge right now. Yeast needs to be fed at about the middle of the fermentation cycle so additional nutrients are put in the tanks at the right times.
Read more →We harvested Steuben Monday and processed it on Tuesday. That means that our small 2019 harvest is now done. We’ll do a deep cleaning of the harvester and perform some preventative maintenance on it. Then, we’ll clean up all of the harvest equipment and put it away
Read more →Harvest 2019 at Tassel Ridge Winery is now finished up! Watch how we turn the grapes into juice to make our Tassel Ridge wine.
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 →Marquette and Foch fermentations are right on schedule. One of the objectives of fermenting red wine is to extract as much color and flavor from the grape skins as possible. Since the grape skins float to the top of the fermenter, they need to be regularly pushed
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 →Is there such a thing as Taco Thursday? If not, then there is now! Join us on Thursday night, September 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for Taco Thursday! Begin with Chips and Salsa, then choose your favorite tacos and pair with your favorite Tassel Ridge® wine!
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Print Tassel Ridge® Vanilla Bean Bread Pudding Course Dessert Servings 8 people Ingredients 1 1-lb loaf brioch 1 vanilla bean 1 1/2 pints vanilla ice cream 6 eggs 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3/4 cup water caramel or chocolate sauce whipped cream Instructions Preheat oven
Read more →We started our testing and tasting this week on Monday. St. Pepin and Marquette look really good. La Crescent still has high acid but the sugar level is about right. Our new press has been a comedy of errors. Not only did it arrive just a couple
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