We expect to finish pulling mulberry trees in the Tassel Ridge vineyard this week. When the temperature is below freezing at night, we can only pull trees in the afternoon after it warms up because the trees snap off at the ground and we fail to get
Read more →Wine gifts from Tassel Ridge Wines are Simply Extraordinary®! An Iowa wine from Tassel Ridge Winery makes a perfect holiday gift for a friend, colleague, or host/hostess. Red, White, & Blue® is very popular among sweet wine lovers, while dry wine fans love our 2019 Iowa Marquette
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Need a change from Turkey? Try this Top Sirloin Roast recipe. The big flavors from the spices and the fat from the sirloin in this Fennel-Coriander Top Sirloin Roast need a big, dry red wine, and Tassel Ridge 2019 Iowa Marquette is an excellent choice!
Read more →On Thursday, November 19, we will release our 2020 Iowa Nouveau. This is the first wine of the season—these grapes were still on the vine on September 1. It is a young, very simple wine that is very fruit forward. There is no complexity here, just great
Read more →With good weather forecast for this week, we expect to finish pulling the Mulberry trees at Tassel Ridge. We are almost done and finally, this vineyard block no longer looks like a young forest. We will also mow all vineyards. We will start our spraying of herbicide
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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
Read more →We have about 540 cases of Cranberry Wine to bottle this week. In addition, we have lots of cellar operations to perform. We will rack Edelweiss off a fining agent and begin cold stabilization of Edelweiss. We will also rack St. Pepin off a fining agent. We’ve
Read more →We expect rain this week but weather permitting, we will continue pulling Mulberry trees at Tassel Ridge. Fortunately, the wet ground facilitates tree removal. We are also planning to continue cutting off Edelweiss and Marquette trunks at the ground so we can grow new trunks on those
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 slightly
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