We will continue with rough pruning using our mechanical pruner at Tassel Ridge, weather permitting. We will start cleaning out trellis wires in the Marquette. The mechanical pruner cuts the canes but many are so long that they have to be pulled out manually. And, we will
Read more →If your guests prefer sweet wines, Red, White, & Blue®, Star Spangled White®, and Blackberry Wine are all very popular. Red, White, & Blue is also available in cans which can provide some entertaining flexibility. White wine lovers like our award-winning Iowa Candleglow® White and Iowa Lace.
Read more →Each day, we do what we can in the vineyard considering temperature, precipitation, and wind speed. We worked to finish pulling Mulberry trees at Tassel Ridge vineyard. This vineyard looks MUCH better now than it did just a month ago. We will switch to mulching up the
Read more →Regardless of whether you are giving a gift to a friend, loved one, colleague, or hostess, a bottle of Iowa wine from Tassel Ridge Winery will be a welcome gift. Our very popular Red, White, & Blue® is now available in both bottles and cans. Star Spangled
Read more →We bottled the 2022 Iowa Edelweiss on Wednesday and will be bottling our very popular Star Spangled White® over the next three weeks. We received more Concord and Cranberry juice this week and as soon as it warms up, we will start fermenting both batches of juice.
Read more →We started mechanically pruning our Marquette with our V-Mech pruning system this week. We can prune two rows simultaneously while the tractor and cart are moving at about 2 miles per hour. Although the vines are already dormant, we normally wouldn’t prune at this time of year
Read more →For the wine lover who likes a big dry red wine, the 2020 Reserve Marquette is a very elegant gift. It is made entirely from Marquette with a small amount of Petite Pearl. All of the grapes were grown in our vineyards. The price of this wine
Read more →New York Strips and Iowa Reserve Marquette—perfect for the holiday season! Tassel Ridge® 2020 Iowa Reserve Marquette is a perfect pairing for these New York Strip Steaks with a flavorful marinade and Gorgonzola Butter.
Read more →Your prime rib will have plenty of flavor and fat and it calls for a moderately big dry red wine. The 2019 Iowa Marquette will be a perfect pairing with the prime rib and its trimmings. If you are dining on turkey for Thanksgiving, the 2022 Iowa
Read more →Elegant Prime Rib with and an Elegant Iowa Wine! Prime Rib is an elegant cut of beef, and Tassel Ridge 2019 Iowa Marquette, with its fresh, lightly acidic entry that transitions to hints of raspberry and black cherry and a medium-long finish, is a perfect pairing.
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