This Friday, we will feature the Blueberry Pomegranate Wine-a-Rita. It is made with Iowa Pizzeria & Pasta Too!® wine from Tassel Ridge. The Wine-a-Rita mix and wine blend to make an icy, flavorful, sweet drink that is the perfect complement to hot weather. We will feature another
Read more →When the winds permit, we are getting both fungicide and herbicide sprayed; we are fertilizing the second-year LaCrosse at Maple Woods; we are mowing; and we are finishing the tying of the Foch. We are also working on our 2023 harvest estimate so that we will know
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Mediterranean Inspired Burgers and Iowa Sweet & Snazzy™ . . . Perfect for summer Barbecues! Iowa Sweet & Snazzy, a sweet, simple red wine, is a perfect pairing for these burgers. It’s best served chilled, making it even more perfect for hot weather grilling and summer barbecues!
Read more →We are getting our harvester all cleaned up and ready for the Leighton Fireworks on Friday, June 30. It is always a fun time to be able to greet our neighbors at their annual event. We continue tying up our new Itasca and Verona vines. They have
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Not a Margarita . . . but a Wine-A-Rita! All you need is the mix, ice, wine, and a blender to create a fun and delicious frozen wine drink. Enjoy with your 4th of July celebration! $12—single variety carton. $25—five-pack variety carton. Wine-A-Ritas with Tassel Ridge wine
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Summer is officially here! Time for Red, White, & Blue® Sangria!! Try this sangria recipe built around our very popular Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue wine. Well-chilled Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue Sangria is perfect for hot summer weather and entertaining (we’ve even been told that
Read more →Young vines all need attention at this time of year. Second year vines should have cordons growing in both directions from the trunk and they need to be tied to the top wire. This is done with a biodegradable jute twine which is excellent from an environmental
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It’s Red, White, & Blue® Brisket Season! Tassel Ridge® Red, White, & Blue Brisket takes brisket up a notch. Reduce a mixture of Tassel Ridge Red, White, & Blue wine and spices, and you have the perfect, fully flavored braising liquid for brisket. Pair it with Red, White,
Read more →We bottled about 400 cases of Red, White, & Blue on Wednesday and got another batch of Red, White, & Blue cold stabilized. We have lots of birds that just love our crush pad. They do what birds do so we’ll be talking to our local exterminator
Read more →We hedged vines on VSP trellises this week in order to assure that the grapes on these vines were exposed to light. Light exposure helps to lower acid and it improves flavors. We have 17 acres of Edelweiss and these vines have not received much attention for
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