While we are not yet done pulling trees, we are making good progress. We will also remove about 600 old Sabrevois vines that we have not harvested fruit from for several years. We have no immediate plans to replace these vines but we will keep the space
Read more →We have made nice progress in pulling trees and shrubs from our vineyard at Tassel Ridge. We have more work to do and will continue until we are done or bad weather stops us. We also are spraying fungicide in all of our vineyards in order to
Read more →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. Iowa Harvest Red is made from Marquette and Marechal Foch grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards. Iowa Harvest Red
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Spice up dinner with Penne Arrabbiata paired with Tassel Ridge Iowa Harvest Red. Arrabbiata means angry in Italian. The “angry” part in this recipe is the spice created by the crushed red pepper (which you can adjust to taste), and Tassel Ridge Iowa Harvest Red, a dry
Read more →We returned macro-bins and other equipment to the warehouse, transferred wine back to the Winery and then went to work removing trees in the Tassel Ridge Vineyard. We hit weed removal under the vines hard and then realized that our weed eaters need to be repaired so
Read more →Oskyfizzante Cranberry is a fizzy wine that packs a tart cranberry punch with a smooth and sweet finish. Serve it as an aperitif. Pair it with traditional holiday foods or enjoy it as dessert. Oskyfizzante Cranberry is great for holiday celebrations and toasts! Serve chilled. Tassel Ridge wines are
Read more →We had numerous fermentations going and we monitored and fed Sabrevois and La Crescent fermentations while doing regular punch downs on the Sabrevois. We punch down the cap that forms on the top of the fermenting red wine every day in order to assure that grape skins
Read more →We started by moving harvest equipment back to the warehouse for the winter. We did maintenance work on some equipment prior to returning it to the warehouse. Then, we resumed pulling trees at Tassel Ridge Vineyard (where we have a lot of work to do). We started
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Apple-Cranberry Bruschetta and Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine…perfect for fall and football viewing! This bruschetta is filled with cranberry and apple flavors, perfect for fall. Tassel Ridge Cranberry Wine, with its tart cranberry punch, is a perfect pairing for these fall flavors, and Cranberry Wine is great for
Read more →The first grape to be harvested and now the first to be finished with fermentation is Brianna. Last week, we racked it off the yeast lees and put it back into a tank to get it ready for the next steps in making wine. We pressed Frontenac
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