The 2022 harvest at Tassel Ridge Winery began on August 23 at about 3 a.m. We started picking Brianna and then quickly moved to Edelweiss where we picked until all of our bins were full at 11 a.m. The 4-person picking team uses a Korvan harvester that
Read more →When the grape samples come to the Winery, we test them for their sugar level, for the total acidity of the juice, and for the pH or the strength of the acidity. We do this in our lab using a titrator made by Mettler-Toledo. In addition, we
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Cheddar BLT Burgers are great for end-of-summer grilling and game watching! Tassel Ridge® Cheddar BLT Burgers are full of flavor, and a semi-sweet red wine, like Tassel Ridge Iowa Silky St. Croix, is a great pairing for the flavors in these burgers.
Read more →Try this Grilled Thai Chicken with Iowa St. Croix Rosé! This Grilled Thai Chicken has lots of flavors and a bit of spice, and Iowa St. Croix Rosé, a dry Rosé with strawberry, raspberry, peach, and nectarine notes and slightly drying finish, is a perfect pairing for
Read more →Iowa Silky St. Croix is a semi-sweet red with cassis, black cherry, and mango on the nose; soft black cherry on the palate; and a long, fruity finish. Made entirely from St. Croix grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Silky St. Croix pairs well with Mexican
Read more →Because grapes have been slow to ripen, we will be at least one week later for the start of harvest this year compared to recent years and we are using the time to get ready. We will be picking samples for testing again on Monday. This is
Read more →Making wine is like painting: you spend a lot of time cleaning and preparing surfaces before you paint. When making wine, you spend a lot of time cleaning and preparing equipment before you make wine. This year is no different. We’ll get the presses and the crush
Read more →Getting ready for harvest starts with getting harvest equipment cleaned, lubricated, and ready to process grapes. We move the cellar harvest equipment (hopper-elevator, destemmer-crusher, must pump and prefeed) from the warehouse to the crush pad. We also get the scales ready for harvest. Usually, our first grape
Read more →Iowa Sabrevois is a dry red with bold aromas of spices and leather on the nose followed by blackberry and plum notes with hints of baking spice, smoke, and licorice on the palate. Made from Sabrevois grapes grown in our Iowa vineyards, Iowa Sabrevois pairs well with
Read more →Try this Zesty Steak with Tassel Ridge® Iowa Sabrevois The seasoning adds zesty flavors to this flat iron steak, and Tassel Ridge Iowa Sabrevois, a dry red with bold aromas of spices on the nose followed by blackberry and plum notes with hints of baking spice, on
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