American Merlot and American Syrah are two dry red wines that amaze many of our visitors because they were surprised to hear we made these wines. Both wines were made from grapes imported from out-of-state and they’ve benefitted from long barrel ageing. American Merlot is a dry red wine with red
Read more →The Cellar Team bottled Blackberry Wine last Wednesday. This very smooth sweet wine has a deep blackberry aroma and rich blackberry flavors. We think it will pair nicely with a New York style cheesecake. Lew, our Cellar Technician, prepared a grilled chicken breast with a blackberry reduction.
Read more →Tassel Ridge Winery won seven medals in the recent Mid-American Wine Competition held at DMACC. This competition is open to wineries located in 18 states in the middle of the U.S. Judging is conducted by a number of experienced judges led by Chief Judge, Doug Frost, of
Read more →The cellar team racked the tanks of Concord leaving bentonite (a fining agent) in the bottom of the empty tanks. The bentonite was washed out as the tanks were cleaned. This wine will be used to make Red, White, & Blue®. In fact, we will have made
Read more →Monday’s rain this week was mercifully only about .25 inches in Leighton and the surrounding area. While rain prevented vineyard work on Monday, we were able to be out in our vineyards on Tuesday. And, that is important because we are facing a lot of fungus pressure and we need
Read more →Iowa Cuvée 220 is a recently released new wine from Tassel Ridge Winery. It is a very light, dry red wine with cherry fading to strawberry on the palate and a pleasant, slightly drying finish with light tannins. A blend of St. Croix, Marquette, and Frontenac grapes
Read more →Chef Frank has been cooking pizza in our wood fired pizza oven for about a year now and the pizzas just continue to improve. Last week, a couple born in Italy but living in rural Iowa, came in to enjoy our pizzas. They thought Frank’s pizza was
Read more →Our customers frequently tell us how special our wine is to them. One recently married woman said that her fiancé proposed to her over a bottle of Red, White, & Blue® and as a result, they drank a bottle of Red, White, & Blue® on the anniversary
Read more →When Tassel Ridge pours at tastings, we get lots of questions about where we are located and specifically, about where Leighton is located. Tassel Ridge Winery is located on 220th street just off State Highway 163. When people drive southeast from Des Moines, they will find 200th
Read more →Working in the vineyard during the last couple of weeks has required the crew to dodge a lot of rain drops. Rain in Iowa is usually accompanied by lightning and that makes a vineyard, with its miles of trellis wire, an extremely dangerous place to be. On dry
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