Star Spangled White® Cake…a perfect dessert for Summer Entertaining

Tassel Ridge® Star Spangled White Cake

End your summer celebrations on a sweet note with Star Spangled White Cake. Pair a slice (or two!) of this moist, delicious cake with a glass of Tassel Ridge Star Spangled White to make dessert even nicer. (read more)

Wine Quiz

Which flavor does NOT come from aging the wine in an oak barrel?

a. Fruity

b. Toast

c. Vanilla

d. Spice

Answer below.

Wine of the Week

Star Spangled White

Star Spangled White® is a sweet white wine with pineapple, melon, and pear on the nose and candied pineapple and pear on the palate. This wine is made entirely from Edelweiss grapes. Pair with apple and pear desserts or blue vein cheese. Enjoy Star Spangled White alone as a sipping wine. Serve well chilled. (read more)

June 10 is National Rosé Day—Celebrate with a Tassel Ridge Rosé

A warm evening on the deck or balcony is the perfect time to celebrate with a Tassel Ridge rosé. With nine different rosés ranging from dry to sweet, we have something for every taste preference.  

So, why a rosé?  Most rosés offer a medium body with flavors bigger than a white wine and milder than a red wine. (read more)

Tassel Ridge Winery Bistro Menu Returns

Thursday–Saturday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Bistro Menu will not be available on Saturdays with scheduled all-day Wine & Food Events. Go to www.tasselridge.com/events for a Schedule of weekend Wine & Food Events. (read more)

Gift Shop

Aervana Aerator

Need to shorten the time it takes to for a dry red wine to breathe and “open up” releasing its aromas and flavors? Try an aerator! Aerators add air immediately, softening tannins, and improving flavors. For red wine lovers who want to release the aromas from their dry reds, try this Aervana aerator. It also makes a great gift for Father’s Day! Prices range from $59–90.

Gift Certificates

Need something for that “hard to shop for” person on your list? A Tassel Ridge Winery Gift Certificate lets them choose their own perfect gift at the Winery and experience all the Tassel Ridge Winery has to offer from wine to wine-related items, local chocolates and cheese, wine and food events, and more.

In the Vineyard

We are Busy Shoot Positioning and Tying Up Vines

An important task in the vineyards in early June is to tuck all of the canes on our vines on vertical shoot positioning (VSP) trellises between the cage wires. While the canes are short and very pliable, this is time-consuming but easy. If we wait too long, the canes snap-off easily and we can quickly reduce the production of that grape. (read more)

Cellar Activities

We Bottled Oskyfizzante® Pink on Tuesday

We bottled a batch of Oskyfizzante Pink on Tuesday. This wine must be very cold when it’s bottled in order to avoid losing the carbonation. We have to let the wine warm up for a couple of days before we apply the labels and sleeves because the labels won’t stick to a wet bottle. So, they will be labelled at the end of the week. (read more)

Our Location and Hours

1681 220th Street, Leighton, IA

Open 7 days a week year-round

Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–6:00 p.m.