A bluestem biography

Owning a home brew and wine making supply store plus operating our own winery?  Never in a million years . . . READ ON . . .

 
   BLUESTEM WINES AVAILABLE OFF-SITE

BlueStem Winery wines are now being sold at locations other than at the winery in Parkersburg.

 

We happened (through a customer's recommendation) upon a very fine restaurant in Waverly and while waiting at the bar (we did not make reservations!) I happened to be visiting with one of the owners who was tending bar.  Before long we had made arrangements for the Water Street Grill to be the first dining establishment to carry BlueStem wines!  We are excited about the Water Street Grill serving our wines.  It is worth the trip to Waverly to taste the fine entrees served (all reasonably priced!).

 

We have also added our first FULL LINE retailer with the addition of Shelton's Liquor located at 113 1st St. NW in Buffalo Center, Iowa.  Shelton's carries a complete inventory of BlueStem Winery wines including our dry red, all three off-dry whites, our sweet white and all three of our dessert wines.  Welcome Shelton's!!

 

For a list of all retail establishments carrying BlueStem wines check out our Store Locator page.
   WINE VARIETAL DESCRIPTIONS

Confused by all the different names for wine and by the many different types of grapes? The links below will lead you to pages on our website which briefly describe the various types of grapes and the wines that are made from them.

 

RED GRAPE VARIETALS

WHITE GRAPE VARIETALS

    WINE TERMINOLOGY
If you are confused by all the terminology surrounding wines then check here for a list of commonly used wine words to help you . . .
 

BlueSaver

 

 

Shipping

 

 

$8.95

Full details about BlueSaver shipping are on the Policies page of our web site but the nuts and bolts are that we will ship your ENTIRE ORDER to anywhere in the lower 48 United States for $8.95.  No matter how large your order is!

 

Wine ingredient kits from Cellar Craft or WinExpert all ship for $8.95 (even if you order more than one!) and you can order whatever else you want and all of it ships for $8.95 . . . TOTAL!!!

 

TOP 5 REASONS TO DRINK WINE

  1. Recently revised USDA guidelines recommend the moderate consumption of wine as part of a balanced diet.
  2. Moderate drinkers tend to be more insulin sensitive (as opposed to teetotalers) and this helps with weight regulation.
  3. Moderate wine consumption helps to increase the level of heart protective HDL (good cholesterol) and to reduce LDL cholesterol.
  4. Wine contains Resveratrol and this substance helps to increase endurance and also to prevent gaining weight.
  5. And finally, to LIVE LONGER!  A government funded study of American men found that the moderate consumption of wine increased the time remaining until death (from all causes) by 3%.
 

BlueStem Wines

In addition to home brewing and wine making supplies BlueStem also markets their own label wines!

 

READ MORE about our nine (we just put a new one out on the shelves)!

 

STOP IN AND TRY OUR NEWEST BLUESTEM LABEL WINE . . .  DANCIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT (a delicious White Zinfandel) IS NOW IN OUR WINE RACKS!
THE PARKERSBURG TORNADO OF 2008

Our home brewing and wine making supply store was spared but the photo above shows what was left of my son's 2002 Ford Lightning pickup after the deadly tornado of Memorial Day (May 25), 2008 in Parkersburg.  As many of you know, our town here in northeast Iowa was ripped apart by one of the largest tornados ever to ever hit the United States.  Winds from this tornado are known to have exceeded 205 miles per hour (what is known as an EF-5 tornado) and are believed to have been as high as 250 miles per hour . . . READ MORE

SO . . . JUST WHAT IS BLUESTEM ANYWAY?

 

One thing that I learned about Iowa that I did not know prior to beginning our winery, wine making equipment, and home brewing supply business was that a hundred years ago Iowa was the sixth leading producer of grapes in the United States.  So what happened?  Several things . . . READ MORE!

 

 

Store Hours

 

BlueStem Winery hours (and any special dates that the store will be closed) for the sale of our BlueStem label wines, Brewers Best beer brewing kits, brewing equipment, plus our selection of U.S. Elite Micro-Winery and Cellar Craft wine kits along with a list of the holidays we observe and other dates that we are closed are available by going to our POLICIES page . . .
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