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
As of Monday, February 16, 2009 BlueStem Winery wines are now being sold at locations other than at the winery in Parkersburg.
First it was Iowa Wines in Ames, then Lake Coffee in Clear Lake. Check out a complete listing of retail locations for the purchase of BlueStem wines on our About Us 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.
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
Recently revised USDA guidelines recommend the moderate consumption of wine as part of a balanced diet.
Moderate drinkers tend to be more insulin sensitive (as opposed to teetotalers) and this helps with weight regulation.
Moderate wine consumption helps to increase the level of heart protective HDL (good cholesterol) and to reduce LDL cholesterol.
Wine contains Resveratrol and this substance helps to increase endurance and also to prevent gaining weight.
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 the eight (we just put a new one out on the shelves) and soon to be ten BlueStem Winery wines!
STOP IN AND TRY OUR NEWEST BLUESTEM LABEL WINE . . . STARRY NIGHT IS ON THE SHELVES!
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!
SHIPPING INFORMATION
BlueSaver is BlueStem Winery's flat rate shipping policy to all locations in the lower 48 United States. If we are shipping your beer brewing ingredients, winemaking equipment, beer making supplies or winemaking supplies to an international address or to Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico please read our the shipping information on our policies page.
If you live in the lower 48 United States, BlueSaver shipping means your pay only $8.95 for shipping, no matter how large your order! READ MORE
Store Hours
BlueStem Winery hours for the sale of our BlueStem label wines, BlueStems Best beer brewing kits, brewing equipment, plus our selection of WinExpert 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 . . .
In addition to home brewing and wine making supplies BlueStem also markets their own label wines!
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 . . . 
