About Us
Bluestone Vineyard is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery, committed to crafting small-batch wines from locally sourced and estate grown fruit that showcase the very best in each varietal and each vintage. The result is a wine selection that constantly evolves to reflect the passion of the winemaker, the year, the weather, and the fruit.
Our Bluestone wines are produced here at the vineyard, in our winery, located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These Virginia wines are aged either in barrels in our climate controlled barrel room or in stainless steel tanks where the temperature is computer controlled to give us the optimal conditions to develop the wine. We then bottle the wines onsite and place them in climate controlled storage behind the tasting room.
Our Bluestone wines are produced here at the vineyard, in our winery, located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These Virginia wines are aged either in barrels in our climate controlled barrel room or in stainless steel tanks where the temperature is computer controlled to give us the optimal conditions to develop the wine. We then bottle the wines onsite and place them in climate controlled storage behind the tasting room.
The Hartman Family 2020
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"Buying a bottle of wine is not a cost, it is an investment. Drinking a bottle of wine is a cost." |
Our Crew
Curt Hartman
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President
Getting deeper into his second career, Curt is searching for the process of making the perfect Cabernet Sauvignon. curt@bluestonevineyard.com |
Jackie Hartman
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Vice President
Jackie is another example of doing what it takes to get the job done. You will find her bottling wine, mowing the vineyard, or ordering the gifts to sell in the tasting room. When she is not at the vineyard, she is usually involved in community boards and projects. jackie@bluestonevineyard.com |
Lee Hartman
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Winemaker & General Manager
Lee started in the vineyard as a break after finishing college and discovered he liked it here. On top of being our winemaker, Lee does it all as the General Manager. You will see his face floating around the tasting room sharing both his passion and craft. lee@bluestonevineyard.com Learn more about Lee and his winemaking |
RC Hartman
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Operations Manager
RC does it all; he's our IT guy, software manager, cruncher of numbers, and heavy lifter. RC recently finished his MBA from EMU and is using what he learned to help Bluestone run smoothly. rc@bluestonevineyard.com |
Terry Tucker
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Office Manager Terry started as the Office Manager/Accountant at Bluestone Vineyard about a year after the Tasting Room opened. After 20 plus years as the bookkeeper for various trucking companies, Terry decided to move on to the wine industry. terry@bluestonevineyard.com |
Raneé Bartley
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How We StartedCurt and Jackie Hartman have lived west of Bridgewater on the hill above Jordan Stretch since 1995. With their friends Phil and Lois Kreider (Misty Ray Winery), they began planting grapes on the hill in 2003 to make wine for personal use. In 2007 they decided to make the vineyard a business and with advice from the researchers at Virginia Tech they laid out the vineyard, tested the soils, and chose the grapes to plant.
With the help of friends and family, four thousand red grape vines were planted on the south side of the hill in 2008. During that time a vineyard crew consisting of Lee Hartman and Ben Geiser was formed, and during the winter of 2009 they laid out the north and east side of the hill for white grape vines and built the trellis system. In the spring they planted four thousand more vines. The 2009 wines were hand pressed in a temporary winery on the north side of their house. The total production that year was about 500 cases. In 2010, the winery was built and an additional 1,000 vines were added on the west side of the hill. Using new equipment in the larger winery, Bluestone Vineyard processed 31 tons of grapes and made about 2,000 cases of wine. Today’s production is about 5,000 cases. We still use Jeanette Smith as a consultant for vineyard management. Lee Hartman has since taken over as General Manager and head winemaker, producing some of the most true to form Bordeaux style wines Virginia has to offer. |
Jackie and Curt working to do dig the first holes for vines.
Jackie working in the vineyard when we first opened!
Curt, and now winemaker, Lee Hartman, hand pressing grapes with a volunteer.
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