1978
Cops and Robbers: Michael and Eric begin a lifetime of playing together immediately upon meeting in 4th grade. A contentious Twixt championship game still surfaces occasionally.
Bluet History
1990s
California winemaking and story telling: Michael finds a job turning grapes into wine while Eric bangs out his first novel.
1999
A wedding in a barn: Hannah and Michael meet, get hitched in aunt Ceci and uncle David's old barn in Jefferson, Maine, the site where Bluet's first vintage would be made 15 years later.
2012
The vintage before the first: Michael persuades his father George to lovingly tend, day and night, an experimental ferment of wild blues in his Rockland garage with very tasty results.
2014
Legitimate, legal, labeled wine: Eric and Michael make the first sellable wine back in the Jefferson wedding barn with Cavendish canoe, moose head, and a '57 Dodge bearing witness.
2018
A cooper transitions: Ed Lutjens joins Bluet after making Maine white oak barrels for Bluet during the early years.
2022
Hospitality training wheels: up on Appleton Ridge, Bluet hosts Thursdays in The Field, to enjoy oysters, cheese and Bluet with our friends. Join us!
Sipping Bluet
May 30, 2022
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Chill and chug does the trick on the beach, in a canoe, or a picnic on a peak. For the easiest cocktail recipe ever, here’s
Bluet History
May 30, 2022
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1978 Cops and Robbers: Michael and Eric begin a lifetime of playing together immediately upon meeting in 4th grade. A contentious Twixt championship game still
Farming Wild Blues
March 5, 2022
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We started Bluet because we love Maine, we love wine, and we love wild blueberries. We keep making wine and growing our company because of
