About Us
BREW-N-WINE CREATIONS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE GORDON STEVENS AND DON KAISER SAW A NEED FOR SUCH A STORE IN MANKATO . THEY HAVE BEEN BREWING FOR OVER TEN YEARS, AND HAVE SEEN MANY FRIENDS SHOW INTEREST IN STARTING TO MAKE THEIR OWN BEER OR WINE. AS THEY DROVE THE EIGHTY MILE ROUTE TO GET SUPPLIES, GORDON AND DON (WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THEIR WIVES) STARTED DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING A SIMILAR STORE IN MANKATO.
WE HAD SOME OF OUR FRIENDS START BREWING WINE IN 2008, AND THEY GAVE US A NUDGE LETTING US KNOW THEY WOULD SUPPORT US. WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A STORE WHICH JUST HANDLED PROUCTS, BUT A PLACE PEOPLE COULD COME TO SHARE IDEAS, AND GET HELP. WE WANTED A STORE THAT COULD BE A CATALYST TO OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS FOR THE BREWING COMMUNITY.
WITH A GOAL IN MIND, WE STARTED REMODELING SPACE IN GORDON'S STORE FOR A WINE AND BEER KIT STORE. OUR WIVES HELPED WITH THE NAME, AND WE CAME UP WITH BREW-N-WINE CREATIONS.
WE OPENED JANUARY SECOND AND HAVE SEEN STEADY GROWTH. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PRODUCT LINE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE BREWING PUBLIC IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND TRY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS
FUTURE GOALS ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF A BEER OR WINE CLUB OR MAYBE A COMBINATION OF BOTH.