What Wines Does Baxter’s Winery & Vineyards Offer and How Can You Buy Them?

Baxter’s Winery & Vineyards in Nauvoo, Illinois, makes wines across the full taste spectrum — sweet to dry, red to white, and blush — and you can buy them three ways: in person at the winery, by ordering online through its Shopify store, or by choosing local pick-up. The range is small-batch by design: about 1,000 cases are bottled each year from 16 acres of estate grapes covering 13 varieties.

The Wine Range

The winery describes its goal simply: there is a wine for every taste. Its lineup is organized around three style dimensions rather than a fixed catalog:

Two brand families are named on the site. Baxter’s Old Nauvoo Brand Wines carry the historic label, while the winery also produces newer wines aimed at “every palate.” Specific varietal names, vintages, and prices are not listed in the available page content, so check the online store’s product pages for the current bottles.

Where the Grapes Come From

All wine is made from the estate’s own fruit. The family tends 16 acres of grapes and harvests 13 different varieties each year, alongside apples — a reminder that this is a fruit farm as much as a winery. That scale explains the roughly 1,000-case annual output: enough for a tasting room and online orders, but not mass production.

How to Buy

1. Visit in Person

The wine tasting and gift shop is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. (the posted hours are cut off after the opening time in the available content, so confirm closing hours before a late visit). The address is:

Baxter’s Vineyards, 2010 Parley St., Nauvoo, IL

A visit lets you taste before buying and browse the gift shop — useful if you are unsure whether you lean sweet or dry.

2. Order Online

The website runs on Shopify, and the homepage includes a “Featured collection” and an “Item added to your cart” confirmation, which indicates a working online cart. To order:

1. Open the site and go to the Featured collection or the shop menu.
2. Select a wine and add it to the cart.
3. Complete checkout through the Shopify cart.

The available content does not state shipping regions, shipping costs, or payment methods, so verify those at checkout before relying on delivery to your address.

3. Choose Local Pick-Up

Local pick-up is listed as an alternative to shipping. This suits visitors staying in or near Nauvoo — for example, someone planning a weekend in the historic town who would rather collect the order than pay for delivery. Confirm pick-up timing with the winery when you order, since the page content does not specify a pick-up window.

A Quick Decision Guide

• Want to taste first or buy gifts: visit the shop on Parley Street, Monday–Saturday.
• Know what you want and live outside the area: order online, then check shipping terms at checkout.
• Live nearby or visiting soon: order online and select local pick-up.
• Unsure between sweet and dry: the winery’s stated philosophy is that there is a wine for every taste, so a mixed selection or a tasting-room visit is the low-risk route.

Background That Affects What You’ll Find

Baxter’s is billed as the oldest winery in Illinois, established in 1857 by Emile and Annette Baxter, and is now co-owned by Kelly and Brenda Logan, with Kelly representing the fifth generation of the family. That history shapes the product mix: traditional Old Nauvoo Brand wines sit alongside newer styles. Nauvoo itself was a wine center by 1880, with more than 600 acres of vineyards and 40 wine cellars in the area — context worth knowing if you are visiting for the heritage as much as the bottles.

For current bottles, availability, and any event tied to a release, the site’s “Upcoming Events” section and newsletter signup (“Stay in the loop with us!”) are the places to watch.