Vintners Own, located in Houston’s inner loop, is pleased to introduce a new service for Texas vintners and growers. Our newest service, TEXCRUSH℠, is a simple, hassle free solution for those interested in making wine from their own locally sourced grapes.

The demands of manufacturing wine in small lots, especially when focusing on quality end product, are considerable. Vintners Own has made this challenge our specialty, eliminating day to day production headaches, so our clients can focus on marketing their wines. By design our equipment and facility is focused on ultra-small lot production. This focus means your wines are our first priority.

Click Here For more information about TEXCRUSH℠ or contact:

Simon Payne

713.880-3794 | simon@vintnersown.com

Those curious about the practice of blending fine wine won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about blending under the guidance of our blending experts. During the 2-hour hands-on session you will learn why, when and how to blend Bordeaux varietals provided by Vintners Own, then you will be able to take home a case of wine from the session. Call 713-880-3794 to reserve your spot, or click here for more information.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about blending — and even better — to blend your own wine.

When: Saturday, May 22^nd 2010 at Vintners Own Winery.

Time: 3:00 pm till 5:00 pm

Cost: $395 – Iincludes a case (12 bottles) of the wine you blend at the session. Additional cases are available for $300/case. Special rates for spouses.

Vintners Own was recently featured on the 29-95 blog.

Read the story here: SO YOU WANT TO BE A WINEMAKER, EH?

Vintners Own was recently featured on the ENVY magazine website.

Read the story here: Vintners’s Own

Hamilton & Ron Nicholsen Vineyards

Early Veraison

As mid summer heat begins to come over the Sonoma & Napa valleys a delightful and interesting phenomena called Veraison can be seen transforming wine berries throughout the valleys. This is exactly what VintnersOwn saw on a recent visit to Hamilton & Ron Nicholsen Vineyards, our major Napa cabernet grower. Varaison, a color change and gradual softening of grapes, is an indication that berry growth is becoming berry ripening. Other indications around the vineyard such as even berry spacing between bunches, speak to the quality of care taken throughout the vineyard. A delightful harvest waits indeed!

Vintners Own leads the news today in Wines & Vines, a leading wine industry publication.

Read the story here: Sonoma Vintner Leads Texas Custom Crush

Transporting Glen Lyon barrels to the ReCoop facility in Sebastopol, California. July 3, 2009

As we are sure many of you know much of the complex character of a fine wine comes from its aging in barrel. As wine matures inside oak it is slowly and subtlety oxidized, while picking up flavors from the barrel that enrich the wines complexity and flavor.

For this reason the quality, age and level of toast of a barrel will have a significant effect on your wine…

So how does a new winery introduce the subtlety used oak, while maintaining the highest level of quality? The Vintners Own solution came through a company called ReCoop. By breaking apart slightly used barrels, sourced primarily from our sister winery Glen Lyon, and mixing the staves (wooden states) from new barrels, ReCoop creates a new barrel perfect for imparting the correct level of toast a giving wine.

These mixed new/used barrels offer our winemaker and customers a vast array of toasting options, while ensuring each barrel is of the highest standard of quality.

For more about ReCoop visit: http://www.recoop.net/

We would like to extend a big thank you to all those who attended our opening on Wednesday evening at the winery.

We hope all enjoyed the celebration and were able to take a closer look at our concept of making your own premium wine, by yourself or with a group of friends.

If you attended and think being a winemaker is something your will enjoy, please feel free to contact Shannon Paige our Sales Manager. You can reach Shannon at (415) 810-6321.

We hope to see you again soon!

Join us for our grand opening celebration

Festivities will include a tasting of premium Sonoma/Napa wine, fine food and a winery tour at our new facility in Houston. Event will be taking place: July 1, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Vintners Own Houston is a custom crush facility where YOU can assist in making a barrel of your OWN wine from Northern California’s finest fruit. Our master Wine Maker Squire Fridell will be here to explain the wine making process firsthand. You don’t want to miss this opportunity!

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