Premium Wines Served in Casual Luxury
Winemaking doesnt just happen in beautiful vineyards. We make wine in the heart of Houston, TX from grapes grown around the country
AN URBAN WINERY IN HOUSTON
Prior to Prohibition, wineries in the United States were primarily located within the cities. Farmers would bring the grapes in from the fields to the urban wineries for production. Within the cities, centuries-old winemaking heritages would collaborate to produce fine wine closer to consumers and benefit from local shipping and trade.
Inspired by this history of winemaking and the current renaissance of urban wineries, we are able to pursue our passion for winemaking in the city we love. By creating Decant Urban Winery in Houston, we get to share the wines we make and the process with you.
GRAPES SOURCED FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY
We craft our wines from premium grapes grown around the country. We use both classic and unique varietals and explore both known and unexpected regions that practice traditional farming. Since wine is a living, agricultural product, we search for grape growers that are dedicated to the farming practices we believe in. We source our grapes from predominantly organic and sustainably farmed vineyards and prefer to make our wines from old vine fruit as much as possible. Old vines and vineyards farmed with traditional practices result in grapes grown in a healthy soil and environment. This means the grapes require little to no manipulation in the cellar and since we never blend across regions, the wines we create have a natural expression of the vineyard and are full of flavor and dimension.
HANDCRAFTED WINES & OLD WORLD TECHNIQUES
Our wines are handcrafted in Houston, TX. Our viticulturist and growers send the fruit to us here, and we do all the production in house. Our winemaking practice is done using Old World techniques, which requires a lot of patience and time. We work with our hands and often use gravity or manually transfer our wines throughout the process. Our concrete tanks were custom made for us in Italy and our French oak barrels are made for us at a cooperage in Cognac, France by Ramiro Herrera. Ramiro is one of a few dozen master coopers in the world today and works with us to create barrels that accentuate and compliment the flavors of the wine. We also never add sugars, color, tannins or acid to the must or wine. All of this results in wines that are flavorful, and true.
WOMAN OWNED & FAMILY RUN
Decant was founded in 2017 by Kristina and Ron Tucker. Kristina went to work in the vineyard and winery while studying horticulture, sensory science and enology during her graduate studies at Texas A&M University. Ron’s background is engineering and after 20 years of working in subsea oil and gas, decided to take the plunge into wine. We also have a handful of great friends and family that help out in the tasting room, bottling line, or on production when needed.
Find Us Here
948 Wakefield Dr, Houston, TX 77018
Closed Monday - Wednesday
Thursday-Friday 5-9pm
Saturday 1-9pm
Sunday 2-6pm