Houston's wine scene runs deep, from the candlelit converted laundromat at 13 Celsius to natural-wine pioneer Light Years and Pur Noire, the city's first Black-owned urban winery. Whether you want self-serve taps in EaDo or a master sommelier's cellar in Uptown, H-Town has a pour for you.
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Husband-and-wife-owned urban winery pouring award-winning house labels with R&B vibes and charcuterie pairings. Wine club membership and private tastings available.
Pip’s Tip Thursday to Saturday, and tastings need a reservation. Husband-and-wife urban winery pouring its own labels.
Black-owned EaDo spot with 56 automated wine taps pouring 1-, 3-, or 5-oz tastes of small producers and women winemakers. A 200-label retail shop and local bites round it out.
Pip’s Tip Fifty-six automated taps pouring 1, 3 or 5 ounce tastes, so you can try a lot without committing. Black-owned in EaDo.
Black-owned licensed urban winery and tasting room in the Third Ward area pouring house-crafted wines and meads. Book a private SIP-tasting experience for your crew.
Pip’s Tip Friday and Saturday, 4 to 8 only, private tastings otherwise. Black-owned licensed urban winery near the Third Ward.
Houston's benchmark wine bar in a converted 1920s laundromat, with an Old World list deep in French and Italian bottles. Cheese, charcuterie, and late-night hours seal it.
Pip’s Tip Candlelit icon since 2006
Houston's first all-natural wine bar, set in a cozy Montrose bungalow with organic, biodynamic, and low-intervention pours. Skip the menu and let the staff guide you.
Pip’s Tip Natural wine in a bungalow
Heights bottle shop and bar hybrid spotlighting under-the-radar finds from Argentina, South Africa, Italy, and Austria. The back patio delivers daytime, poolside-style sipping.
Pip’s Tip Shop up front, party out back
Goodnight Hospitality's hybrid cheese shop and wine bar with a lively Westheimer patio and a cellar curated by Master Sommelier June Rodil. Lesser-known bottles meet perfect boards.
Pip’s Tip Cheese-and-wine patio people-watching
Book-lined Spring Branch hangout with an annotated list spanning Savoie, Jura, Italy, and Spain, plus a deep back-vintage selection at honest prices. Open every night.
Pip’s Tip Back vintages at fair prices
Boutique bottle shop and tasting bar focused on small-scale, sustainable, family-owned wineries. Rotating weekly flights and an all-day Tuesday happy hour keep regulars coming.
Pip’s Tip Sustainable, family-owned producers only
Houston's oldest bar, pouring wine by candlelight in an 1847 building on Market Square that's rumored to be haunted. Cash only, jukebox on, history everywhere.
Pip’s Tip Wine in a haunted landmark
Upscale wine bar inside The Post Oak Hotel, directed by Master Sommelier Julie Dalton with selections from 30 regions. Themed flights in five-star surroundings.
Pip’s Tip Master sommelier luxury pours
Corner bottle shop and bar in Montrose Collective with floor-to-ceiling windows built for golden-hour sipping. Concise Italian, Spanish, French, and California list plus $25 rotating flights.
Pip’s Tip Glass-walled golden-hour sipping
Houston's first Black-owned winery and tasting room, founded by husband-and-wife team Kenneth and Carissa Stephens, pours award-winning house-made wines downtown against a backdrop of R&B. Curated charcuterie pairings and a wine club make it a natural home base for the PIPS Family.
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