Pur Noire

The 11 Best Wine Bars In Houston - Houston - The Infatuation

"Pur Noire Urban Winery occupies a small corner downtown and holds the title of the only Black-owned winery in Houston. You can purchase wine by the bottle, but to get the best experience, reserve a spot for one of their wine tastings. For wine newbies, there’s a $40 “grand tasting” of six wines made by Pur Noire. There’s also charcuterie for sale but it has to be ordered 24 hours in advance, so plan ahead for a big date night." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene, julie takahashi

Where to Drink the Best Wine in Houston | Eater Houston

"The first Black-owned winery and tasting room in Houston, Pur Noire offers tastings of their pinots, rosés, and other wines with a reservation. Wednesday nights, however, offer open seating during game and wine nights — a surefire way to socialize while familiarizing yourself with the winery’s vibrant wines." - Brittany Britto Garley

Pur Noire Urban Winery - Review - Downtown - Houston - The Infatuation

"Pur Noire Urban Winery occupies a small corner downtown and holds the title of the only Black-owned winery in Houston. You can purchase wine by the bottle, but to get the best experience, reserve a spot for one of their wine tastings. For wine newbies, there’s a $40 “grand tasting” of six wines made by Pur Noire. There’s also charcuterie for sale but it has to be ordered 24 hours in advance, so plan ahead for a big date night." - Gianni Greene

Pur Noire Urban Winery Will Open in Downtown Houston Summer 2021 | Eater Houston

"A brand-new Black-owned urban winery and tasting room opening by early summer at 802 Milam in Downtown Houston, founded by married couple Carissa and Kenneth Stephens after a 2015 trip to Italy inspired them with the communal, everyday culture of wine. They partnered with Napa vintners to craft an initial four-wine lineup (with three more styles planned) and successfully sold a red blend direct-to-consumer during the pandemic. The space will feature vats, barrel storage and a tasting room for custom-blended wines and hands-on wine education aimed at people who know little about wine as well as more experienced drinkers; the wines are intentionally balanced—not super sweet or overly tannic—to be broadly approachable. A California winemaker with multiple 90-plus-point pinot noirs has been hired and will be relocated to Houston to guide production, allowing the owners to avoid Napa production and shipping costs and price all tasting-room wines at $25 or less. The project is explicitly intended to make fine wine more accessible to a demographic often overlooked by the U.S. wine industry and to demonstrate that African American wine makers and consumers are a viable market in a field where fewer than 1% of winemakers are African American." - Brittanie Shey

Downtown’s urban winery and tasting room centers Black-owned Houston winemaking with guided flights and club events. Featured by Houstonia and other outlets, Pur Noire’s schedule and hours confirm it’s actively pouring and hosting educational tastings in 2025.