Winery to open in Bricktown

[Mr. T in OKC]

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[jbrown84]

The Dungeon fits the Bricktown crowd these days a lot better than LiT.

[sroberts24]

The Dungeon fits the Bricktown crowd these days a lot better than LiT.

i strongly disagree!

[mecarr]

Winery set for Bricktown

”The couple have signed a lease on about 1,300 square feet in the Miller Jackson building, at 115 E. California St., to make and sell wine. Put a Cork in It will open in February.

Has this place opened up yet? Any news?

[mecarr]

They have a new website up.
Here's what their homepage says...
"A winery in Bricktown, you say? Surely not, but then again come on down here and check it out. As the proprieters, owners and managers of Put A Cork In It Bricktown Winery, we'll treat you like family and make sure you have a great time. We're a new business so we'll try hard to create a unique and exciting experience for you and your friends. We'll let you taste our wines for almost nothin' and hope you find one to call your favorite. We make, bottle, cork and label our wines on premise, so if you want to watch or want to help you can do that. We even offer folks the opportunity to make, bottle and place a custom label on a batch of wine of their choosing -- great for special occassions, meetings, company promotions, or even family get togethers.

We hope you'll give us a visit. We think you'll come back, 'cause every hour is a happy hour at -- Put a Cork In It
115 E. California
Miller-Jackson Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Open: 1 pm until 8 pm; Wednesday - Saturday
2 pm - 6 pm Sundays

[metro]

I had the priveledge of a tasting at last week's Urban Neighbors social. They should be open here in the next few weeks.

[mecarr]

Too bad it's not a wine bar. A wine bar would do great in bricktown.

[sethsrott]

Too bad it's not a wine bar. A wine bar would do great in bricktown.

Would it do great or would you like to see one down there? I hear lots of people say "xyz would do great in Bricktown" but in reality it wouldn't. Is there the demand for a Wine Bar? How many successful wine bars are there in the city? A major downside of Bricktown is the large number of turnover businesses that occur.

[mecarr]

Would it do great or would you like to see one down there? I hear lots of people say "xyz would do great in Bricktown" but in reality it wouldn't. Is there the demand for a Wine Bar? How many successful wine bars are there in the city? A major downside of Bricktown is the large number of turnover businesses that occur.

I guarantee you that a wine bar would be more popular in bricktown than just a shop that sold wine bottles. People come to bricktown to hang out, not to shop for wine, at least in my opinion.

[okclee]

I would like to see the wine shop (winery), have a bar too. One could create and or purchase the wine, then move to the bar area and enjoy their bottle.

[mecarr]

I would like to see the wine shop (winery), have a bar too. One could create and or purchase the wine, then move to the bar area and enjoy their bottle.

That's what I'm thinking. All the winery would have to do to create a wine bar is throw some chairs together and serve cheese and fruit.

[Easy180]

Wife dropped in last night to pick up some Wine Glace'...It's a mix you put in with a sweet wine and ice to create a Wine-A-Rita...We discovered this stuff at the Girls Gone Wine winery near Broken Bow lake this spring

Can't say I am a fan of any wine by itself but the Wine-A-Ritas are outstanding...Runs $12.95 here I believe

[RedDirt717]

Ive never been one to really get into the whole wine thing, but this is an interesting addition to bricktown nonetheless. People should be pleased to see that its not chain place and it is a "niche" kind of place that is lacking down there.

And at $10 a bottle, thats pretty reasonable. Now i wonder if they let you smash the grapes with your own feet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMS0O3kknvk

[mmonroe]

haha, funny video.
Well, if there is a regular crowd of 120 people each month, that's averaging 4 people a day in an average 30 day calendar month and each of those people purchase 1 ten dollar bottle of wine each, then that would be only $1,200 each month. Not worth it in my opinion. That would barely cover rent.

[Urbanized]

They are doing really, really well and have exceeded their own expectations; in fact they are contemplating expansion already. Fortunately they are planning for the seasonality Bricktown experiences, so I don't think they are counting too heavily on winter business for their income, historically a problem for new businesses in the district. They were doing their buildout in January and February, so I think it opened their eyes to the seasonality and lack of traffic during those months, which probably equals fortunate timing.

They had to do significant seasonal hiring during the summer to keep up with demand. Since I'm in the same building I see their place and their crowd on pretty much a daily basis, and I'm always pleasantly surprised by how packed their wine bar is during their hours of business. Free tastings are obviously the hook, but they sell tons of wine out of that place and if anything have had a difficult time producing enough to keep up with demand.

I know that one element of their business where they are hoping to add some income during the off-season is private label wine, which they offer for weddings, corporate gifts and the like. It has definitely been interesting to watch them come together as a business, and I'm optimistic that they will be one of the ones that makes it in Bricktown.

[RedDirt717]

I'm optimistic that they will be one of the ones that makes it in Bricktown.

Great update.

I think there are going to be more that "make it" in bricktown in the coming years. After being in big cities in the East Coast for a while it's nice to drive down to bricktown and just walk around and take it all in. I'm seeing more and more people down there on weekdays. It's pretty cool to see the development still going up everywhere and when Devon starts on it's TIF in the coming years I dont think keeping little novelty shops open is going to be a problem.

[OKCMallen]

Anyone had the zinfandel?