Varietal-specific Riedel stemware awaits, and there’s a full kitchen with a gas oven. “We’ve decided not to do many events for now, and definitely nothing bigger than for 10 or 12 people,” he said, “because we don’t want to get sick.”īut members are free to come and go as they please 24/7, gaining access through a smart-phone app that Murland promises is fail-safe. Buzzy open-house parties would, of course, generate foot traffic and more business, but the risk-reward ratio gives them understandable pause. In short, he and his father, Dennis, who bought the property in 2007, are taking the long view. But, though he has been able to rent only 30 of his 188 “cellars” - they’re lockers actually, with capacity ranging from one to 100 cases, priced from $100 to $550 per month, respectively - he remains optimistic the Houston market for wine storage will stay strong enough to sustain him through these unprecedented times. Vault & Vino ( ) opened March 1, or just before common spaces, no matter how compelling the décor, turned into scary spaces because of the diabolical infectiousness of the novel coronavirus. Murland, however, admits he gets an F for timing. But, even if that did happen, two generators - one powered by natural gas that’s already in place and the other by diesel fuel that will be operational in the next couple of months - will stand ready to keep the temperature in the 2,400-square-foot walk-in cooler at the optimal 55 degrees, no matter what surprises our climate has in store. And, conveniently, a power substation sits directly across the street, so a lengthy electrical outage is unlikely. There’s even a fun, fairly famous David Adickes telephone sculpture perched above the roof. The Rockets’ 1995 repeat NBA championship, won when the now 37-year-old Murland was 12, remains a major marker in his life. The “sports room” has more TVs than there are leagues, and cool memorabilia hangs from the walls. The temperature-controlled wine-locker areas are state of the art. The spacious common areas and reservable rooms are gorgeously appointed, most dramatically with abstract installations of stained glass salvaged from a demolished Presbyterian church. Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show LessĪlthough Andrew Murland readily admits he’s a wine neophyte, he earned an A+ for location and execution with his Vault & Vino, the new wine-storage facility in Montrose. Vault and Vino has spacious common areas. Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show Less 6 of6 Vault and Vino is a new wine storage facility in Montrose. Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show Less 5 of6 Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show Less 4 of6 Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show Less 3 of6Ĭommon areas have abstract installations of stained glass salvaged from a demolished Presbyterian church. The bar area at Vault and Vino Vault and Vino / Vault and Vino Show More Show Less 2 of6
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