We often get asked, how did Your Own Winery get started? Vintner’s Circle For a number of years, we made our own wine at a wine-making shop, Vintner’s Circle in Sparta, NJ. Vintner’s Circle was a wine-making store franchise (now out of business). The Sparta shop was owned by friends of ours – wine lovers like us. We had tons of fun making wine, and the finished wine was great. In May 2012, the owner of the Sparta shop (let’s call him Dave) asked us. “Would we consider a partnership with him to open a wine-making shop in the Wayne/Butler area (where we live)?” We had never started a business ..read more

Red wines, White Wines – and then there’s Rosé Rosé is a wine that incorporates some of the color from the red grape skins, but not enough to make it a red wine. Rosé is made from many different red wine grapes, but with limited exposure to the grape skins, which give wine its color. The mixing of red wine with a white wine to impart a rosé color is uncommon and strongly discouraged by serious wine-makers. Rosé offers a gorgeous color contrast to both red and white wines when presented in clear bottles. Because of this, many couples love the idea of 3 wine types and colors for their wedding fa ..read more

Happy Birthday Novembers. Take 20% Off a new Wine start in your Birthday Month. Happy Birthday November babies. We hope you and your family are well and enjoying these crisp days of late autumn. If your birthday is any day this month, don’t miss this opportunity to save 20% on a new wine started any day this month. All our wines, full and half batches, are eligible for this birthday discount. See our complete menu of available wines for your personal wine-making. Must show proof of your birthday Start (or order) your new wine in your birthday month No other discounts may be applied Not e ..read more

Doesn’t get more Personal than that! Wine Favors from Your Own Winery are exceptional in so many ways. But the thing that makes our wine wedding favors stand out miles above all others – Your Custom Bottle Label is included in the Price. Let us say that again – your custom bottle label is included in the price. We will help you create your custom label using a favorite photo, such as your engagement photo. Plus, we’ll even help you design different labels if you wish for the different wines you are giving as favors. You just email us the photo(s) you want to use – we’ll do a mock-up of your la ..read more

Limited Editions Wines – Special Order by March 5 Each year our suppliers offer several Dessert Wines for special order only. We must place our order by March 7. Hence, if you are interested we must have your order no later than Saturday March 5. A $50 deposit will be required for each special order Dessert wine. But please note, we will not receive these Dessert Wines until late August/early September, so they will not be available for wine-making before then. 2022 Dessert wines will be in our Premium Series at $375 per Full Batch. As these wines are enjoyed in small amounts (3-5 oz. per serv ..read more

Wine, Chocolate and Roses. There’s No better gift for Valentine’s Day. Bummer, Valentine’s Day is on a Monday this year. Don’t you think Valentine’s Day should always be on Friday or Saturday, so not to spoil the fun. Now through February 14, Snag a Wine-making Class for just you and your Valentine at the special price of just $132. We will email you a copy of the gift certificate same day soon after your purchase, and USPS mail the actual gift certificate the next day. A uber special gift for your valentine. The class is 2 one-hour sessions about 8 weeks apart. At the first session, you’ll ta ..read more

Do you have family members or friends who love wine? Of course you do. Everybody does. Here at Your Own Winery we take someone’s passion for the noble adult beverage to a whole new level. We are a New Jersey licensed wine making school. While certainly not as common as McDonald’s or Starbucks, there are a good many winemaking shops in most well populated areas. Which is the case here in New Jersey where we are located. Advantages of Wine making from Juice What makes Your Own Winery unique is that our wine making begins with top quality wine juices, not wine grapes. There are many advantages t ..read more

Argentine Trio, is a very unique White Wine blend, only available with us. A blend of Viognier, Riesling and Chardonnay. This smooth yet robust blend highlights the apricot, peach and honeysuckle notes of Viognier, underscoring them with the minerality, crisp apple, and lime from Riesling, wrapping it all with the pineapple, mango, and papaya flavors and aromas of Chardonnay. Fresh and balanced yet lush, it’s complemented by hints of vanilla and a lingering finish of stone fruits. Despite its Viognier and Chardonnay components which shout DRY wine, the Riesling does a wonderful job creating th ..read more

A Spring Winery Bridal Shower is an ultra special event. A beautiful time of year to celebrate the bride’s wonderful new chapter in her life as she prepares to get married to her soulmate. There is still plenty of time to book your Spring Winery Bridal Shower at Your Own Winery. We have several Sundays open in April, May and June, all perfect dates for your shower. Our Winery Bridal Shower A Bridal Shower at our elegant Tuscany décor Winery shop is like none other. We are as close to a true Winery as you will find without having to travel miles away, which your guests will especially appreciat ..read more

Coffee is to People – what Air is to Wine. Wakes them Up. Aerating Wine means expose the wine to air for a relatively short period of time. Exposing wine to air triggers both oxidation and evaporation. But oxidation beyond a very short period of time is what turns a wine bad. Short period oxidation though releases some of the less desirable and bad tasting compounds from the wine and allows them to evaporate. So you end up with a better tasting wine, an untainted reflection of the grapes from which the wine was born. Opening the bottle just 15 minutes before drinking it will in most cases make ..read more