How to Start a Wine Bar

October 29, 2010

Philippines Wine Shop Clark Wine Center is pleased to share with you articles, news and information about wine, wine events, wine tasting and other topics related to wine and the appreciation of wine.

Starting a wine bar is your ticket to owning a good, stable business as long as you separate yourself from the competition. We offer tips and advice on the essential elements for business success.

Wondering how to start a wine bar? We take you step-by-step from start to success.

Consider Competitors

Well in advance of opening a wine bar in your town, it’s a good idea to find out what the competition looks like. We’ve provided the link below to help you find competitors nearby. Complete the form by entering your city, state and zip code to get a list of wine bars that are close by.

Is the local market large enough to support another wine bar? If not, you had better be sure that you are doing things much better than the competition.

Talk to People Who Are Already in the Business

If you are seriously contemplating launching a wine bar, the next step is to learn from folks who are already in business. If you think your local competitors will give you advice, you’re being overoptimistic. It’d be crazy for them to teach you the business.

But, a person who owns a wine bar on the other side of the country may be willing to share their entrepreneurial wisdom with you, as long as they don’t view you as a competitive threat. In fact, they are often very willing to share startup advice with you. It can take a while to find an entrepreneur who is willing to talk, but it’s well worth the effort.

Where do you find a wine bar manager on the other side of the country to talk to?

Simple. Let your fingers do the walking by using the link below.

Franchising May Be a Better Way to Go

The chances of growing your business are higher if you become a franchisee and benefit from the prior work of others and their lessons learned.

If you are thinking about opening a wine bar, it’s worthwhile to check out whether franchise opportunities in your space might simplify your entering the business.

The link below gives you access to our franchise directory so you can see if there’s a franchise opportunity for you. You might even find something that points you in a completely different direction.

Source: http://www.gaebler.com/How-to-Start-a-Wine-Bar.htm

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

Wines from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone, Loire, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Alsace, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, Chile and Argentina etc. are well represented in this Clark Wine Shop.

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