The Connoisseur vs D'Vine Wine Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Connoisseur vs D'Vine Wine including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Connoisseur Franchise
D'Vine Wine Franchise
Investment $200,000 - $270,000$107,500 - $174,000
Franchise Fee $29,500N/A
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19722003
Year Franchised 19882006
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Connoisseur Franchise
D'Vine Wine Franchise
Experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    The Connoisseur Franchise
    D'Vine Wine Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    The Connoisseur Franchise
    D'Vine Wine Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    The Connoisseur Franchise
    D'Vine Wine Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion NoYes

    Company Overviews

    About The Connoisseur

    Packaged with personalized labels, wine sold by Sanford and Annalisa French's company comes from vineyards in California and cellars in Europe. While it is illegal to ship wine directly to consumers in 39 states, Redondo Beach, California-based The Connoisseur has established a network of franchises and distributors that, like florists, can take orders from other stores and deliver wine and other gifts within 48 hours.

    About D'Vine Wine

    Wine has been an important part of history from its earliest development. It has a special place in our customs, diet and social gathering, both in ancient and modern history.

    Today, wine is more popular than ever. The wine industry has undergone a massive boom in recent years, with even more exciting times ahead. There has simply been no better time to be a part of one of the oldest and most sophisticated industries in the world, the wine trade. D’Vine Wine has long recognized the financial opportunities of wine and is offering an exciting opportunity to savvy entrepreneurs, D’Vine Wine franchises!

    D’Vine Wine is committed to creating franchise systems that have profitable operations through offering extensive support, innovative services and quality products.

    Our franchisees operate boutique mini-wineries where customers may make and/or custom label wine. They also sell their own bottled wines, offer wine tastings and wine by the glass, and carry decorative and gift items along with the specialized products and services.