Vino 100 vs Tastings Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Vino 100 vs Tastings including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

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About Vino 100

"When wine enlivens the heart may friendship surround the table" -Unknown Since the beginning of civilization, wine has been a source of pleasure to mankind. Wine is one of the first things man created. It is woven throughout the tapestry of human history like few other products. It is part of our traditions, cultures and rituals. Wine has been cherished and enjoyed; it has turned meals into feasts and ceremonies into celebrations. Rarely do we have the opportunity to cultivate from a passion and tradition to such an enjoyable and rewarding business concept. Not only has wine been a part of our history, we are now watching the wine industry enter a new era. In 2007, wine sales climbed to its highest levels in the history of the United States. American tastes have driven sales of premium wines to record levels. Current statistics put the retail wine business at 25 billion dollars with the fastest growing retail segment of the wine industry at the price points sold and marketed at Vino 100. The growth in wine consumption occurred despite a sluggish economy. Wine is increasingly becoming mainstream. More Americans are discovering wine and incorporating it into their lives and lifestyles. Today consumers seek better, more interesting wines which taste of quality but are reasonably priced. They understand that wine does not have to cost a lot to be good. Vino 100 is just what the consumer is asking for. We make sure we deliver great wines at affordable prices. We taste hundreds of wines from vineyards all over the world. Less than 1 out of 200 wines we taste make the Vino 100 cut. By combining great wines with an innovative, new merchandising system and topping it off with a growing market, you have a unique and very real recipe for retail success. We are looking for more great store owners to help us expand the Vino 100 retail concept in your area. We invite you to find out more by contacting us.

About Tastings

"Tastings" is truly about creating a wonderful and unique "Wine Experience" for our customers. We are Friends, Neighbors, and Wine Enthusiasts who happened upon a remarkable wine bar in Italy. After sheer amazement at the progressive wine-sampling technology, we knew we had to share it with everyone back home. After years of research and hard work, not to mention a lot of wine "sampling", we opened Tastings with the intention of impressing everyone else beyond the limits of how the bar in Italy impressed us. Tastings opened its first location in the dynamic area of downtown St Petersburg, FL in 2005. After months of inquiries and wishes for other locations, we decided to franchise Tastings in order to share this exciting new concept with everyone across the nation. It was in August of 2006 that we sold our first franchise and then our second franchise just a few months later. The level of interest since then has only intensified and we are looking forward to an exhilarating new year. We hope you will find the comfortable atmosphere of Tastings to be that of your own home. Entertaining with friends and enjoying wine & food is truly a passion of ours, and we are excited to share with you the venue to do so yourself. Cheers! Penny Maso, President