Steps to owning a franchise

Our discovery process was designed to help you learn the steps to owning a franchise and ask the right questions to help you learn more.

A job that doesn’t feel like work

Building rapport with customers, making wine, exploring wine regions, and sharing sips … Vintner’s Circle winemaking shops are a fun and exciting way to work.

Step 1: Take the First Sip

Fill out our Contact Us form (at right) to get additional information and begin your franchise discovery process or give us a call at 908.979.WINE (9463).

Step 2: Initial Impressions

Let’s get to know one another. We want to make sure this is a good fit for both of us. The process begins with a brief webinar that provides you with an overview of this great opportunity.

Step 3: Franchise Application

After our initial conversation and learning more about one another, we invite you to complete a confidential profile online .

Step 4: A Day in a Life

Learn what it’s like to be a Vintner’s Circle wine making shop franchisee. Through a series of short videos and conversations, you will ascertain what it means to own a Vintner’s Circle wine making shop. During this time we discuss your goals and answer any questions you may have when putting together your business plan.

Step 5: FDD Review

Every franchise company must provide you with their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) in compliance with the FTC’s franchise sales rule. The FDD is a uniform document consisting of 23 items plus the standard franchise agreement.

Step 6: Talk with Our Franchisees

This is an exciting and very valuable step in the process. At this point you will have enough information about the workings of our franchise offering to discern how our franchisees are personally building their businesses.

Step 7: Discovery Day

Discovery Day is your opportunity to meet our senior management team and staff, observe our operations, and hear more about our vision for continued growth and industry pioneering.

Step 8: Award the Franchise

Cheers! You have been awarded into the Vintner’s Circle Family of Franchisees. The only thing remaining is to sign your franchise agreement. This is the final step on your path to opening a franchise with Vintner’s Circle. Welcome to Our Family!