How to start a wine business – open a wine bar

October 29, 2010

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Starting a wine bar, or any type of bar is the dream of alot of punters out there.Here are a few suggestions from very good experience which you might find useful.Most of us have frequented several kinds of drinking establishment at some time in our lives.It all looks pretty easy and when the bar is busy the idea of making a small fortune comes into play. Add that to a passion for drinking and a partner who knows how to knock together a great meal and …WOW! The light comes on! Best dream of all has to go to the two or three pissed mates who want to have a crack at the title ! It sounds great at the time but its always best just kept as talk between buddies when your on the razzle and planning world domination .Here are a few useful tips on Wine Bars. I guess the underlying theme is “Common Sense”You may just be curious, be in the process or be trading. If I can offer any light on your business or future busines then …well this was worthwhile after all !Wine is usually drunk by a certain demographic. You need to assess its popularity in your chosen area in the scheme of things. Ideally you require a good sized following of wine drinking people in the vacinity of your bar. Forgive me for stating the obvious but sometimes just having a huge passion for wine is no enough…you require customers who will be into it also.Good locations are …In Cities near cultural locations such as theatres and cinemas. Someone on a date going out to a cinema would probably feel comfortable in a Wine Bar. Women and groups of women feel moe comfortable in a wine bar.Wine producing regions.Not always do they have a good wine bar. You may need out of towners to liven things up in smaller locations. I wouldn’t advise too small a town unless there is another form of attraction.Tourist towns, particularly upmarket ones.City areas which attract tourism and or upmarket visitors.City and Large Towns which have a Unversity. Depends on the educational estabishment but usually a very good location

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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.

Buy wine in Cebu, Philippines at good wine shops and boutique wine stores that offer good selection of good vintage wines at all price points. Good white wines that available at the wine shops in Manila and Pampanga include Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet, Pouilly Fuisse, Corton Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard Montrachet and Beaune. This makes it easy and convenient for wine lovers to buy wine in Manila. Manila wine and food lovers looking for things to do in Pampanga and Manila can consider attending one of these wine events. The best way to learn more about wine in the Philippines is to attend public wine tasting events that have no sponsors.

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