Wine & Design franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Wine & Design franchise takes $46,160 – $95,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Wine & Design asks for $70,000 in liquid cash and a $70,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Wine & Design franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $46,160 | $95,000 | $46,160 to $95,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $46,160 | $95,000 | $46,160 to $95,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Wine & Design cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Wine & Design's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Wine & Design's disclosed cost sits against the Lodging & Leisure category:
- Minimum startup cost of $46,160 — about 99% below the Lodging & Leisure median of $6,130,275.
- Initial franchise fee of $25,000 — about 61% below the Lodging & Leisure median of $63,600.
Category medians are computed from the Lodging & Leisure brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Lodging & Leisure franchises
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How Wine & Design's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 7 units; 73 units opened, 7 closed, ending at 73 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Wine & Design or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Wine & Design for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Wine & Design is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Wine & Design grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Wine & Design can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Wine & Design franchise
Wine & Design is a lodging & leisure franchisor with 73 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 7 units; its filings record 73 unit openings and 7 closures, ending at 73 units. Its parent company is Wine and Design Franchise LLC. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The Franchisee will own and operate an art studio offering art classes where patrons bring their food and beverages of choice to their class and enjoy a relaxing and a pressure free creative environment. Franchisor, WINE AND DESIGN FRANCHISE LLC, provides services to Franchisees including assistance with training, operations, and staffing, advertising and marketing, purchasing and promotional techniques.
Wine & Design franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Wine & Design franchise cost?
- $46,160 – $95,000 all-in to open, per Wine & Design's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Wine & Design units are there?
- 73 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Wine & Design's units held up?
- 91.3% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).