Bottom line
- Total investment $91K – $246K including a $23K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 49 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -34.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Pinot's Palette unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
61%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate paint-and-sip wine studios where customers attend guided painting classes while consuming wine and beverages. Day-to-day operations include managing class scheduling, instructor coordination, inventory management (art supplies and beverages), customer service, marketing, and event hosting in a retail/studio environment.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 26 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Pinot's Palette shows meaningful contraction (−11.8% units), lacks financial transparency (no Item 19), and has going concern issues, creating moderate-to-high investment risk without adequate earnings validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 11.8% YoY (82 units) — suggests system contraction or franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure — cannot validate average unit economics or profitability claims
- 03MEDRevenue and net income not disclosed — lack of transparency on actual franchisee earnings potential
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential franchisor financial stability concerns
- 05MEDInvestment range of $91K-$246K is moderate-to-high with no disclosed ROI data to justify risk
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
90 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pinot's Palette · FDD (2022) PDF