Bottom line
- Total investment $70K – $272K including a $25K 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 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 16 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.7% 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 Wine & Design unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Wine & Design franchisees operate paint-and-sip studios where customers attend social painting classes while consuming wine or beverages. Day-to-day operations include managing class scheduling, instructor coordination, inventory of art supplies and beverages, customer registration, studio facility maintenance, and hosting events. Revenue is generated through per-person class fees, private event bookings, and ancillary retail sales.
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 · 17 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
Wine & Design presents CAUTION-level risk due to declining unit count, absence of financial disclosure (Item 19), prior litigation alleging disclosure failures, and a wide investment range without transparent profitability benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.0% YoY (49 units) suggests market contraction or franchisee attrition
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — cannot validate profitability claims or ROI
- 03HIGHTwo concluded litigations including breach of contract and failure to provide disclosures indicate franchisor compliance issues
- 04MEDHigh initial investment range ($69,950–$271,700) with 6% royalty burden and no disclosed average revenue benchmarks creates visibility gap
- 05MED10-year term with protected territory offers limited flexibility if profitability targets unmet
- 06HIGHLitigation involving 'failure to provide disclosures' raises concerns about FDD transparency and franchisor accountability
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
54 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Wine & Design · FDD (2025) PDF