Tim's Wine Market Franchise

There's a fine line between expertise and snobbery, especially when it comes to wine. Tim's is a wine store that forgets to be stuffy - a fun, casual place where anyone can purchase and learn about great wines from all over the world.

To understand what we do, first read about our inventory below. Then check out the wonderful article about us published in the Orlando Weekly, when they named us Orlando's "Best Wine Shop." We strive to be the leading national wine shop and retailer by providing superior customer service and satisfaction beyond expectation.

OUR BOTTOM LINE

Our goal is to provide every customer with all the knowledge they need to have an enjoyable wine shopping experience while at the same time providing top quality products to all our valued customers.

The end result: we will not succeed unless we provide each customer with an experience that they will enjoy and share with their family, friends and clients.

The inventory at Tim's Wine Market is divided into three categories. Most of our sales come from "special features" that we buy in quantity and stack in case quantities around the store.

By purchasing these lots in large quantities we take advantage of special pricing and can pass the savings on to you. Most of the time these products are limited to a number of cases or a period of time.

"CORE ITEMS"

The second category of inventory that we carry we like to call "core items." These are products bought in single case quantities and maintain as shelf inventory.

Generally all core items are domestic Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir.

They typically are smaller winery products where the quality is very high but production is fairly small. This category also includes some better known products that we carry such as Cakebread, Grgich, Edna Valley, Saintsbury, Franciscan and Rabbit Ridge.

Because of our buying power & proprietary access to Award Winning Wines we can offer competitive prices on these products and a mix and match case discount is available on all products.

"ALLOCATED ITEMS"

The final category is "allocated items." This would include many hard to get wines such as Peter Michael, Silver Oak, Opus One, Dalla Valle, Neyers, Shafer, Dominus and Pahlmeyer to name a few.

Due to the scarcity of these products we have many more customers than we have wine.

For that reason we reserve these wines to customers who show consistent support of our store by purchasing products in all categories. If you are looking for a specific product please let us know and we will notify you when it comes available. Items that are considered allocated typically sell out shortly after arrival so many times we have to take names well in advance of the arrival of product.

TIM'S WINE MARKET NAMED ORLANDO'S "BEST WINE SHOP"

by Orlando Weekly (and OrlandoCitySearch!) (From the Orlando Weekly, published in their "Best of Orlando" issue.)

There's a fine line between expertise and snobbery, especially when it comes to wine.

The folks at Tim's understand that. If you want deep chat about oak casks and how the guy who runs Boonie Doon accidentally destroyed his grapes, Tim's staff is happy to oblige.

But if you're just looking for a crisp white under $12 that goes well with fish, they'll point out a few good bottles, briefly explain the differences and send you out the door satisfied.

For a small place, Tim's is ludicrously well stocked and Tim himself appears to have the connections to get any wine you could possibly request. Add to that prices almost always better than the big discounters, a schedule of informative and fun wine classes and Tim's habit of keeping a few open bottles out for impromptu tastings and you've got the hands down best wine shop in town.

In fact, it's more than a wine shop, it's a club house. Tim's is the kind of place that makes you want to drink. Not for the buzz, but for the opportunity to come back and hang out a while longer.

WHY FRANCHISE

• Wine, always a part of our history, is now entering a new era in the United States, where sales in 2007 climbed to their highest levels ever. American tastes have driven sales of premium wines to record levels. Current statistics put the retail wine business at $28 billion, with the fastest growing retail segment of the wine industry at the price points sold and marketed at Tim's Wine Market. The growth is expected to continue and the "Millennial Generation" (21-35 year olds) is the fastest growing group of wine purchasers, representing 25% of the retail wine market.
• A franchise provides individuals with an excellent opportunity to run their own business with some guidelines and structures.
• Franchisees are able to start and operate their franchised business with the help, guidance and support of a franchisor that has direct experience with the franchise's operations.
• An opportunity that presents a new, innovative approach, which sets itself apart from other retail, restaurant and wine bars. Expertise in wine selection, ordering and delivery from a handpicked number of wine distributors
• We will assist in securing an appropriate location for your Wine Shop Franchise. To help insure the success and growth of your operation, our team will provide assistance with your site selection research.
• Wine is a highly respected beverage that has been enjoyed over thousands of years. Scientific studies regard moderate wine consumption as beneficial to health and longevity, these publicized health benefits contribute to increased consumption by middle-aged and older Americans.
• Exceptional affordable wines
• Many states are C.O.D. for alcohol deliveries (such as in Virginia), relieving the wholesale distributor of burdensome and costly collection efforts.
• A Tim's Wine Market franchise is a very reasonable investment for a large potential business.

BENEFITS OF OUR FRANCHISE

• Your own exclusive territory
• Lowest franchise fee in the industry & minimal start up fee.
• Support and development for your operation, including site selection assistance and lease negotiation
• Complete and exclusive private training program at one of our current locations.
• Ongoing support through a franchise liaison.
• Continuing product innovation and development which maintains our leading edge market placement and superior quality.
• Direct from manufacturer pricing.
• Proprietary Access to Award Winning Wines
• Advertising and Marketing
• Ongoing support through a franchise liaison
• Continuing product innovation and development which maintains our leading edge market placement and superior quality

IT'S ALL IN THE NUMBERS!! INDUSTRY STATISTICS

• Wine is the number one finished agricultural product in retail value in the U.S.
• The Wine Institute reports that in 2006, US wine retailers sold over 301,000,000 cases for a retail value of $27.8 Billion dollars! This is a 100% increase from 1996.
• Wine purchased by consumers in U.S. food stores increased by 2.4 million cases, up 4% in 2007, according to The Nielsen Company, which tracks product sales to consumers, based on information gathered at the retail point-of-sale.
• Strong consumer interest, along with growing retailer and restaurant support and more direct-to-consumer sales, is resulting in wider distribution and selection of wines," said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, President and CEO of Wine Institute.
• U.S. continued to increase in 2007 to a record high 457 million gallons (192.1 million nine-liter cases), up 2% over the previous year. The retail value of these shipments increased 6% to $18.9 billion, according to the year-end summary in the Gomberg-Fredrikson Reports.
• If only an additional 1% of the US population began to consume wine, that would equate to 3 million new wine consumers. (Total California winery shipments to all markets in the U.S. and abroad increased 3% to 554 million gallons last year.)
• Aggressive pricing on California wines due to a large harvest in 2006 and a record harvest in 2005 will continue. However, international wine inventories are shrinking, meaning less pressure on prices from that source.

Sources: Volume-Wine Institute, Department of Commerce, Estimates by Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates. Preliminary.