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Start a Cellar Tours and Wine Tasting Business

Start a Cellar Tours and Wine Tasting Business and make big bucks. Wine consumption in the United States has increase dramatically along with the number of wine producers across the country, its not just Napa Valley anymore. Yet Americans in general still have a lot to learn about wine. If you are an above average wine aficionado, you have the foundation to get started as a wine-tasting host. It is amazing how far a little knowledge can go when most of your pears are insecure about their abilities.

You will market your services as a wine party host. Develop a package for in-home or corporate entertainment where you plan the event, select the wines to be purchased by the customer, and serve them in an appropriate setting. You can certainly network with event planners and get help choosing venues. Create several different entertaining presentations that you can offer individually or in a series.

What you need to know about this business

The estimated start-up cost for this business is between $275 and $1,000.

The estimated first-year revenue is between $15,000 and $30,000.

This is a business you can start part time on weekends evenings.

You will charge by the hour or excursion. The hour rate is $35 to $95 depending on your experience, entertainment abilities and reputations.

Your can also charge a respectable per person rate, and work up to a higher revenue when your events become more popular and start to fill up to capacity.

Most wine consultants rely on their self-taught knowledge, continued education and good marketing skills to promote their service.

How to market this business

Develop an adult course teaching others about wine tasting and choosing the right wines for a given situation.

Market your service a wine party host, developing a package for in-home or corporate entertainment. Where you plan the event, you will select the wines to be purchased by the customers, and serve them in an appropriate setting.