American Eagle Wine Making Company FAQ's

American Eagle Wine Making Company makes and retails exceptional wine on site using the finest juices from one of the world’s largest winery companies.

An American Eagle franchise will require an initial investment of between $90,000 - $150,000.

The success of a franchise operation depends on the skills, experience, know-how and ability of both parties. With your enthusiasm and ambition and our proven management system and world-class products, we make an unbeatable business team. Unfortunately, as in any other business venture, there are no guarantees. Your success and profitability will depend on your commitment, your location, your business sense and retail abilities combined with the market conditions. Investing in an American Eagle franchise is an attractive alternative to starting your own independent business. "Be in business for yourself but not by yourself."

The initial term is ten years, after which the agreement may be renewed. Renewal is subject to the approval of Head Office, current franchise terms and conditions, and renewal fees.

The royalty fees are five percent of your gross monthly sales, the lowest in the industry, and are exclusive of any sales tax.

No experience is necessary but an appreciation of wine is beneficial. American Eagle Winemaking Company has a full training program for our franchisees.

All aspects of wine making and the art of producing the best tasting wines possible, is integral to our education program. Our trainers will guide you through all aspects of wine making, tasting, customer service, marketing, purchasing procedures, inventory control and day-to-day operational procedures during our training program. Upon completion of the training program you will receive a detailed Operations Manual, and a full set of working procedures.

To facilitate those who may require outside financing opening their franchise, we will guide you to an independent business consultant who prepares your business plan for submission to the Small Business Administration (SBA) plan authorized by the Federal government. We recognize every franchisee has different financing needs and each application is customized to reflect individual requirements.

Yes! Your exclusive territory is dependent on the demographics of the area you choose to operate in. We are available to assist you in locating a site for your winery that will provide the best demographics and profitability. And our professional staff is also available to assist in the lease negotiation and to aid in the preliminary layout and design.

Fabulous! Since it is made from the best international juices sourced by one of the largest winery companies in the world, the wine is of the highest quality. American Eagle wines command a selling price of $14-$28 USD a bottle.

An American Eagle franchise has access to more than 225 brands including fruit wines, port and ice wines.

A typical American Eagle Wine Making Company franchise with a full time staff of 2 can easily make in excess of 3,500 bottles of wine per month.

Depending on construction, it will normally take 4 to 6 months to open your winery.

Yes! With our unique program, we can ship aged wine for immediate retail sales, where applicable.

You will have total support via our Help Line Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 5:00 (Eastern Time). Our franchise liaison is also available to assist you.

No. We have sourced the finest suppliers of juices, equipment and other supplies. You order everything you need from our approved suppliers through our order desk and receive "economy of scale" pricing. This saves you both time and money.

The ideal size is for an American Eagle location would be between 1,200 to 1,500 square feet.

The American Eagle Wine Making Company will supply you with our exclusive "Wine Management System" (WMS) customized computer software. This unique program is designed to assist you in day-to-day management, customer point of sale, inventory purchasing, tracking and control, tax calculations, customer history and winery production information as required by federal and state authorities.

The American Eagle Wine Making Company was established to satisfy a niche we saw in the market. We originally founded Wine Not International in 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the clear intention of providing consumers with the highest quality product, service and skill possible to make the wine making experience simple, fun and affordable. When we branched out into the United States we recognized that there was no presence in the winery franchises for those individuals who still wanted to make their own wine, not just sell it, with a reasonable investment. And so the American Eagle Wine Making Company was born.