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In Business Since: 2004

Comments: The first direct selling company to fully embrace the spirit of wine country living, The company is dedicated to providing rewarding opportunities in the wine industry and promote the time-honored tradition of spending quality time at home with family and friends.

Wine Shop At Home was created in 1995 by John and Melissa Lynch. It came from their love of wine and the joy that they had sharing their wine with family and friends. They created a national wine retail company and a wine club that focused on handcrafted wine that were created by local winemakers.

In 1999 1-800WineShop held it’s first Harvest Party in Napa as a way for customers to experience the wine country lifestyle first-hand. Since then their events have become legendary. Customers began to ask for more local events, including in-home wine tastings.

In early 2004 the company officially launched it’s direct sales division, WineShop At Home to provide a new generation of customers the opportunity to discover great wines effortlessly and help others realize their dream of building their own successful business in the wine industry. The Wine Shop At Home consultants supply to thousands of customers nationwide.

The Wine Shop At Home also provides hostess gifts at no charge to the consultant. The only thing the consultant has to pay for is the intitial $135 for the start up kit that contains all of the supplies you will need to get started. As your business takes off you will be able to purchase any other needed items through the Wine Shop At Home at a discounted price.

Advantages: In the startup phase with lots of room to grow for new distributors. Wine is one of the hotter businesses right now and it has a wide range of interest. They have multiple avenues to create revenue – in home wine tasting, corporate and personal gifts, custom labeled wines and wine clubs – all boutique wines.

Disadvantages: Will not allow to non married partners to be a partnership in a single business. Currently in limited locations.

Entities:
Transferable
Saleable
Willable
Structure as Corporation Entity
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Financial Strength: Very strong. Galliano purchased a portion of the corporation.

Management: Strong

Online Training & Support: Excellent customer service support but limited team support. Much of the training comes from the individual teams.

Field Training & Support: Available via annual conventions, newsletters, regional events, weekly meetings, and classroom trainings provided by an Area Trainer.

Motivational Support: Limited.

Products/Services: Wine

Compensation Plan:
The company offers it’s consultants the following benefits: freedom and flexibility, 15-29% commission on personal sales and 3-5% on organizational sales. There are monthly cash bonuses, Wine Club membership commissions, no inventory to buy, stock or carry. The consultant gets their own website, there are trips to wine country destinations throughout the world, direct shipping to customers, advancement opportunities and low start up cost.

This consultant position can be done full or part time, it depends on the needs and wants of the consultant. You are not limited to only one income opportunity, there is the wine tasting parties, creating a downline, residual income from the wine club membership, corporate gifts and an annual dream vacation incentive.

Health Insurance:
The Wine Shop At Home offers something else to their consultants that most other companies do not and that is that they do offer a health and life insurance program with optional participation.

Compensation Plans Compared



The Traveling Vineyard ™
Agua Dulce Vineyards
Wine Shop At Home
Cost To Join

$149.95


$295
$135
Commission Rate
20%
25%
15-29%
Team Levels
5
7
7
Team Commission Rates
.25-6%
.5-5%
4-8%
Wine Club Commissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Personal Website
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hostess Plan
Yes/Corporate Sponsored
Yes/Corporate Sponsored
Yes/Corporate Sponsored
Order Entry
Online
Fax/E-mail/Mail
Online/Fax
Average Cost of Wine
$15
$38
$16
Who Pays For Tastings
Consultant/ Reimbursement plan by Corporate
Consultant
Host
Staying Active
3 Tastings in 3 Months
$100 in sales each month
$300 in sales in 3 months
Incentive Trips
Yes
No
Yes
Health Insurance
Yes
No
Yes
States Available In
AZ,CA,CO,CT,FL,IA,ID,IL,
MA,MN,NC,ND,NE,NH,NJ,
NM,NV,NY,OH,OR,
SC,TX,VA,WI,WV
All except: PA,MD,TN,KY,UT

CA,CO,FL,ID,LA,NE,NV,
NH,NM,NC,ND,OH,OR,
SC,TX,VA,WA,WI

 



Disclaimer and special notes: Please note that the opinions and statements expressed in this report are ours and do not necessarily represent the opinions of others or the company we are reviewing. All information found herein is believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but errors may exist.

Copyright © 2009 Zyzyrgy Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

Comments (2)
  • Alice kalemkiarian  - the traveling vineyard
    What is the company's name??
  • Kayleen Tometich
    Alice - The company's name is Wine Shop at Home. You can visit my website if you would like. www.wineshopathome.com/kayleen I was very sorry to hear about The Traveling Vineyard. If you need anything, I'd love to help you out! Thanks, Kayleen
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