Wine Bars/Wine Retailers... any owners out there?

[winecollector]

First of all, let me start out by saying that we really don't have any "wine bars" up here in PA that I know of.

Secondly, I hate to say it, but I would be inclined to think that it does depend on the wine! (Sorry , but I couldn't resist!) I would think it also depends on the type (high income/ mid income) and size of crowd you plan to draw, what type of food you'll serve, what kind of a profit margin your looking for, your location, etc... Anyway, I've seen some pretty high markups at some restaurants- as much as 300% for a bottle of Opus one, and other times markups as low as 20-25% for the same wine.

This might be an area that Foodie or Randy may be able to help you a little better with.