Wine bar equipment setup

Twenty-five positions across seven zones — refrigerated by-the-glass taps under argon, two wine temperatures, glass polishing, an aperitivo station, a charcuterie counter, POS and the signage out front. Every line is a catalog item you can open, read and price.

What this setup covers

Zones
7
Positions
25 / 7 must-have
Core setup from
$ 8 084
Weeks lead time
4–8

A by-the-glass wine bar, built around the machine the format actually depends on: a dispenser that keeps an open bottle sellable. Everything upstream of it — storage, chilling, glass care — is there to protect the same thing, which is wine that still tastes like the label says it should.

Quantities assume a 45-seat room with a four-meter counter and a list of roughly forty references. Glassware is picked separately once the list is set. Send the list and the floor plan and we adjust the counts before quoting.

By-the-glass service

The machine the format is built on. Without preservation, every bottle opened for one glass is a bottle you have to finish or write off — which is why a by-the-glass list without a dispenser stays cheap and short.

1 must-have · 1 recommended · 2 optional

Bottle storage

Two temperatures and a wall. Reds and whites do not share a cabinet, and the wall is what a guest reads before the list.

1 must-have · 1 recommended
  • 166-Bottle Dual-Zone Wine Refrigerator

    Dual-zone, 166 bottles each — one at red service temperature, one at white. Service stock lives here so the cellar is not opened between rounds.

    Must-have ×2 $ 1 700

Glass care

A wine bar is judged on the glass in front of the guest more than on the pour into it.

2 must-have · 1 recommended

Aperitivo station

The other half of the sales mix. A wine bar that cannot make a spritz loses the table that came with someone who does not drink wine.

3 recommended

Charcuterie & small plates

Food is what keeps a wine bar open past the first glass. None of this is a kitchen — it is a cold counter with a slicer.

2 must-have · 2 recommended · 1 optional

Floor, POS & room

What the guest sits in and what the staff carries.

1 must-have · 2 recommended · 1 optional

Signage & advertising

What the street sees before anyone reads a menu. Signage is the last thing installed and the first thing a guest reads, so it belongs in the build list, not in the "later" pile.

2 recommended · 2 optional

The glassware is yours to choose

A wine list dictates the glass, not the other way round — Bordeaux, Burgundy, flute and coupe all pour differently, and the shapes you need follow the references you buy. We stock them; pick the forms yourself and we price them with the rest of the order.

What the whole setup costs

Catalog prices at the quantities listed, excluding shipping, duties and installation. Send a request and we confirm current pricing and lead times for your build.

Which setup should we quote?

Tell us where it is going and we come back with a quote for the setup you picked — prices, lead times and what ships together. Most inquiries are answered within one business day.