Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

What Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants does

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants is a privately held, founder-controlled upscale casual restaurant operator founded in 2005 by Tim McEnery in Orland Park, Illinois. The company operates 76 owned-and-operated restaurant-winery locations across 14 U.S. states, each combining four components under one roof: an upscale casual dining restaurant with a 110-item scratch-kitchen menu, a full-service bar, private dining rooms, and a Napa-style tasting room with a retail gift store (the Artisan Market, stocking 200+ SKUs). Headcount stands at 10,650+ employees across Cooper's Hawk and the Piccolo Buco sub-brand. The core differentiator is the integration of food, wine, and hospitality: every menu item is paired to a specific wine labeled by bin number, and each location produces and serves wines from a portfolio of 60+ core varietals sourced from Italy, France, California, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia.

The company's revenue model rests on three reinforcing streams: (1) recurring Wine Club Membership subscriptions (one-, two-, or three-bottle monthly or quarterly plans, starting at $20.49/month) that now exceed 865,000 members and grow at 25% annually, with members picking up bottles at restaurants and earning dining rewards (350 points = $25 reward); (2) restaurant dining, carryout/curbside, catering, and private event revenue across the 76-unit footprint; and (3) retail wine sales through in-restaurant tasting rooms and e-commerce shipping in select states, plus gift memberships starting at $59.49 for three months. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer through company-owned channels and a mobile app (iOS/Android) integrated with OpenTable for reservations. There are no franchisees, third-party delivery partnerships, or institutional investors; the legal entity is Cooper's Hawk Intermediate Holding, LLC.

Strategic positioning is reinforced by Master Sommelier Emily Wines (one of 149 in the Americas) leading the wine program, Executive Chef Matt McMillin (formerly 15-year partner at Lettuce Entertain You) leading culinary, nearly 600 cumulative wine awards, and a 9-year exclusive partnership as the official wine of the SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards. Piccolo Buco, a Roman Neapolitan pizza concept launched in 2022 with Luca Issa, is a sub-brand extension operating in Chicagoland. Recent activity includes entry into North Carolina (Greensboro, November 2025) and announced or advancing locations in Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin through 2026.

Name

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

Legal name

Cooper's Hawk Intermediate Holding, LLC

Website

https://chwinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants operates 76 upscale casual restaurant-winery locations across 14 U.S. states, serving diners and the world's largest wine club of 865,000+ members with monthly exclusive wine subscriptions, paired scratch-kitchen menus, and integrated tasting rooms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Wineries (312130), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (THAFAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Wine club subscriptions
• Winery tasting rooms
• Handcrafted wine production
• Private event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices83 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Wine Club Membership: Monthly subscription memberships (1, 2, or 3 bottles per month) with recurring billing. Members pick up wine at restaurants, earning dining rewards, discounts, and access to exclusive events. Growing at 25% annually with 865,000+ members.
2. Restaurant Dining: Upscale casual dining revenue from dine-in, private events, and carryout orders. Full-service bar and 110-item scratch-kitchen menu.
3. Retail Wine Sales: Sale of wines through in-restaurant tasting rooms and artisan markets, plus e-commerce shipping in select states. Over 60 core varietals available.
4. Wine Club Gift Memberships: Gift memberships starting at $59.49 for 3 months, available in Variety, Red, White, or Sweet options. One-time prepaid subscriptions.
5. Private Events: Private party spaces and packages for celebrations, business meetings, and group dinners at each restaurant location.
6. Wine Shipment (Quarterly Delivery): Quarterly delivery option for Wine Club members in select states. Billed quarterly at $96.75 (one-bottle) or $178.49 (two-bottle) including shipping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants operates upscale casual dining restaurants combined with on-site wineries and Napa-style tasting rooms across 76+ locations in 14 U.S. states. The company produces and sells handcrafted wines (60+ core varietals) and runs the largest wine club in the world with 865,000+ members receiving monthly exclusive wines. Revenue is generated through restaurant dining, wine club subscriptions, retail wine sales, private events, gift memberships, and ancillary services such as carryout and catering.

Product overview

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants operates as an integrated lifestyle brand combining four distinct components under one roof: an upscale casual dining restaurant, full-service bar, private dining rooms, and a Napa-style tasting room with retail gift store. The portfolio centers on the core Cooper's Hawk Restaurant & Winery experience, supported by the Wine Club Membership program (the largest in the country with 874,000+ members) offering monthly exclusive wines. Additional offerings include the Wine of the Month subscription, Tasting Room experiences, Artisan Market retail, Private Events hosting, Wine Club Trips travel experiences, Gift Cards, Carryout/Curbside service, and Catering. The Ambassador Club provides elevated loyalty tiers. A notable brand extension is Piccolo Buco, a Roman Neapolitan pizza concept launched in 2022 in Chicagoland. The restaurant features a 110-item scratch-kitchen menu with all dishes paired with wines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Piccolo Buco: Roman Neapolitan pizza concept launched in Chicagoland in 2022 in partnership with Luca Issa.

Products and services

• Cooper's Hawk Restaurant & Winery
• Wine Club Membership
• Tasting Room
• Artisan Market
• Private Events
• Wine Club Gift Memberships
• Gift Cards
• Wine Club Trips
• Carryout & Curbside
• Catering
• Piccolo Buco
• Cooper's Hawk Lux Wines

Quantifiable outcome

• Wine Club growing at 25% annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAG-AFTRA (Actor Awards)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 February 2026Cooper's Hawk returned for its ninth consecutive year as exclusive wine partner and Green Room presenter of the 32nd Annual Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, airing on Netflix. Served exclusive Artist's Red Blend and Artist's White Blend wines paired with a menu curated by Chef Evan Funke at the Hollywood ceremony. Both wines available at all locations and to Wine Club members as February 2026 Wine of the Month.
• Chef Evan FunkeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Celebrated chef collaborated with Cooper's Hawk to curate the menu for the Actor Awards ceremony in Hollywood, pairing wines with dishes for the Hollywood event.
• Luca Issa (Piccolo Buco)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Tim McEnery partnered with Luca Issa in 2022 to bring the Roman Neapolitan pizza concept Piccolo Buco to Chicagoland. Piccolo Buco operates as an extension of the Cooper's Hawk portfolio, with locations hiring through Cooper's Hawk careers page.
• Padma LakshmiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCelebrity chef and television personality collaborating with Cooper's Hawk as part of the brand's food and wine celebrity partnerships.
• Francis Ford CoppolaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIconic filmmaker and wine industry figure collaborating with Cooper's Hawk as part of the brand's celebrity partnerships.
• Jean-Charles BoissetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenowned wine personality hosting Friends of Cooper's Hawk events and collaborating with the brand on exclusive experiences.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Seasons 52: Seasons 52, owned by Darden Restaurants, is a fresh-grill upscale casual chain with seasonal menus, an extensive wine list, and a healthy-lifestyle positioning. It competes with Cooper's Hawk in the same mid-market, upscale-casual segment with a wine-forward proposition.
• Brio Tuscan Grille: Brio Tuscan Grille is an upscale-casual Italian chain with a curated wine list and similar suburban lifestyle-center footprint to Cooper's Hawk. It competes for the same casual-date-night and group-event occasions.
• Eddie Merlot's: Eddie Merlot's is a polished-casual steakhouse chain known for its wine program and aged steaks, with locations across the Midwest and Southeast. It is the closest direct peer to Cooper's Hawk in combining upscale casual dining with a strong wine-centric positioning and membership-style loyalty engagement.
• Vintage Wine Estates: Vintage Wine Estates is a multi-brand wine producer with DTC, tasting room, and e-commerce operations, including subscription wine clubs. It mirrors Cooper's Hawk's Wine Club subscription model and award-driven DTC wine portfolio strategy.
• The Capital Grille: The Capital Grille is Darden's premium steakhouse with one of the largest wine programs in the US (over 5,000 bottles) and a club-style loyalty program. It overlaps with Cooper's Hawk on the wine-collectible customer, private events, and gift-card-driven demand.

Broad incumbents

• Darden Restaurants: Darden Restaurants owns Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, and Eddie V's, making it a broad incumbent across multiple upscale-casual and casual-dining categories that overlap with Cooper's Hawk.
• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Ruth's Hospitality Group operates Ruth's Chris Steak House, an iconic upscale steakhouse chain with a private-dining and gift-program focus. It is a broader incumbent competing for high-end dining occasions and corporate/private events.
• Total Wine & More: Total Wine & More is the largest independent retailer of wine, beer, and spirits in the US with a multi-channel retail and educational-tasting model. It is a broader incumbent in the wine-discovery and wine-accessory category that Cooper's Hawk targets with its Artisan Market and tasting rooms.

Emerging players

• Willamette Valley Vineyards: Willamette Valley Vineyards is a publicly traded DTC-focused winery with a tasting-room and wine-club model. It is an emerging player in the same DTC wine subscription and tasting-room category but at smaller scale and single-region focus.
• Yard House: Yard House is an upscale-casual restaurant chain known for its large draft beer selection and American menu. While beer-led rather than wine-led, it competes for the same casual-dining-plus-bar occasion and suburban lifestyle-center customer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CHWinery
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CHWinery
• Facebookfacebook.com/coopershawk
• Instagraminstagram.com/chwinery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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