What Bacchanal Wine does

Bacchanal Wine operates a wine bar, retail wine shop, restaurant, and live music venue at 600 Poland Avenue in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood, founded in 2005. Its core offering combines a curated program of hundreds of global wines with a Mediterranean-influenced New Orleans menu and nightly live jazz, served to a 21-and-older audience on a first-come, first-served basis during evening hours. The business is also an events venue, hosting private gatherings of 10–250 guests with pricing ranging from $750 for private dining up to $25,000 for a full buyout, and runs Bacchanal Catering — launched in 2018 — to provide offsite food and beverage service for weddings, corporate functions, and private clients both locally and nationally. A sister bar called NightBloom on St. Claude Avenue extends the brand to a second physical location.

The operating model is multi-revenue-stream: on-premise F&B (happy hour weekdays 5–7pm and regular service 5pm–10pm Sunday–Thursday, 5pm–11pm Friday–Saturday), retail wine sales, private event bookings, and offsite catering. Pricing is anchored on mid-market New Orleans wine bar benchmarks, with a free weekly wine tasting on Wednesdays used as a traffic driver. The technology stack is commodity hospitality SaaS rather than proprietary — Toasttab for point-of-sale, online ordering, and gift cards; TripleSeat for private event management; Constant Contact for email marketing; and Squarespace for the website. Bacchanal's wine program has been nominated four times for the James Beard Award, and the venue received cultural exposure through HBO's Treme, both of which contribute to brand equity in the local market. No outside funding, public listing, or disclosed financial metrics are present in the input.

Name

Bacchanal Wine

Legal name

Bacchanal Wine

Website

https://bacchanalwine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bacchanal Wine operates a wine bar, retail wine shop, restaurant, and live jazz venue in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood, serving 21+ adults with curated wine, Mediterranean-style food, and private events. It also runs Bacchanal Catering for offsite events and a sister bar, NightBloom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Bar Hospitality

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (THAFAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending) (HSACAGAF), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Wine bar services
• Wine retail shop
• Offsite catering services
• Private event hosting
• Live music venue

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. On-site Food & Beverage Sales: Primary revenue from on-site dining and drinking: wine by the bottle and glass, canned beer, craft cocktails, and cheese/food plates. Customers order at the venue with cash or card acceptance.
2. Catering Services: Offsite catering bringing Bacchanal's food and beverage program to private events since 2018. Handles hundreds of weddings and corporate events for both local and national clients.
3. Private Event Hosting: On-site private events including curated wine tastings ($55/person), private dining room rentals ($750-$2000 venue fee), and full venue buyouts ($7,500-$25,000 venue fee).
4. Retail Wine Sales: Wine shop selling hundreds of wines from around the globe for off-premise consumption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bacchanal Wine operates a hospitality venue at 600 Poland Avenue in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood, combining a wine bar with hundreds of global wines, a retail wine shop, Mediterranean-inspired food (cheese plates and small plates), original craft cocktails, and nightly live jazz music in an open-air courtyard setting. The business also offers offsite catering through Bacchanal Catering (est. 2018) and private event hosting including dining room rentals and full venue buyouts for groups of 10 to 250.

Product overview

Bacchanal Wine operates as a unified hospitality experience combining a wine bar, wine shop, restaurant, and live music venue in New Orleans. The core product is the backyard party experience at 600 Poland Avenue featuring Mediterranean Living/New Orleans Style atmosphere. Key offerings include the wine shop with hundreds of global wines, cheese plates and food menu via Toast Tab ordering, happy hour specials (Mon-Fri 5-7pm), free wine tastings (Wednesdays), and live jazz music nightly. Private event capabilities include the Private Dining Room (up to 50 people), Full Venue Buyout (up to 250 people), and Curated Wine Tastings. The subsidiary Bacchanal Catering (est. 2018) extends the brand to offsite events. The company is famous for its pop-up Sunday events that gained recognition through HBO's Treme series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bacchanal Wine Bar Experience Walk-in wine bar experience featuring hundreds of wines from around the globe, craft cocktails, beer, and Mediterranean-inspired cheese plates and food in a New Orleans Ninth Ward courtyard. Open Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm and Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm. First-come, first-served seating for adults 21 and over.
• Wine Shop (Retail) On-site retail wine shop offering hundreds of wines from around the globe for off-premise consumption. Knowledgeable staff assist customers with selections.
• Cheese Plates and Food Menu Mediterranean-inspired food menu centered on customizable cheese plates and small plates, available for on-site dining or pickup via Toasttab online ordering.
• Private Dining Room Rental Private event space accommodating up to 28 seated or 50 standing guests with weekday venue fees of $750-$2,000++ and weekend venue fees starting at $1,250++ depending on season. Includes cheese platters and food stations plus cash bar, tab, or pre-order beverage options.
• Full Venue Buyout Complete venue rental for up to 250 guests with venue fees ranging from $7,500 to $25,000++ depending on season and day. F&B minimum of $5,000++. Available Mon-Thu and Fri-Sun configurations.
• Curated Wine Tasting Private hosted wine tasting experience featuring 3 wines and a cheese board with 3 cheeses, priced at $55 per person (10-person minimum). Hosted by Bacchanal staff in the upstairs back room. Subject to price adjustment based on wine choices.
• Bacchanal Catering Offsite catering service extending Bacchanal's food and beverage program to private events. Handles weddings, corporate events, and celebrations for both local and national clients, drawing on the four-time James Beard-nominated wine program.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Innocence ProjectminorOthersNonprofit criminal justice organization. Bacchanal has been fortunate to be part of their organizational efforts, showing community support.
• GNOF Hurricane Harvey Hospitality Employee Relief FundminorOthersGreater New Orleans Foundation fund for hospitality workers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Bacchanal participates in relief efforts.
• North Bay Fire ReliefminorOthersFire relief efforts. Bacchanal supports this cause as part of community outreach.
• NOWCS (National Organization for Women Shelter)minorOthersWomen's shelter organization. Bacchanal contributes as part of community support initiatives.
• LA SPCAminorOthersLouisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Bacchanal supports animal welfare causes.
• Pure Water 4 KidsminorOthersWater charity for children. Bacchanal supports clean water initiatives.
• New Orleans Musicians CliniccoreOthersHealthcare organization for New Orleans musicians. Highly relevant partnership given Bacchanal's nightly live music programming and commitment to local musicians.
• NightBloom BarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister bar located on St. Claude Avenue. NightBloom Bar is open and serves as a related hospitality venture under the Bacchanal family of establishments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Country Club: Bywater-area New Orleans bar and restaurant with a courtyard setting and live music programming. Comparable on neighborhood, format, and live entertainment as a draw.
• Corkbuzz Wine Bar: Multi-location wine bar concept with curated wine programs and wine education events. Closely comparable on the wine bar format, retail, and curated tasting experiences.
• Cure: Award-winning New Orleans cocktail bar with a strong bar program and reputation for craft beverage curation. Comparable on curated beverage experience and NOLA bar premium positioning.
• Three Muses: French Quarter wine bar with nightly live music and small plates. Closely comparable business model combining curated wine, food, and a live entertainment program.
• Café Amelie: New Orleans courtyard wine and small-plates venue with a similar Mediterranean-meets-NOLA atmosphere. Direct comparability on wine bar + outdoor dining + private events.
• Maison Premiere: Acclaimed New Orleans cocktail and wine bar with curated beverages, craft cocktails, and a hospitality-led format. Comparable on curated beverage program and NOLA bar positioning.
• Martin Wine Cellar: New Orleans wine retailer with on-site tasting/bar service and curated selection. Directly comparable on the wine shop + on-premise bar format and off-premise retail mix.

Broad incumbents

• Total Wine & More: National specialty wine and beer retailer with broad selection and competitive pricing. Comparable on the wine retail side of Bacchanal's business as a much larger, multi-category incumbent.
• Commander's Palace: Iconic New Orleans restaurant with a nationally renowned wine list and private event business. Comparable on the wine-program credibility and event/private-dining revenue streams, though it is full-service rather than bar-led.
• Pêche Seafood Grill: James Beard-winning New Orleans restaurant. Comparable on the same NOLA culinary credibility tier and overlapping wine-program expectations, though it is broader full-service dining rather than a wine bar.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bacchanalwine
• Xx.com/bacchanalwine
• Facebookfacebook.com/bacchanalnola

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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