What Bottle Stop does

Bottle Stop Wine Bar is an independently owned neighborhood wine bar, restaurant, and retail wine shop operating from a single venue at 311 Mill Street in Historic Occoquan, Virginia. The company is controlled by co-owners Emil and Kimberly Wigode and serves local dine-in patrons, walk-in bar and patio guests, private-event hosts, retail wine buyers, and gift-card purchasers in the Occoquan and greater Washington, D.C. market. Its core offering is a sommelier-curated, award-winning wine program with over 25 wines by the glass and approximately 300 bottles, paired with a contemporary American / internationally inspired comfort-food menu, local craft beers, and an extensive cocktail list. Operations run Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays), with Happy Hour specials Tuesday–Friday from 4:00–7:00 pm.

Revenue is generated through four streams: on-premise restaurant and bar sales (the largest, transaction-based), a $35/month Wine Club subscription delivering two artisan bottles with VIP on-premise discounts, private event bookings across weddings, corporate functions, showers, and fundraisers, and gift cards sold online through SwipeIt. The company runs on a standard restaurant SaaS stack rather than proprietary technology: Bentobox powers the website and CMS, Tock handles reservations, Upserve processes online ordering, Constant Contact manages email capture, Jotform collects inside-dining and job applications, and Google Maps / reCAPTCHA support local discovery and form security. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer through one physical location plus its digital touchpoints, with no wholesale, franchise, or multi-unit footprint. The business has no disclosed funding history, no institutional investors, and no public financial reporting.

Name

Bottle Stop

Legal name

Bottle Stop Wine Bar

Website

https://bottlestopva.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bottle Stop Wine Bar is an independently owned neighborhood wine bar, restaurant, and retail wine shop in Historic Occoquan, VA, serving local diners, Wine Club subscribers, private-event hosts, and retail wine buyers through a single venue and complementary digital channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Bar & Restaurant

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (THAFAEAF)

Keywords

• Wine bar services
• Retail wine shop
• Wine subscription club
• Private event hosting
• American restaurant dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Occoquan

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, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and bar sales: On-premise revenue from food (internationally inspired comfort food / contemporary American cuisine), wine by the glass, cocktails, and craft beer, plus retail wine bottle purchases at the wine shop. Operations limited to Tue–Thu (4–9pm), Fri–Sat (noon–10pm), Sun (noon–9pm); Monday closed.
2. Wine Club subscription: Recurring monthly membership at $35 (+ tax) delivering 2 artisan bottles plus VIP discounts (10% off retail wine and on-premise wine), driving predictable recurring revenue and lifetime value.
3. Private events: Booked private events for weddings, corporate lunches, cocktail receptions, fundraisers, showers, rehearsal dinners, etc., with discounted pricing offered to Wine Club members.
4. Gift cards: Prepaid gift cards sold online through the SwipeIt co-branded platform for the venue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bottle Stop is a neighborhood wine bar, American restaurant, and retail wine shop located in Historic Occoquan, VA, featuring a sommelier-curated award-winning wine program of 25+ wines by the glass and approximately 300 bottles, alongside contemporary American comfort food, craft beer, and cocktails. The offering is extended through a recurring $35/month Wine Club subscription (two artisan bottles per month with VIP discounts), private event hosting, Happy Hour specials, retail wine bottle purchases, and gift card sales.

Product overview

Bottle Stop operates a single unified hospitality offering rather than a software platform: the core establishment is the Bottle Stop Wine Bar (a restaurant, wine bar, and retail wine shop in Historic Occoquan, VA) augmented by three operational modules — the Wine Club (monthly artisan wine subscription), Private Events (group bookings across many event types), and Happy Hour (weekday food/drink specials). External third-party services (Tock, Upserve, Swipeit, Constant Contact, Jotform, Google Maps) are connected to enable reservations, online ordering, gift card sales, email marketing, form capture, and wayfinding, but Bottle Stop does not expose a software platform of its own.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bottle Stop Wine Bar (Restaurant & Wine Bar) Neighborhood wine bar, restaurant, and retail wine shop in Historic Occoquan, VA featuring a Sommelier-curated, award-winning wine program with 25+ wines by the glass and approximately 300 bottles, complemented by local craft beers, an extensive cocktail list, and a menu of internationally inspired comfort food / contemporary American cuisine served in patio, bar, and inside dining room seating.
• Bottle Stop Wine Club Monthly subscription wine club priced at $35/month (+tax) delivering 2 bottles of small-production artisan wines with tasting notes and a recipe, plus VIP member benefits including 10% off all retail wine purchases, 10% off wines by the glass and $5 off bottles at the wine bar, and discounted pricing for special events.
• Private Events Event-hosting service at the Occoquan venue for groups, supporting alumni, bachelor/bachelorette, birthday, cocktail reception, corporate lunch, engagement, fundraiser, graduation, holiday, meeting/presentation, photo/film shoot, private dinner, rehearsal dinner, shower, sporting event, and wedding occasions, with an online inquiry form for bookings.
• Retail Wine Shop In-house retail wine program offering 300+ bottles of sommelier-curated wines for off-premise purchase, integrated with the Wine Club's 10% member discount on retail wine purchases and accessible via the venue's menu and bottle list pages.
• Bottle Stop Gift Cards Prepaid gift cards purchased online through the SwipeIt co-branded platform (swipeit.com/co-branded/merchant/bottle-stop-wine-bar-9732) for redemption at Bottle Stop Wine Bar.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 25 wines by the glass and 300 bottles on the wine list
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wine SpectatorcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWine Spectator has published a dedicated Restaurant Spotlight feature on Bottle Stop Wine Bar and included the venue in its 'Top Spots to Wine, Dine and Bottle Shop' list, providing significant national editorial coverage that the venue prominently showcases on its homepage and Press page.
• WashingtoniancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWashingtonian featured Bottle Stop Wine Bar in its 2021 list of '25 Best Places for Waterfront Happy Hours, Splurge Dinners, and Boozy Brunches Around DC,' a regional accolade the venue highlights on its Press page.
• TockcoreTechnology or IntegrationTock powers the venue's reservation system via exploretock.com/bottlestop, with a Make a Reservation CTA on the homepage driving inside-dining bookings.
• UpservecoreTechnology or IntegrationUpserve provides the venue's online ordering platform (app.upserve.com/s/bottlestopwinebar-occoquan) for direct food and beverage orders, accessed via the Order Online link in the main navigation.
• BentoboxcoreTechnology or IntegrationBentobox is the website CMS/platform powering bottlestopva.com, including menu display, online store/cart, private event forms, job applications, and contact forms.
• Google MapscoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Maps business listing is used for the venue address (311 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA 22125), powering 'Get Directions,' map views, and local search discovery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BevMo!: Multi-state specialty alcohol retailer combining in-store and online sales; broad incumbent comparable on Bottle Stop's retail wine shop offering rather than its on-premise wine bar.
• The Capital Grille: Upscale national steakhouse chain with a 350+ label wine program and private dining/event business; overlaps with Bottle Stop on wine-program depth and private-event revenue.
• Total Wine & More: Largest U.S. independent specialty retailer of wine, beer and spirits with deep retail assortments; comparable on the off-premise retail wine shop component but as a much broader incumbent.

Direct peers

• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants: National chain that pairs a winery, full-service restaurant, wine bar and a paid Wine Club membership — the scaled, multi-site analog of Bottle Stop's exact wine bar + restaurant + retail + subscription model.
• Corkbuzz Wine Bar: Sommelier-led wine bar concept founded by a Master Sommelier, focused on curated by-the-glass programs and wine education — directly comparable to Bottle Stop's sommelier-curated 25+ by-the-glass list.
• The Wine Room: Wine bar concept offering curated wine flights and retail bottle sales; comparable product mix to Bottle Stop's combined on-premise + retail wine offering.
• Flight Wine Bar: D.C. wine bar focused on flight-style tasting experiences and a deep wine list; closest geographic competitor in the same D.C.-area sommelier-style wine bar category.
• Maxwell Park: Washington, D.C. neighborhood wine bar with a curated, rotating by-the-glass list and small-plates program; competes with Bottle Stop for the same D.C.-metro wine bar customer.

Emerging players

• Wine.com: Large online wine retailer with a recurring 'Wine of the Month' subscription club; comparable to Bottle Stop's monthly Wine Club mechanic as a digital subscription alternative in the same small-production artisan wine niche.

Regional players

• Evening Star Café: Long-running Northern Virginia restaurant and wine bar with a strong, award-recognized wine program; regional peer in the same D.C. metro, overlapping on neighborhood wine-bar positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/bottlestopva
• Facebookfacebook.com/BottleStopWineBar
• Instagraminstagram.com/bottlestopwine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bottle-stop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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