Total Wine & More

This place is the bee’s knees. Once you start going to total wine, you’ll question how other places ever managed to suffice.
The selection is immaculate (to call it anything else would be an understatement) and well organized. After a few visits, I almost feel prepared to show others around the store.
Beyond the selection, my inner cheapskate loves the rock bottom prices (seriously where was this place when I was in college?). Even though wine under $ 3 sounds like a terrible hangover in the making, my 21 year old self would be scooping those bottles up like yoga pants at a Victoria’s Secret Black Friday special.
Since Total Wines entrance into the Twin Cities, I’ve heard mixed thing about service, but after multiple visits, I’ve received the same quality service I received at my old wine store and have been steered in the right direction for my wine needs (desires may be a better word).

Great first experience… was greeted and asked for help right away. They walked me to my requests vs just pointing me in the direction… touted for their selection they were missing a few things that they showed on their website but overall has a nice experience.

Great prices, but service is hard to find and average. More of a warehouse type shopping experience. Busy parking lot, avoid it on weekends unless you have lots of time and bumpers on your car for shopping carts and door dings.

I went here because of the great wine prices. The sales person I asked directions of grunted at me and walked away. Then the next person asked gestured rudely in a direction and walked away. So I asked for the manager and explained that I could not get help finding what I needed and he stared at me and walked away. I will not return. No matter how good the prices. Rude, arrogant, and dismissive.

This place is killer. Prices are killer. Selection is killer. Being next door to Trader Joe’s is killer. And, for the other liquor stores in the area, this place is a killer. Keep up or get lost Edina liquor stores! The competition from Total Wine too much to handle? Boohoo :(

If someone were to ask me my favorite place to shop in general, it would be Total Wine. This place is a booze emporium and I get lost in it.
I must admit, I’m not a huge wine drinker. The real draw of this place is the liquor/​beer prices. The selection of brands and flavors is immense! You can build your own 6 pack. They have hundreds of flavors of mini shots. I’ve discovered brands of liquor I never would have known existed before. Try Veil Vodka: it’s a Minnesota brand and the espresso and peach flavors are delicious! The staff is also very knowledgeable.
The prices are what really draws me here. $ 21 for a liter of Jack? $ 13 for a cube of Hamm’s? What’s not to like! If you’re looking to save a buck, head here.
I know it won’t last forever. Once they put every other liquor store out of business, the prices are bound to go up and my bliss is going to fade. But for now, Total Wine can do no wrong in my eyes.

I HATE this place. Sure, they have a huge selection. Sure, their prices are (sometimes) good. But their lines are insanely long, parking is impossible, and their employees have steered me wrong on wine and liquor so many times that it’s become the norm. I stopped in recently for a simple task: to pick up a bottle of Bourbon. I was debating Bulleit or a bottle of Woodford Reserve when a «helpful» employee convinced me to try a bottle of some CRAP I had never heard of (Evan Williams, maybe?) and that I – literally – ended up pouring down the drain. He swore to me up and down that it was «amazing» and that I was going to love it. The only thing amazing about it was that they probably had a ridiculously high margin on the bottle, which is why he was pushing it in the first place. And this seems to be a trend. Ask them for a recommendation and more often than not they’ll steer you to something disappointing that they probably got for dirt cheap. I asked for a «grassy, grapefruity Marlborough» and the salesman pointed me to a bottle of Kim Crawford. I heard they trained these people. And no, lady, Mark West is NOT Pinot Noir, no matter what it says on the label, and yes, there IS a difference between California and Oregon. Their prices aren’t THAT great anyway, and their Saké selection SUCKS. If you’re looking to save a few bucks on a bottle of single malt and you don’t mind standing in line for 15 minutes, this might be the place.
On the plus side, the Tres Picos someone recommended was very nice, and the woman who recommended the bottle of Furmint we bought REALLY knows her Hungarians. But they’re the exception here, not the rule. This is a store for people who buy their vodka by the gallon and who think Franzia is wine. Awful, just awful.

This place is so busy every single time I come — no matter the time or day of the week. Great place to go to stock up for a big party. They sell every type of alcohol you can imagine, and at a great price.
They also have really friendly staff who are equipped with headsets who can find really specific bottles of liquor for you, or answer any alcohol related questions you have, even if they have to radio for someone else who is more of an expert. It is a pretty big store, but thanks to the people who work there, you don’t have to worry about wandering around lost all day trying to find something.

I am comparing this store to their Burnsville sister location. I found out something interesting. They ask everyone to Show Id for sampling even 60 some older looking people. They look on back for 2 or more dwis and do not serve on your Id. Thats why they could lose license If they give them samples. Oh, not me fortunately. This store is not as wide as Burnsville’s. It may be smaller and layout is a little different. They actually have the mini bar liquor size bottles in an aisle Where they belong. Smart. There were no Long lines at this store. It is next door to Trader Joes which is nice to park once for going to 2 locations.

Please pinch me, I must be dreaming.
So much more than just a wine store. This place is like a candy store but for grownups, and you will literally not find cheaper prices for wine, beer and liquor in the whole state of Minnesota. Every trip in here I find something new and interesting to try.
This place has basically anything you could ever want from a liquor store, and them some:
Grey Goose? They got it $ 10 cheaper than anywhere else.
Every single type of beer ever in existence? Yep, and then a few you’ve never heard of.
More types of wine then I could drink in a year? More like drink in a lifetime.
Giant bottles of wine for people with livers of steel? They have jugs and jugs.
Rare vintage wines? Only if you’ve got $ 1500 burning a hole in your pocket.
The Holy Ale, named after the Monty Python movie? I guess my father does smell slightly of elder berries.
I cannot understate enough that this place is the cheapest liquor store you will find anywhere in the state.
They offer free samples at two separate wine and beer tables, and many local breweries also step up additional tables with their beers samples.
The store is extremely clean and the staff is friendly and helpful. I’ve had them introduce me to too many new wines to count. Most things are well stocked, but sometimes their deals are so good that the store sells out quick, I’ve seen this on several occasions, and if this sadly happens to you the wonderful staff will always help recommend something similar.
Think I’m exaggerating how awesome this store is? I’m not even a little bit. I dare you to come and check it out, I bet that you won’t walk out of there with at least two things.

I had heard about this place from my friends. The best selection and the best prices. I was not disappointed! Total Wine really does have the best selection with THE BEST PRICES! There is also booze and beer! I think I may have found my happy place!
The store has a very nice layout with nice displays. The staff is über helpful!
It’s a bit of a drive for me, but worth the visit!
Cheers