Total Wine & More

Great store with a good selection. The biggest problem I had was an interaction with the Assistant Manager Jonathan. The guy could not have possibly been more rude. Luckily the rest of the staff was very helpful. Jonathan could stand to learn a lot from every other employee in that store.

Rating the beer selection.
Probably the largest amount of unique beers in the area apart from Sam’s Quik Shop in Durham, but the beer is unlikely to be fresh and almost none is refrigerated. Pricing for some of the languishing import bottles is cheap — around $ 1 – 2 a bottle. This is your best bet to find beers from obscure countries in the area, but quality is much lower than Sam’s Quik Shop. Staff usually not super helpful.

Great selection of both beer and wine. I like that I can look up products online and then order for pickup in-​store, which saves me the hassle of trying to look for something specific. I like that there are many recommendations and descriptions under the wines to help make choices.

Sake! Yes, they have Sake!
TW&M has a wonderful selection of wine, beer, bar supplies, and snacks, but what prompted me to write this is review is that I’ve found they have Sake.
Now, it’s not a huge selection, but they do carry the finer grades — Junmai Ginjo and Junmai Daiginjo. They also have the unfiltered Nigori Sake.
Hardcore Sake enthusiasts will find a larger selection at Li Ming’s, but this is a fine place to pick up a couple of bottles while you’re stocking up on other supplies.

Truth be told I make my own wine. You can’t be a nice bottle of wine for $ 4 but making homemade reds just isn’t the same. This is where Total Wine comes into play for me. I like to go during the week when it isn’t busy and just look around. They have EVERYTHING! I like that they are sorted by type because I don’t personally care where the wine comes from as long as it’s drinkable. They have your cheap stuff if you are throwing a party to some nice bottles of wine that I know nothing about because they are out of my wheel house as far a price goes. My range is from $ 10-​$ 20 and they carry enough types and brands in that range to make your head spin. If you are looking for a specific brand this is where you will find it. I wanted a bottle of wine we had on our wedding night for our 1^st anniversary and sure enough they had it. They do place information about some wines and employees chime in with their likes as well which in the past is more hit then miss for me. Take that information with a grain of salt though because I have low standards and will drink pretty much anything. Some cons… the majority of wines are massed produced, there isn’t info on all of them, and most of the staff isn’t super thrilled to help you. They have a BIG selection of beers and it seems to be getting bigger every time I go. They have an isle for wine and alcohol related gifts for your friends and family that I hit up during the holidays. They also offer free wine tastings on Fridays from 4 pm-​7 pm and on Saturdays from noon-​7 pm. If you don’t live in the Durham area don’t fret they have 4 other locations in the Triangle… Brier Creek, North Hills, Triangle Plaza, and Cary. Cheers!

Step aside, wine — this place is one of my beer favorites! Fantastic collection or imported and domestic craft beers. Right now all of the Christmas beers are discounted — but there are always sales to encourage you to broaden your palate! Also, free cigar boxes near the registers? Yes, please.

If you are looking for a friendly atmosphere, a huge selection of wines, and expert staff all for amazingly low prices, you MUST shop here! This store has it all!

I spoke to the manager about the ID thing. He denied it and said that their marketing department probably found my name & address off a mailing list somewhere. Even if this is true, the manager was very short with me and just gave me the number to call corporate so I would go away. Gee, thanks! Calling corporate is about the last thing customers want to do.

They have a great selection of wine! This place reminds me of the west coast version of Bev Mo. The servers were very friendly! It’s close to other places too like DSW and a nail place. One other thing that I like about this place is that they have wine tastings! Will be back here again!

The title of this place doesn’t lie. Totally filled with all kinds of wine. Don’t know if the consumer is getting any kind of deals or anything, but the selection is quite unparalleled. Yeah, you can get some bottles for under 5 bucks, but I may be a little too old for swilling that kind of stuff. The «And More» part of this title refers to the beers and wine accoutrements they also sell.

I always feel kind of bad when I walk through the doors of Total Wine & More since they’re basically the polar opposite of a small, independently owned wine or craft beer shop. However, you simply cannot beat the selection that they have here! So if I happen to be in the area, I do find myself meandering in here from time to time…
Given that it’s «Total Wine (& More)», you know that the wine selection is going to be phenomenal. And it is. All types of regions, grapes, price ranges, cork vs. bottle cap, etc. I like the «staff’s selections» basically just because I think that’s a fun thing. Though I often question whether the «staff’s selections» match up pretty well to the wines they may have a surplus of and thus want to push/​hype up all they can. However, that could just be my paranoia…
Being more of a hops guy myself, I’m always blown away by their craft beer selection. It’s quite expansive. Plus their prices seem to rival those of any other shop in town. (Maybe that’s the advantage of being a humongous store?)
I guess I’ll just have to visit my favorite small craft beer shops more often to make up for any visits I may have to this establishment so I don’t feel guilty anymore. Sounds like a win/​win to me!

There are two things that Total Wine has going for it; 1. It is easy to get to. 2. It has beer and Wine.
I will admit, I spend a ton of time and money in the store, but it feels more like taking shots in the dark. The staff seems knowledgeable (when I have found people to talk to) but many of them have drastically different tastes in wine than I do and I find that following the «recommendations» gives about the same success rate as picking four bottles in my price range and letting a stranger randomly choose a bottle.
I enjoy going into the store to try out beer and wines, but am not sure I can genuinely push a rating into «fan» or «as good as it gets» ranges.
I will admit that the seasonal Woodchuck ciders are guaranteed to make my gf happy, and they do carry my favorite Pinot Noir for a very reasonable price.

Total Wine is one of the various places that I choose to buy my wine. This location is closest to home for me, so it is my Total Wine of choice. I love their selection and you can buy a good wine here for around $ 10. When I go here which is only a few times a year, I tend to stock up on multiple bottles of wine and beer. For a store that is called ‘Total Wine’ their beer selection is actually pretty good.
I have always found the service at this TW to be knowledgeable and friendly, not that I have had to use their help much. The way they have the wine organized and the description cards below the wine areas are typically limit any human assistance I need. You won’t get the individualized attention here at this big-​box chain that you might at a smaller, independent wine store; but for the price, selection and convenience it is a great place to get your wine and beer.

I know these guys are the Wal-​Mart of wine and beer stores but damn the selection is awesome.
We drank this Portugese beer on our honeymoon called «Super Bock» and they had it — it’s not the world’s greatest beer, but it’s just cool that they have that awesome selection.

This store has a wide variety of every wine you could think of, along with a vast selection of beers from all over the world.
Whether you’re a beer or wine drinker, this place has you covered.
The staff is always helpful & friendly, though it’s best to go on off-​hours since it gets a little busy at night and on weekends.
You can make your own six-​pack of beers, which is always fun. They have kegs for sale, as well as growlers from local breweries.
I’m never disappointed with the selection, and would certainly recommend you go check them out!

My Mission, since I chose to accept it, was to search out every wine store I happened upon for any quantity of Childress Starbound Blueberry Dessert Wine and buy it out. I’ve been to every Total Wine in the area, some of them twice…
My first visit to this Total Wine location yielded only one bottle, and I snagged it — it’s mine! I learned from customer service they only stock about 3 bottles at a time, but it was indeed the last bottle in the store.
Insert MI music here…
I’m on a mission, and this message will self destruct in 5 — 4 — 3– 2 …

It’s a big-​box store, but on the two occasions I’ve needed to purchase in large quantities or variety, for an event, it’s been a logical choice. I’ve utilized the staff in making decisions; and I also love the help of all the Wine Enthusiast awards, accolades, descriptions & staff picks they post on their offerings. (Fair warning: I did notice on last visit that a particular vineyard’s chardonnay was being promoted with different accolades in no less than four areas of the chard section… they seemed to be product-​pushing that item, so I wonder if it’s a masked sponsor/​partnership).
Anyway, I’ve been pleased with what I bring home from here. And I love that the staff always seems to be enthusiastic about wine & beer, as though you’re shopping in a Wine Authorities and not a chain.

meh.
Beer selection is way better than the wine selection. Yes, there is a lot to choose from but nothing spectacular.

I’m actually not into wine, and have never bought wine at Total Wine. They have the best beer selection around.
When I first moved here, I was pretty shocked at the awful beer selection in most grocery stores. But I knew I could count on Total Wine. I once worked in the beer industry and I can say this: if you can’t find a certain beer in Total Wine, it’ *probably* can’t be found in the Triangle.
I usually run in here if I am bringing fancy beer to a dinner. They also have a sweet keg room that you can walk in and explore (haven’t had an opportunity to throw a kegger lately). A rare beer example: I was looking for Cottonwood Pumpkin Ale last fall (which is in my opinion, the best pumpkin beer ever). They keep their seasonal beers in a special section, and I didn’t see it. I asked one of the workers, and the showed me where it was (kinda hidden, because they were down to their last case)! So you can find almost anything there…

Shopping here makes me smile and re-​evaluate my career choice. It seems like the happiest people work at this store. But then who wouldn’t be happy if you got to taste wine a couple times a day every day you worked?
I’m not a frequent customer, yet whenever I go in I end up having a 15 minute conversation with an employee about life (and wine, of course) because of the open atmosphere the staff provides. I’ve found out about upcoming marriages, crazy past customers, and been used as a guinea pig to prove that one of the daily reds they were doing a tastig for tasted like cough medicine. I really think the wine just lowers everyone’s inhibitions as soon as they walk through the door.
If you know what you like but don’tknow how to describe it, just talk to the employees. That’s what they are there for, and they will point you in the right direction for your tastes and price point.