I'm surprised that more of the employees don't recognize me by now.
They do have a decent selection if you're a novice, but I will say they are a bit short when it comes to selection in the French wines.
The thing you would assume to be the worst, is actually one of this places best qualities, the price. Recently on a trip to Taj Mah-Teeter (Morocroft's Harris Teeter) I realized that they had jacked the price up on nearly all of the wine in the store. Sure they try to mask that by saying "We jacked the price up $10 over what it was, but look... $6 off!!" I mean really - who falls for that?
So the kicker is, the same bottle at Total Wine could be a couple bucks cheaper than it is at Teeter - which means, the only reason to get wine at Teeter is now for the simple convenience.
I'm pumped about that fact, because I have been known to spend over an hour in Total Wine filling up my cart.
Tip: Amazing beer selection - great way to find those hard to find brews, and at comparable prices too. Often cheaper than Teeter here as well.
Tip 2: I would avoid their gift aisle - that's where they go a little liberally with marking up the price.
Tip 3: They give you a 10% discount on a full case of the same bottle of wine... but only if the price ends in a 9. So for example, you could get a 10% discount on a case of $9.99 wine, but not on a case of wine where the bottle costs $9.97