I think I have been to Glendale 4 times since I moved to Arizona 11 years ago, but that number is about to go up drastically thanks to Total Wine. I love Tops Liquor, I love Sun Devil Liquors, and I love Star Liquor and Convenience. I love supporting my local businesses and I love to cheer for the underdog, but in this case I am admitting that this store has turned me into a complete and TOTAL (pun intended) sell out. I am a bit of a beer and wine nerd and my fiance is a bit of a Scotch freak. We have done all of the ooohing and aaahing at Bevmo! already and I am pretty much over it. Last night I was perusing Yelp when I saw a review for Total Wine and immediately googled them and got very excited about their catalog and prices. Tonight we took the long drive to Glendale and it was so incredibly worth it. The prices were great, the selection was ridiculous and everything was very well organized.
The wines are conveniently arranged by region and variety. They have information cards for almost every wine, free buying guides, employee picks and critics reviews to help you make your selection. The beer and liquor prices are great as well and as much as I didn't want to fall in love with a chain store, I did.
I won't stop going to Tops or Star, and I won't be getting WEST SIDE tattooed across my stomach anytime soon, but I will be venturing out to Total Wine as often as I can.