| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder(s) | David and Robert Trone |
| Headquarters | Potomac, Maryland |
| Number of locations | Over 75 stores (2011) |
| Products | Wine, spirits, beer |
| Employees | 1,800 |
| Website | www.totalwine.com |
Total Wine & More is an American alcohol retailer founded in 1991 by David and Robert Trone through the opening of two wine stores in Delaware.
Each Total Wine store carries approximately 8,000 different types of wine, 3,000 types of spirits (where permitted by law) and 2,500 different beers. Each store employs wine associates who know about wine. The stores range from 9,000 to 50,000 square feet (4,600 m2). They also provide in-house publications to their customers, including Total Wine & More's Guide to Wine, a quarterly Buying Guide which lists brands and prices, and a quarterly newsletter (The Wine Advisor).
Total Wine currently has over 78 locations in 11 states (Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, California, Virginia, Maryland and Nevada). In late 2011 it was announced that Total Wine will be expanding into Washington State, New Mexico, and Texas in 2012. Ten new locations are expected to be opened in the newly announced locations.
Total Wine & More is the largest independent fine wine retailers in the United States and is among just a handful of fine wine retailers who operate in multiple states. It is the leading non-supermarket seller of fine wine in the United States.
In 1998, Total Wine & More purchased five Total Beverage stores from the Dart Group. Following the purchase, Total Wine grew slowly until 2002, when other executives were brought in from major retailers like BJ's, Hechinger, The Home Depot, Hecht's, and others; this allowed steady expansion thereafter.
Total Wine is the expansion of the now defunct Pennsylvania chain of the alcohol retailer known as "Beer World". The business originated with Case Beer Outlet in Hanover, Pennsylvania, which was opened by Thomas Trone Sr., the father of owners David and Robert Trone.