Total Wine & More

I could spend hours at this place. Huge selection of booze and great prices. Also a nice walk in humidor for cigars.

This store has become my «go to» for wine & liquor. I used to buy wine @ Costco bcuz of good prices there but have found that Total Wine offers great sales on very good variety of wines. I especially love their classes. You get your money’s worth w/​great food pairings, good presenters & discounts. Oh, and staff is super friendly & helpful.

Everything is good about this place. Selection, Customer service and Price.
I think if you compare glen 1.75 with houston the price difference is 30%.
I but in bulk whenever i go here as this is quite far from where i live. Overall this is perfect compared to Specs.

Had wine tasting the day I went. It was pretty good wine. They also were sampling out whiskey. Good stuff! This store is clean and well stocked! Love it here :)

This store is HUGE and has EVERYTHING. Seriously. If you need a gift for the holidays or something to take to a holiday party, try this place.

So ecstatic that Total Wine has come to San Antonio! Their prices are unbeatable (I’ve compared to HEB, Spec’s, and Walmart), their selection is HUGE, and there is always something new to try. The clean and organized warehouse includes beer, liquor, cigars, wine, & great gift ideas. The layout of the store may seem overwhelming at first, but once you explore a bit, it’s actually quite organized! Additionally, the employees at TW are required to take classes and try products so that they are more knowledgable and can better assist the customer. I love talking to the employees; I always learn something new!
Beer: in addition to the domestic, imports, & local TX beer selection, they also have a section of single bottles for purchase. This is especially fun when seasonal beers come out and you can try one of everything!
Liquor: best prices of anywhere. We actually scored a Pappy one year at a FL location!
Wine: their selection of Old World wines is truly incredible. Also, the labels on the shelves provide a description of the notes you’ll discover in the wine — very helpful for purchasing something different!
Perks: Free tastings on Fridays 1−7pm and Saturdays 12−6pm.
Classes are also offered and they are so much fun! From Belgium Beers to Tuscan Wine to Scotch, you get to learn the history & science behind the making of the products, while getting to taste a selection of them. They also provide a light dinner with a variety of snacks for the tastings. This event is better suited for a date night or two friends rather than a large group.

Growing up along the banks of the deep end on Buffalo Bayou I was exposed at an early age to grandeur that is Specs… When I moved here in ’05 I was dismayed at the lack of choices for adult beverages, I rejoiced w/​glee when Specs finally planted flags here in Bexar County, however this Harris County home boy has professed his love to Total Wine. Their beer and wine choice is the best in town, they also stock a nice selection of spirits. Best of all is their staff, they’re well educated on their products and are extremely helpful. I would like to give a special notice to Jenn, she has been there since the store opened and is the one I always look for when there, she has never failed to point me in the right direction when recommending trying new beer, wine or spirits. You should make a trip there and make sure you ask for Jenn, you’ll be happy you did.

Amazing selection. Great prices. Price-​matching. All that with knowledgable and trained staff. Check out the intermittent specials and try something new. Two locations at the Rim and Northstar area.

Wow. Great selection and the prices are stupid good. I’m glad I stumbled into this place. Go here.

I love total wine and more. Since they opened this location in be hardly gone to any other liquor store. This place has weekend wine samples and the lowest prices I’ve seen.

Awesome liquor store. Incredible selection of beer and wine. I haven’t shopped for liquor here yet, but the selection looks impressive — a huge locked cabinet of high end tequila caught my attention.
Almost any beer can be bought in singles, which is great when I just want to try something.
Four stars easily. If I’d have won the bottle of Sam Adams Utopias at their anniversary celebration, I’d give them 5 stars.

Here’s the deal. Recently, a dear friend wished for something delicious, obscure, and bottled in the year of his birth… folks, that’s a tall order. I searched online and at various ‘specialty stores’ around town to no avail. I frequent Total Wine in Vegas, but here in SA I’m generally a Spec’s gal. So I figured I’d give this Total Wine a shot, I mean what did I have to lose? I walked in and was elated-​just as expansive as the Vegas stores. And to my delight, a 1970 Château de Laubade Armagnac! Suffice it to say, I’m a convert. You want high-​end deliciousness? This is your place. Welcome home.

Best prices in town! They also hold classes every week on different liquors or wine.

This place literally has it all. Prices aren’t the best, nor the worst, but they’re not anything to get upset about. The variety is almost unbelievable on everything here: wine, spirits, beer, etc. The staff is also very knowledgeable, but I will admit they’re not always easy to spot.
I’m more of a beer drinker and the hundreds of single bottle beers you can buy are really awesome in regards to selecting a «make your own six-​pack» to try different beers.

Where do I begin. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many bottles of wine, champagne, beers, and liquors from all around the world in one store. I don’t think I’ll ever set food in another liquor store unless it’s this place. My husband and I were in there for a little over 2 hours. They have a wine and beer tasting area, a humidor area, and many rows of craft beers that I’ve ever seen. We bought 12 different craft beers and a bottle of moscoto. I’ll post a pic later of the ones we picked out. You definitely need to see this place. It will give other stores a run for their money for sure.

As far as selection goes, this place is the best in town for beer, wine and booze!
They’ve got a heck of a selection of beer. Most of the beers that they sell are sold individually. You really have to watch their brewed on dates on the bottles, since they don’t do the best job of rotating their stock. I saw a few beers from last season, which I would be upset with if I had bought by mistake. Most of the craft beers that they sell are sold warm, but that’s not a huge problem, since they have a wine chiller up at the front that will accommodate a six pack at a time.
The cashiers are completely clueless. They have several people standing around doing nothing, while the few people that are working struggle with the pricing and the computer systems. I’ve been rang up wrong on two occasions here. Once, the cashier had loose cash floating around the register, and she accidentally dropped a ten dollar bill by mistake in my bag. I pointed this out to her, and she looked at me like I was trying to steal. Turns out, it was the last customer’s change. Derp! Keep a close eye on the register to make sure that things are getting rang up at the right price, and that the cashiers are giving correct change!
They offer tasting classes, so you can get familiar with new types of wine and liquor. There’s even a beer desk, where you can chat with a beer knurd and learn about what goes into beer, and the differences between different brewing styles. I really appreciate the educational aspect of this location.
At the front, they offer a magazine that talks about what’s up in the alcohol world, and a full price list of everything that they offer. It’s quite impressive!
The clerks are available and quite helpful if you ever have a question.
They also offer cigars here, but they don’t have anyone too helpful with that stuff. Just like Spec’s, they offer them, but don’t know the first thing about them. The selection is quite lacking, and the prices are high, considering what they’re selling.

After being in awe while visiting the mega Specs and losing an embarrassing amount of time at the Gabriel’s superstore, I thought I’d seen all that liquor stores can offer. Enter Total Wine & More. Now I had heard some news about their troubles in setting up in San Antonio (something about DB’s wanting to corner the market or Total Wine not being local enough) but c’mon, like I’m not going to visit a brand spankin’ new liquor store.
Everything here is cheap! Craft beer? At least a dollar less than HEB and Gabriel’s. Wine? Found my fave rose here for $ 4 less. I don’t drink much liquor but I heard several guys exclaim to their wives, «Honey, look!» So that’s gotta be good. In addition to the rock bottom booze prices, you can also make your own six-​pack. You’re thinking, well HEB does that. But no my friend, this isn’t a sad little end-​cap with dusty bottles, it’s an entire row of singles, bottles AND cans. I spent sooo much money here but found things I haven’t seen anywhere else. Total Wine & More also offers tasting classes which I will definitely take advantage of!

Oenophiles’ dream! Fantastic selection of wines from around the world. Two tasting bars were set up during our visit and there is a classroom in the back for wine education. The store has direct connections with many vineyards, leaving out the distributor’s cut. Other wines are still reasonably priced.
Very good selection of hard alcohol– especially bourbons. Beer selection is very good, though there are better places for it in town.
Aisles are very narrow to pack in all of this booze so peak holiday shopping can be stressful. Generally, the staff is knowledgeable, but there are a few employees who could use some additional training.

Let it be duly noted that I have noticed one bad trend, the other good about this city. Bad Trend No.1: Our city is becoming a drinking town. Good Trend No.2: Please refer to the previous one.

No doubt the drinking sprawl of the Saucer, Brooklynite, The Growler etc. has succeeded in creating an insatiable thirst for craft beer, spirits and wine. Total Wine & More, in the midst of a brief roadblock is now ready and open to quench that thirst.
At first glance it is not ominous but once you get inside. Well, it can be an overwhelming feeling. Wall to wall of beers, wines and spirits. It is all shelved skyward, as far as the human eye can see. When you walk inside you sense the immensity and scale of this place. All your senses will be engaged. Signs tell you what they carry for example, Texan, Californian, Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Chilean. There are posts all over the store where staff host tastings at demo booths. In addition glassware, ice buckets, corks and anything related to drink can be bought here.
But on this day I had my eye mainly on the brew selection, which in fact was quite stellar. They have bombers (bottles of beer) and singles of everything under the sun and the moon. Some of it you could get at Spec’s or Gabriel’s Superstore, but they had singles by Rogue, Clown Shoes, Boulevard; unheard of at other stores. You can mix your own 6 pack but it is quality stuff by any far reach of the imagination.
The staff is somewhat friendly but very knowledgeable. They carry blue tooth capability and tracking devices with them at all times. If you have a question about a certain brew, spirit or wine they can answer your question. This resulted in what I observed as patrons mobbing staff with questions and inquires. The prices are not too bad, no more than you would pay for at Spec’s or anywhere else. And yet. I do find myself leaving with a few issues and concerns about this store.
1.) While I do admire the warehouse environment, I do miss having items at eye level. In my opinion places like Spec’s cultivate urgency, it feels like as soon as you buy something it will be restocked forever. Finite items more readily makes consumers run to your store, as much as a good deal. The COSTCO vibe can grow stale quick if not in check.
2.) They need to open up the aisles a bit more. At places like Gabriel’s Superstore the walkway is long and narrow. Here it gets bumper to bumper with traffic. And if you stop to glance at your favorite drink, someone will bump into you.Period. I had an impolite goon do this to me.
3.) All the lanes should be open. While the store is big, the checkout space is not equal to that. Ever venture to the Spec’s by in Live Oak? Every possible lane is open to get you in and out quickly and that’s how it should be. If you put out that warehouse vibe than the checkout should reflect that also.
All and all I do like this place. There are some good deals to be had. The selection here is extraordinary. I especially like the location, it is a good intermediary between all the Spec’s and Gabriel’s Superstores around town. I definitely will go back soon. This is a drinking town, right…

I’m not a fan of wine — though they seem to have, as the name suggests, a fuckton of wine. I’m all about the «& More»…MORE BEER!
Total Wine actually does beer quite well — they have a fairly ginormous selection of common independent-​ish brews from around the country (LOTS of Rogue, Stone, Founders, Clown Shoes, etc, and even some Uinta spotted), and many available in sizes that I’ve never seen elsewhere (i.e. 12 oz Rogue bottles — cool!) The best part: virtually all of it is available as singles or as part of a BYO 6’er type thing. They have quite a bit of stuff I’ve never heard of or seen at Spec’s, and none of many of the things I love most about Spec’s — beer symbiosis FTW!
Decent bordering-​on-​awesome prices — a 4-​pack of Founder’s Breakfast Stout is the same $ 9.99 that it would cost you at Spec’s, but a 6’er of Ballast Point Sculpin is $ 12, as opposed to the $ 18 one that I saw at HEB yesterday
Not much to see as far as anything exclusive/​limited edition from those national brewers goes. Even less to see from Texas breweries — some Rahr, some St. Arnold, a tiny bit of Karbach, that’s pretty much it. Absolutely *nothing* stocked from the San Antonio/​Austin area. :(The store’s a virtual newborn, though, and they did tell me that they’re trying to get growler fills and a tasting schedule up and running, and start to pull more Texas/​local presence into their stock.
Biggest bummer: they apparently will not sell even non-​alcoholic product to the under-​21 set, and were fairly rude to my rootbeer-​craving teenagers about that.