ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

«I don’t really drink wine, so I can’t help you,» is NOT what you want to hear from the person working in a wine, beer & liquor store.
That in & of itself would be okay, except the staff member never did «send over» the person there who supposedly «knew» wine.
So after 15 minutes waiting in the store for no one to help, I noted a cool set up to let you taste a few wines before you buy, but alas, the machine didn’t work.
After inquiring at the front counter about getting a taste, the man told me, «It gets shut down at 6 when the wine consultant leaves.»
BRILLIANT! When the person who CAN tell you about how the wine tastes LEAVES, so does the opportunity to TASTE it!
Nope, there were no other customers when I came in, so it wasn’t like they were busy with other customers.
I will say that they had a very good beer selection with several local beers.

Was next to my hotel.
I walked in looking for my favorite Belgian Ale.
Nowhere to be found… but they did have all three Chimay types.
big Bottles were not in plans that evening so did not purchase anything.

Located on one of Winter Haven’s main drags near the row of hotels, this is a GIANT liquor store with wide aisles, well-​staffed by knowledgeable employees. I stopped in to look for a specific sake and plum wine, neither of which they had. But they did have half a dozen interesting selections in a decent price range. Parking lot is slim and the store is not easily accessible (without U-​turns) for those going west.