UPDATED: Total Wine & More, new liquor store chain, entering Dallas

First Spec's, now this.

Total Wine's expansion plans 2012

DALLAS — Another wine and spirits chain is opening in Dallas: Total Wine & More, which will open its first branch at 9350 North Central Expressway -- toasting distance from Spec's.

Headquartered in Maryland, Total Wine is owned by David and Robert Trone, whose father had a chain called Beer World. This will be Total Wine's 80th store nationwide.

According to the release, Total Wine & More will have wine ("from nearly every wine-growing region in the world" -- nearly?), spirits, microbrews, and crappy American beers, plus:

climate-controlled fine wine cellar for finer selections
walk-in humidor for cigars
in-store classroom for private tastings and organization meetings

The liquor-store scene in Dallas has been crazy-town for the past year. Spec's announced its move into DFW last fall, with the Dallas store opening in February and more coming to Plano and Fort Worth. Spec's tried to buy Sigel's, then decided not to, but it did go ahead and swallow Mr. G's. Meanwhile, in February, Majestic closed seven branches around Dallas-Fort Worth.

Total Wine & More operates 79 wine superstores in 11 states, with plans to expand into 14 states by year's end, including New Mexico and Washington. The opening for the Dallas store is scheduled for early summer; hiring is already underway.

UPDATE: Total Wine & More opened on Thursday, May 24.

From the release:

The new store features the chain’s next-generation interior design, including:

· An improved tasting area where customers can experience new wines, beers and spirits in an open learning environment

· A classroom designed to resemble a wine cellar, where more formal classes and tastings take place, as well as meetings of community organizations

· A larger humidor offering an expanded product offering

· iPads that offer an application to help customers pair wines with foods

· Visual signage to suggest themes associated with the wine experience

Known for its unparalleled selection, low prices and expert service, Total Wine will offer a greater selection of wines, spirits, and beer ... a shopping experience unlike any other, with wine from nearly every wine-growing region in the world, as well as a tremendous selection of spirits from every price range, and a diverse offering of beers, from America’s most popular beers to hard-to-find microbrews and imports.

John Turner-McClelland, verified:

Is the liquor store the new frozen yogurt or cupcake store? Yes granted most of us all love to drink, but really how many liquor stores does one need in a given area?

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mezzetin_subaquatic, anonymous:

where were you when south dallas expressed its concern? richard pryor said it only becomes an epidemic when it affects white people

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Teresa Gubbins, staff:

John McClelland, with Dallas becoming more uniformly wet, i think that big chains see it as being easier to do business here. i expect that some of our smaller local chains are going to feel the heat. that particular intersection is pretty nutty though with Spec's, Centennial -- and now Total Wine? can't they find another corner?

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tom_cl, anonymous:

Well at least this store doesn't violate Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code sec 22.04. But I bet it will soon enough when Alan Steen and his cohorts allow Total wine to open as many liquor stores as they want, anywhere they want. They have done it for Spec's, Gabriels, Goodys, and all the other big chains. And what does the Attorney General's office say, nada, RQ0805GA was withdrawn without them answering it. And your elected representatives don't care, they will ignore any letter as to why the TABC ignores sec 22.04. So go baby go. Lets get rid of the third tier and allow the liquor chains to buy directly from the manufacturers.

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