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Wine goes well with sensuous South Florida. A refreshing, well-made chardonnay on a hot afternoon accents a seafood salad wonderfully. Or maybe it’s a slightly chilled cabernet to accompany a good steak grilled outdoors for dinner. The steamy climate and upscale feel here blend perfectly with the grape. So it is that South Florida is also a perfect place for a wine-lover’s heaven. And that brings us to Total Wine, paradise for oenophiles if ever there was one. This is like a department store for wine, beer and other spirits, Bloomies for drinkers. They have only three Florida locations and their newest, and only South Florida store, is in Fort Lauderdale. If you enjoy wine, it’s worth the trip. This really is not just another wine shop or liquor store. They call it a superstore and with good reason. This place is an experience. Total Wine has – get this – more than 8,000 quality wines, 2,000 spirits and 1,000 microbrew or imported beers. Their prices are always great. A German liebfraumilch wine I often pick up costs less than $4 and it’s very good. Light and fruity and just right for summer. In fact, Total Wine doesn’t run a lot of specials. Their concept is to keep prices as low as possible all the time. If you find something cheaper somewhere else, they’ll match the price.
I’ve been in there many times since the superstore opened a few months ago. I stopped by again on Sunday, this time for beer rather than wine. (I also snagged a couple of excellent cigars from their humidor.) A 12-pack of superior imported beer cost me less than $10. Usually a six-pack of the same beer costs around $8. That should put Total Wine’s advantages in some perspective.
And think about this: How many times have you been in a wine shop that offers you a free store map so you can find your way around? The map can direct you to their Greek wines, for example, or their long rows of cabernets. Beaujolais, white zinfandel, kosher, syrah and nearly everything else, it seems – they’re all here, waiting for you.
If you’re visiting greater Fort Lauderdale this summer, Total Wine makes an excellent stop to stock up on wine for your hotel room. If you live here, you really need to check out this store. It’s located in the Harbor Shops complex, on Cordova Road south of the 17th Street Causeway, just a few doors from Publix. They have a knowledgeable, helpful staff and offer weekend wine samplings.
What more can you ask for – other than someone to share all that fine wine with? Unfortunately, even Total Wine can’t help you with that part of your winetasting experience. But I can wish you the best of luck.
I’ve been in there many times since the superstore opened a few months ago. I stopped by again on Sunday, this time for beer rather than wine. (I also snagged a couple of excellent cigars from their humidor.) A 12-pack of superior imported beer cost me less than $10. Usually a six-pack of the same beer costs around $8. That should put Total Wine’s advantages in some perspective.
And think about this: How many times have you been in a wine shop that offers you a free store map so you can find your way around? The map can direct you to their Greek wines, for example, or their long rows of cabernets. Beaujolais, white zinfandel, kosher, syrah and nearly everything else, it seems – they’re all here, waiting for you.
If you’re visiting greater Fort Lauderdale this summer, Total Wine makes an excellent stop to stock up on wine for your hotel room. If you live here, you really need to check out this store. It’s located in the Harbor Shops complex, on Cordova Road south of the 17th Street Causeway, just a few doors from Publix. They have a knowledgeable, helpful staff and offer weekend wine samplings.
What more can you ask for – other than someone to share all that fine wine with? Unfortunately, even Total Wine can’t help you with that part of your winetasting experience. But I can wish you the best of luck.
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