I went to Total Wine in Mission Valley. WOW! It just opened a couple months ago, and is about 4 times bigger than the Roaecrans Bevmo.
Prices are quite good, but the selection and general organization was amazing.
There was a huge 12 ft by 6 ft shelf area just with Irish whiskey for example.
Given the large inexplicable price drop I got 4 bottles of Schladerer Kirsch. They also had a cheaper one for $25 that was inferior but would be fine for cocktails or cooking.
They had a beautiful pear eau de vie from Alsace with a full pear floating in it, ship in a bottle style.
The pear brandy is interesting, it tastes almost like plain vodka at first but leaves an intense and natural pear aftertaste.[/quote]
Congratulations on finding a real store. BevMo is a joke. They have lousy stock and overcharge for it. Total Wine is the real deal of a store for beer, wine and spirits. The people that work there actually know about what they are selling. They are opening one in Encinitas soon and I sometimes think about picking up a part time job there for fun so I can talk about wine and teach people about it. Thats much more fun for me than real estate. Id do it for free
Some day you may discover how amazing some of things can be. Literally works of art not the novelty sweet stuff you are drinking now. It would change your world
