Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Total Wine & More is a family-owned, privately held alcohol retailer American alcohol retailer founded and led by brothers David and Robert Trone. Total Wine & More is the country’s largest independent retailer of fine wine and a four-time national Retailer of the Year. The company is headquartered in Potomac, Maryland.Founded in 1991, Total Wine & More started as a small, independent store (2,500 sq. ft.) in Claymont, Delaware that was followed with a second store in Milltown, Delaware. As of December 2014, Total Wine & More had 113 stores in 16 states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. In late 2015, they will expand into Massachusetts with a new store in Natick.The company’s 2014 revenue was estimated to be more than $1.5 billion. Total Wine & More grew steadily through the 1990s. The Trone’s brought in executives from major retailers like BJ's, Zales, Bloomingdales, Toys R’ Us, The Home Depot, and others with the result being greatly expanded growth.Each Total Wine store carries approximately 5000-7000 different types of wines from every wine-producing region in the world, 3,000 types of spirits (where permitted by law) from every price range and category, and an array of 2,500 beers that range from America‘s most popular to hard-to-find microbrews and imports. Their wine team travels the world looking for new and exciting wines, forging relationships with hundreds of winegrowers whose main focus is making quality wines. This relationship gives Total Wine & More access to some of the most truly exceptional wines from all over the world, and allows them together with importers and wholesalers to bring the wine directly from the wineries to their customers, cutting down on excess costs. Total Wine & More has more than 4,000 employees, including 800 wine professionals who must demonstrate comprehensive wine knowledge before they are invited to join the company. All wine team members must undergo an extensive initial 150 hour training program before stepping onto the sales floor, as well as participate in weekly team wine tastings and attend monthly wine-producer seminars. Many team members travel to prestigious wine-growing regions such as Napa Valley, CA and the French regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne on company-sponsored educational trips. Every Total Wine & More store ranges from 20,000–50,000 square feet (1,900–4,600 m2). Total Wine & More also provides in-house publications to their customers, including Total Wine & More's Guide to Wine, the Total Wine & More Total Guide to Beer, Guide to Spirits, a quarterly Buying Guide which lists brands and prices, and a quarterly newsletter (The Wine Advisor)."@en }
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- Total_Wine_&_More abstract "Total Wine & More is a family-owned, privately held alcohol retailer American alcohol retailer founded and led by brothers David and Robert Trone. Total Wine & More is the country’s largest independent retailer of fine wine and a four-time national Retailer of the Year. The company is headquartered in Potomac, Maryland.Founded in 1991, Total Wine & More started as a small, independent store (2,500 sq. ft.) in Claymont, Delaware that was followed with a second store in Milltown, Delaware. As of December 2014, Total Wine & More had 113 stores in 16 states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. In late 2015, they will expand into Massachusetts with a new store in Natick.The company’s 2014 revenue was estimated to be more than $1.5 billion. Total Wine & More grew steadily through the 1990s. The Trone’s brought in executives from major retailers like BJ's, Zales, Bloomingdales, Toys R’ Us, The Home Depot, and others with the result being greatly expanded growth.Each Total Wine store carries approximately 5000-7000 different types of wines from every wine-producing region in the world, 3,000 types of spirits (where permitted by law) from every price range and category, and an array of 2,500 beers that range from America‘s most popular to hard-to-find microbrews and imports. Their wine team travels the world looking for new and exciting wines, forging relationships with hundreds of winegrowers whose main focus is making quality wines. This relationship gives Total Wine & More access to some of the most truly exceptional wines from all over the world, and allows them together with importers and wholesalers to bring the wine directly from the wineries to their customers, cutting down on excess costs. Total Wine & More has more than 4,000 employees, including 800 wine professionals who must demonstrate comprehensive wine knowledge before they are invited to join the company. All wine team members must undergo an extensive initial 150 hour training program before stepping onto the sales floor, as well as participate in weekly team wine tastings and attend monthly wine-producer seminars. Many team members travel to prestigious wine-growing regions such as Napa Valley, CA and the French regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne on company-sponsored educational trips. Every Total Wine & More store ranges from 20,000–50,000 square feet (1,900–4,600 m2). Total Wine & More also provides in-house publications to their customers, including Total Wine & More's Guide to Wine, the Total Wine & More Total Guide to Beer, Guide to Spirits, a quarterly Buying Guide which lists brands and prices, and a quarterly newsletter (The Wine Advisor).".