#total wine

[thedaily-beer]

Cape May Hazy Dawn Double IPA (Picked up at a Total Wine in Claymont, DE). A 3 of 4. Big and juicy, this has lots of orange citrus and various other tropical fruit in the nose. The body is quite hefty and hazy, and has various lingering tropical fruit notes throughout.

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Maryland is rapidly devolving into one of the most bitter intra-party contests of the 2024 election cycle.

WHY IT MATTERS: Whoever emerges from the bruising May 14 primary will likely face an electoral juggernaut in Republican former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.

• Republicans hope that making the seat competitive – albeit still likely Democratic, according to the Cook Political Report – will force Democrats to defend more territory than expected in an already difficult 2024 map.

• Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Maryland Democrats are "all committed to dampening down the negativity and preparing to support whoever wins."

• "This is so much bigger than any individual's ego or career ambitions. This really is about the future of the country. We cannot afford to lose a Senate seat," he told Axios.

STATE OF PLAY: Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) is running against Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.).

• Trone, the wealthy owner of Total Wine, has loaned his campaign at least $54 million, per FEC filings.

• But Alsobrooks, who would make history as Maryland's first Black senator, has the backing of most of Trone's colleagues in the state's congressional delegation.

THE LATEST: Trone has courted controversy and outrage in recent weeks with a series of inflammatory comments.

• After Trone inadvertently used a racial slur at a committee hearing in March, several Congressional Black Caucus members got off the sidelines to endorse Alsobrooks.

• Last week, Trone ran an ad in which a Black local official said of Alsobrooks: "The U.S. Senate is not a place for training wheels." The ad was rebroadcast without the line following backlash from Black women.

• On Saturday, dozens of local and state officials signed onto statements slamming Trone for referring to Alsobrooks' endorsers in her home county as "low-level folks."

WHAT WE'RE HEARING: These incidents have caught some of Trone's colleagues who endorsed Alsobrooks off guard.

• The "training wheels" ad "indicated to me that Alsobrooks really does have a lot of momentum," Raskin said. "I don't think they wanted to go negative ... that feels like a reaction to some bad news."

• Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), in reference to the "low-level" comment, noted that he and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) both represent Prince George's County and support Alsobrooks.

• "I was a little surprised to hear a comment like that ... some people think Congress is a high-level office," he told Axios.

THE OTHER SIDE: "Our opponent and their supporters have been attacking David Trone for nearly a year, and now a Super PAC backed by a Larry Hogan donor is airing negative attacks to distract Maryland voters," the Trone campaign said in a statement.

• "David Trone is the only candidate in this race who can beat Larry Hogan, that's why his own donors are propping up outside attacks to deliver Mitch McConnell's chosen candidate their preferred opponent."

• State Sen. Jill Carter, who is Black, argued it is "deeply hypocritical" to claim the race is "about making history" because "no ire" was directed at Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) for defeating a Black woman to claim his seat in 2016.

• Alsobrooks supporters should "move beyond the dagger throwing so we can focus on defeating Larry Hogan," Carter told Axios.

WHAT TO WATCH: Trone's "low-level" remark appears to be reverberating beyond the Senate race and creating tension within the Maryland delegation.

• Ivey told Axios that Trone and the rest of the delegation had "been able to work together," but "I don't know if that's changed in the wake of his ... strange comment."

[massoud91]

12/13/22-How exciting! 💥💥💥

[mlynnd7]

wish i had the courage to stand in line to meet him, but it was an honor seeing him from afar and getting some pics of him

[angelsportion]

Review - Kaigan, Japanese Whisky, (No Age Stated), 43%

In the spirit of collegial concern, I want you to know that I’ve discovered what very well could be the scroogiest restaurant in America. By scroogiest, I mean that every aspect of the experience was fine-tuned to provide all things in penny-pinching minimality. I won’t share the name or location of the restaurant except to say that it exclusively sells Panera Bread products and that I was in…

[shayna365x]

Friday, the 13th. September, 2024. Our friends know a vintner, and when they learned they would be doing a local tasting, we made it an outing! So much fun learning and enjoying some excellent (and one terrible dessert ) wine!

[maltrunners]

Shieldaig Highland

Review by: Raygun Back with another Thanksgiving review courtesy of my uncle. Haven’t had the big family Thanksgiving gathering for a few years now, but this year we’re back at it, which means trying what my uncle has bought for the occasion. Usually it’s from Trader Joe’s, but not this year. Shieldaig is a village in Scotland, and also a Total Wine Scotch brand. This one is obviously the…

[ikaikaaaron]

Last night's selections

Alec Bradley Royal Oak ( sungrown )

Gordo 6 X 60

The Alec Bradley Royal Oak Sungrown is a Nicaraguan puro that sports a dark, sweet Maduro wrapper. The Royal Oak Sungrown produces an invigorating, full-bodied smoking sensation that is well-balanced with subtle nuances and will complement your favorite wine or beer. Hand crafted by Alec Bradley, the Royal Oak Sungrown was created exclusively for Total Wine & More, which is considered one the largest independent retailers of fine wine in the country.

Wolverine state brewing company

Massacre dark imperial larger

14.5 % abv

[formeryelpers]

Total Wine & More, 721 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

We don’t drink and I hardly ever go to a wine/liquor store. Total Wine opened in 2018 and this was my first visit. It’s certainly HUGE and seems to be very organized and clean. The aisles are nice and wide. It feels like a warehouse.

They had whiskeys organized by country, rye, corn, etc. And when we asked an employee a question about a particular brand, she knew where it was immediately.

It’s hard to imagine them not having the wine, beer or spirit that you’re looking for. They also have wine classes, wine tastings (5 new wines every week), beer classes, enclosed cigar area, etc. It seems bigger than BevMo and with more extras like classes. Parking is available behind the store.

5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

[beautysnake]

broke: leshy failing basic tasks cause hes blind

woke: leshy intentionally screwing up basic tasks in a way to cause as much havoc and chaos as possible under the guise of being blind

[thedaily-beer]

Stone Zumology IPA (Picked up at Total Wine). A 3 of 4. Featuring Zumo, this is an interesting hop profile and has quite a lot of citrus, particularly lime. Really quite interesting on top of a base beer that is quite clearly stone with quite a bit of bitterness towards the finish. Lots of almost candy-like and citrus zest notes throughout.

[theythemmer]

phinktober day 10: sister daniel and father philip 🙏🏻

[loadingbones]

[fluffylord]

THE GRAND TOUR | JAMES MAY

[maltrunners]

Glen Fohdry 12 Year

Review by: The Muskox Phew, I’ve finally moved to the US and settled in, so I can get back to writing reviews. I thought it was fitting to restart my reviews with perhaps the most American scotch of them all. This is Glen Fohdry, one of liquor retailer Total Wine’s house brands. This is the stuff that all their staff are trained to recommend to people who don’t know any better. Nice people.…

[seatawinan]