The Nation’s Largest Liquor Store Now Has 11 Minnesota Locations

Minnesota is, of course, the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but it is also home to eleven different locations of the largest liquor retailer in the entire country.

When it comes to places to buy an adult beverage, the United States has a lot of different offerings. According to recent data from IBIS World Industry Reports, there are currently 45,740 beer, wine, and liquor store businesses in the U.S. as of 2023, an increase of 2 percent from 2022.

You might think that our neighbors to the east, behind the Cheddar Curtain over in Wisconsin would have the most liquor stores. Those Cheddarheads LOVE their alcohol, right? (As a Wisconsin native, I can confirm that fact.) But seeing as you can buy just about any liquor at most grocery stores over in America's Dairyland, there aren't as many liquor stores there as there are in other states.

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California, with an estimated 6,300 businesses; New York, with 4,873; and Texas with 2,959 businesses are currently the states with the most beer, wine, and liquor store businesses in the U.S. Minnesota, meanwhile, only has around 1,262 liquor stores, according to data from Smartscrapers.

But when it comes to the *largest* beer, wine, and liquor retailer in the country, Minnesota now boasts 11 different locations. That honor goes to Total Wine & More, which just opened one of its newest locations, and first outside the Twin Cities metro, a few weeks ago in Rochester, Minnesota.

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According to the Total Wine & More website:

Total Wine & More is America's Wine Superstore — the country‘s largest independent retailer of fine wine. We started in 1991 when brothers David and Robert Trone opened a small store in Delaware. Today, we operate 276 superstores across 29 states and continue to grow.

Total Wine & More has more than 11,000 employees, including 2,102 wine service team members and 427 wine experts. It opened its first store here in the North Star State in Bloomington, back in 2014.

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And, according to Total Wine & More, each one of those stores stocks a LOT of products, including over 8,000 wines, over 3,000 spirits, and more than 2,500 beers. Here's where you can currently find them in the Bold North:

Total Wine & More Minnesota Locations:

• Rochester
• Chanhassen
• Coon Rapids
• Burnsville
• Bloomington
• Minnetonka
• St. Louis Park
• Egan
• Maple Grove
• Roseville
• Woodbury

Now, if you're looking for a particular beverage when you head to Total Wine & More, or one of Minnesota's other liquor stores, you can get a few ideas below from the list of the Signature Drink From Every State. Keep scrolling to check it out!

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