[7] In August 2016, the company agreed to stop selling alcohol in Connecticut below the state minimum prices, and paid a $37,500 fine.

[8] The same year, Total Wine was served with multi-day license suspensions by the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for selling liquor below its costs – a loss leader pricing strategy not allowed in some states.

Total Wine sued the state's regulators to overturn the suspensions and won on the basis that the final cost of the liquor being less than that shown on the initial invoices.

[16] Owned and operated by Retail Services and Systems,[17][18] Total Wine & More offers a large selection of products and advertises them as competitive in price.

[22] Over the past two decades, according to the company, Total Wine has supported local, regional, and national charities with more than $100 million in in-kind and monetary donations.

[24] Wine Spectator editor Marvin Shanken said, "The level of time, energy and financial resources that David and Robert Trone have devoted to community service is truly remarkable.