#Total wines license#
In December 2018, the SLA denied Total Wine a license to open a store in Hartsdale, 30 miles north of Manhattan. While the SLA approved a retail liquor license in 2016 for a Total Wine store in Long Island’s Nassau County, Wednesday’s decision became the third separate proposal from the retail giant rejected in New York since 2017.
The latest application denied by the SLA was for a Total Wine & More (Westbury interior pictured) mega-store in the borough of Queens in New York City, brought by Michelle Trone, daughter of Total Wine founder David Trone. All comments on the application were submitted in writing. Due to the pandemic, there were no oral arguments, witnesses, or members of the public at the SLA’s regular meeting. The SLA was originally scheduled to rule on the application at its May 27 meeting, but Total Wine requested extra time to rebut to some information opposing the proposal. The hearing on the proposed Queens store faced numerous delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a significant backlog. Under the New York law, the issuance of new liquor licenses “shall be made with public convenience and advantage” and support “economic growth, job development and the state’s alcoholic beverage production industries.” Liquor store owners have expressed concerns about losing business if Total Wine is granted a license. “We thank the SLA for recognizing the fact that College Point in Queens is very well served by 350 existing liquor stores in that area and does not need a 30,000-square-foot mega-liquor store,” said Michael Correra, executive director of the Metropolitan Package Store Association and owner of Michael Towne Wines and Spirits in Brooklyn Heights. The SLA’s unanimous decision came at its regular board meeting in Albany Wednesday, June 10. Originally filed under the name of MCT New York Fine Wine & Spirits last summer, the application ignited a growing firestorm of opposition, sparking more than 350 letters from retailers, sales representatives, and business organizations as well as 38 letters from politicians-including 14 from state legislators who had previously supported the proposal. Maryland-based Total Wine & More’s proposal to open a store in the borough of Queens was unanimously rejected by the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) last week. The SLA has since denied three other applications for Total Wine & More stores in the state. The New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) approved a Total Wine & More location (pictured) in Westbury on Long Island in 2016. New York Liquor Authority Rejects Third Total Wine Retail License ApplicationĮmpire State beverage alcohol officials shoot down mega-store proposal for New York City.
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