Below is a sampling of deceptive wine signs found during the course of a TINA.org investigation of marketing practices used by Connecticut liquor stores.

Wine & Liquor Outlet (Orange, CT)

Stag's Leap

Silverbrook Wine & Liquor (Orange, CT)

Liar's Dice

Spirits of Madison (Madison, CT)

Waterbrook

Sachem Wine & Spirits (Guilford, CT)

Kim Crawford

Gabel’s Wine Shop (Branford, CT)

Graffigna

Coastal Wine & Spirits (Branford, CT)

Joel Gott

Branford Wine & Spirits (Branford, CT)

Smoking Loon

Village Warehouse Liquor (North Branford, CT)

Chianti Classico

Townline Wine & Spirits (North Branford, CT)

Finca el Origen

 

Monaco’s Wine & Liquor (Bridgeport, CT)

Edna Valley

Villa Wine & Spirits (Fairfield, CT)

Starborough

Al’s Warehouse (Fairfield, CT)

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Total Wine & More (Milford, CT)

Oak Grove

The Wine & Spirits Co. (Milford, CT)

Shannon

The Grog Shop (Middletown, CT)

Indian Wells

Whiskey Pete’s Beverage Mart (Middletown, CT)

ColumbiaCrest

Branford Wine & Liquor (Branford, CT)

House Wine

Route 1 Wine & Liquor (Branford, CT)

William Hill

Bottle Depot Liquors (East Haven, CT)

Gascon

Trolley Square Wine & Liquor (East Haven, CT)

TresPicos

Costco (Milford, CT)

Kirkland

BevMax (Norwalk, CT)

grisblanc

Stew Leonard’s (Norwalk, CT)

Chateauneuf

BJ’s Wholesale Club (Fairfield, CT)

Cupcake

Connecticut Beverage Mart (Wallingford, CT)

Underwood

Brooklawn Discount Liquor (Fairfield, CT)

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