It has one of the more comprehensive training systems among wine retailers.

Employees are entitled to free wine-tasting event slots.

Salary is unrelated to rank and depends only on the store’s size, customer volume, and sales revenue.

The manager of Store A does not necessarily earn more than a sales associate at Store C.

However, by comparison,

store manager positions are limited—one person per position.

A vacancy only opens up when someone above retires.

The company’s tolerance for inventory shrinkage is zero.

You pay for broken bottles yourself, and if you sell the wrong item, you have to figure out how to deal with it yourself.