"Ranchmart Wine and Spirits has recently (about 3 months) undergone a huge overhaul. What used to a charming little wine shop with character and warmth is now a gigantic, cold wine and spirit grocery store about three times the size of the original. While they still have the same wine selection if not bigger, there is really no hometown feel anymore. The floors are swept concrete and the wine sits in metal racks surrounded by wall coolers accented by the dull hum of florescent lighting. Some of the old wooden wall shelves exist in the west corner, almost like a tribute to the old store. There is a walk in beer cooler in the back where prices are hand-marked, and organized by size, type, import, etc... but you do get the feeling your in the storage room digging through inventory to find the beer you're looking for. It appears as though they are continuing to expand with what looks to be a half-finished cigar shop. Prices are still similar, as I recall, but I did not receive the same knowledgeable help with my wine search, as I had in the past. The new Ranchmart Wine and Spirits will most likely be a big hit and produce a much higher volume, as to compete with Hy-Vee Wine and Spirits down the road. I guess will continue to shop there; I just miss my little old wine shop."
