Franklin Wine and Spirits

This place is great. Conveniently located in the McKays Mill area two minutes from my house, Franklin Wine and Spirits has a great selection of wine, liquor, and high gravity beers for a smaller store. The owner and the staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and they admit when they aren’t a connoisseur of a particular product, like a wine snob who doesn’t drink bourbon. I like that they have different areas where they classify wines by the varietal AND by the country!
The best part of this place is that they do wine tastings (and sometimes liquor tastings) from 4 – 8 pm Wed-​Sat. It’s a great way get to taste some different wines and expand your knowledge. We have definitely bought a few bottles because we liked them during the tasting. They include some quality wine in their tastings, not just the cheap stuff. However, they do have some quality wine at good prices as well.

These guys are great! I live right around the corner from them off of McEwen and we love having them in the neighborhood. They are located right next to a Publix and are super convenient.
They have a good selection of everything. My wife and I generally stick to wines, craft beer, and bourbon. They have a great selection in each category. In Tennessee, I guess you have to sell beer above a certain ABV in liquor stores and so the ‘better beers’ can often get overlooked. However, Franklin Wine and Spirits has a bunch to choose from and many are kept cold in the back.
The best part of this spot is the tastings on the weekends (they may do a few during the week as well). They send out an e-​mail each week with the details. We stopped by on Friday and they were tasting bourbons and wine. I tried 6 different bourbons and most of them were single barrels. They are not shy to open a high-​end product for their customers to try. It’s really awesome and I took home one of the bourbons I liked from that experience. This is not the first time they’ve made a sale to us in that manner.
These folks are great to work with. If you want to try something, they can order it for you and go out of their way to make their customers happy. I’d recommend giving them a visit if you live on the east side of Cool Springs.

Great service and good selection of wine, especially from Pacific Northwest. Wine Tasting 4 – 8 PM many nights.