Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Welcomes Former Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher to the Grand Opening of the Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store in Ardmore

ARDMORE, Pa., June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today welcomed former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene to the grand opening of the new, more customer-friendly Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store in the Ardmore Plaza Shopping Center at 62 Greenfield Ave., Ardmore.

"We're thrilled to be opening this new Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store and providing consumers a whole new look and feel when they walk into our store," said Board Member Joseph E. "Skip" Brion. "This retail location is one of the busiest from a dollar sales perspective, so it's incredibly important that we offer consumers the best shopping experience possible, and we're happy Tommy Greene could join us."

Greene visited the Ardmore Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store today to meet with fans and sign bottles of the Philadelphia Phillies Club Series Red Wine by Chaddsford Winery.

Tommy Greene was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1997 with Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. During his pitching career with the Phillies from 1990 to 1995, Greene threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos, becoming the first visiting pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in Montreal's history. Greene had a breakout year with the Phillies in 1993, winning 16 games that season and starting Game 4 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Currently, Greene is an analyst on the Comcast SportsNet's broadcast team.

At more than 14,000 square feet, this new retail outlet in Ardmore offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere for consumers to browse the extensive selection and taste featured wine and spirits. The focal point of the new store is a large center table, where customers can always find staff to answer questions or provide recommendations. The center table provides counters for highlighting promotional items, a tasting bar to sample new products and educational materials for customers such as:

• Answers to frequently asked questions about wine and spirits
• A vintage chart
• A food pairing outline
• A party planning guide
• A calorie chart
• Tips for responsible hosting and consumption

Additionally, the new store will have a "Made in Pennsylvania" section to highlight wine and spirits produced in Pennsylvania.  

Throughout the design and construction, the PLCB was committed to developing a store that is attractive and environmentally responsible. The majority of the lighting is state-of-the-art LED or energy-efficient compact-fluorescent lighting, using a fraction of the energy of traditional lighting.

The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol and also operates more than 600 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores statewide. Taxes and store profits are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund. For more information about the Liquor Control Board, visit www.lcb.state.pa.us.

MEDIA CONTACT: Stacy Kriedeman, 717.783.8864

SOURCE Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

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