The wine and liquor store atop the Eastside retail center at the border of Pittsburgh’s Shadyside and East Liberty neighborhoods has been in elite company for more than five years.

But in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection tallied the most sales in the state — just under $20.5 million, according to the Pa. Liquor Control Board’s report.

The management of the store wouldn’t divulge any secrets of success when asked by TribLive, but LCB spokesman Shawn Kelly confirmed the location has been a top seller for several years.

“It is one of our busier stores,” Kelly said.

The ranking is based on total sales. The store recorded $20,491,607 in 464,196 transactions, according to the report. That’s an average of about $44 per customer.

It was about $1 million more in sales than the second-place store, located in the Montgomery County borough of East Greenville.

Five of the top 10 stores were in the Pittsburgh area, with the other five in Philadelphia or its collar suburbs.

Other top stores in southwest Pennsylvania included these locations: Cranberry Mall (fifth place at $16.4 million in sales); Village Square in Bethel Park (seventh place, $15 million in sales); Robinson Town Center Plaza (ninth place, $14.7 million); 125 Town Center Drive in Marshall (10th, $13.9 million).

Westmoreland County’s biggest selling store came in at 46: the Norwin Hills location in Irwin with $10 million in sales. The Westmoreland Mall location in Hempfield nabbed 85th place with $7.9 million in sales.

In the Alle-Kiski Valley, the store with the most sales was at Crosstown Plaza in Lower Burrell at 205th place with $4.9 million in sales, the Village Center Drive location in Tarentum in 283rd place with $4.1 million and the Highlands Mall location in Harrison at 333 with $3.3 million in sales.

To peruse the report in its entirety, click here.

Sales topped $3.2 billion across the state, an increase of just under a percentage point from 2022-23.

Net income totaled $242.1 million, a 7.2% decline that was attributed to increased pension costs.

The LCB contributed $811.2 million to the state’s general fund, according to the report.

Whiskey sales generated the most revenue in both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties ($75 million and $20.3 million respectively).

The numbers weren’t surprising to Kelly.

“Pittsburgh and Allegheny County is always on top for sales,” Kelly said.