They say they close at 5pm. And by that they mean ...

They say they close at 5pm. And by that they mean if you walk in at 4:45pm and ask to buy a bottle of wine to go, they'll say no and ask you to leave.

Edit... Given the positive response by the owner, we'll try again next time we're in town. Hopefully it was just an employee anxious to go home and not thinking about the impression he made.