Easter Menu LIVE NOW!

We've got all the classics this year: house-smoked ham, fresh spring asparagus, take-and-bake parker house rolls, and a brand new coconut cream pie to round out the menu. Pre-order for pick-up April 4th!

Pre-Order Now!
Easter spread - including quiche, ham, mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus
Cheese board on a pink background with flower pedals

Something OLD, Something NEW

New to the menu: our signature wedding cheese board, featuring 4 cheeses to match the old adage. Perfect for showers, rehearsal dinners, and wedding cocktail hours.

Learn More & Order Here
View of the rooftop patio

Summer PARTY Packages!

It’s the perfect time to start planning summer gatherings! Celebrate with delicious food, refreshing drinks, and a sunny gathering on our rooftop patio overlooking Linden Hills.

Learn More Here!

Join us for a COOKING or WINE class

Spring classes are live now; check out our schedule!

Upcoming Classes
ingredients and instructions for pizza making class
shopping basket with 6 bottles of wine

WINTER
Wine Sale!

Take 10% off when you buy 6 or more bottles - in store only!

Plate of ravioli

Stuffed Pasta Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 10
hand pulled noodles on a black background

Hand Pulled Noodle Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 11
Alpine mountains

The Mountains are Calling: Alpine Wine Extravaganza

Wine Class

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Mar 12
stack of soft cheeses

Vive le Fromage!: The Cheeses of France

Cheese Class

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Mar 18
Frosted vineyard

Wines of Slovenia

Wine Class

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Mar 19
Hands spreading sauce on a pizza

Pizza Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 23
Person holding a handful of rice for brewing sake

Back to the Future: Sake Time Travel

Wine Class

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Mar 24
french vineyard

Wines of France Part 3: Northern France

Wine Class

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Mar 25
pan of cinnamon rolls ready to bake

Cinnamon Roll Making

Baking Class

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Mar 28
Two hands holding a bunch of fresh linguini over a floury surface

Pasta Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 30
Red grapes in a bin at a vineyard at sunset

Wines of the Willamette Valley with Evan Martin

Wine Class

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Mar 31
view over the danube of a German vineyard

Spätburgunder to Sekt: A German Wine Voyage

Wine Class

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Apr 2
3 small glasses of beer on a wooden table

Beer: The Essentials & Beyond

Beer Class

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Apr 6
Andy Hatch over a blue background with cows

Meet the Cheesemaker Dinner: Andy Hatch of Uplands Farms

Dinner Event

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Apr 7
Mozzarella Making

Mozzarella Making

Cheese Class

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Apr 22
Vineyard with water in the distance

Taste of the Rheinhessen with Carolin Spanier-Gillot

Wine Class

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May 11
Wine bottles

WINE of the
MONTH
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CHEESE of the
MONTH
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CLUB 44

Shop LOCAL and GLOBAL right here in Minneapolis

Founded in the 1950s as a small downtown bottle shop, France 44 has grown over three generations of the Anderson family into a Minneapolis destination for wine, spirits, cheese, whole animal butchery, and education.

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Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are passionate about what they do and make it their mission to help you find something you’ll love.

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Two bottles of Ayinger Dopplebock sitting on a book in the liquor store

What We’re Drinking: Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock

TK holding up two bottles of Konteki "Pearls of Simplicity" Junmai Daiginjo Sake in front of the Sake case

What We’re Drinking: Konteki “Pearls of Simplicity” Junmai Daiginjo Sake

smash burger

Cook Like a Cheesemonger: THE SMASH

France 44

The Cheesecutter: Washed Rinds

two cocktails on a marble table with a rose and raspberry sugr

The Naughty & The Nice Valentine’s Cocktails

heart shaped colorful pasta on a plate with mixed vegetables

Cook Like a Cheesemonger: Valentine’s Pasta