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Film Screening with Wine: The Terriorist

Pop-Up Event

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Nov 13
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Bubbles for the Holidays

Wine Class

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Nov 17
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Cheeses for the Holidays

Cheese Class

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Nov 18
Beaujolais Vineyard

The Wines of Beaujolais: Cru Cru Cachoo

Wine Class

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Nov 19
Pacific Northwest vineyard

Wines of the Pacific Northwest

Wine Class

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Dec 3
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Bubbles for the Holidays

Wine Class

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Dec 15
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Cheeses for the Holidays

Cheese Class

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Dec 16
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Pasta Making

Cooking Class

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Jan 4
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Cheese Pairings: NA Edition!

Cheese Class

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Jan 5
Vineyard in France

Wines of France Part 1: de Bordeaux à la Provence!

Wine Class

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Jan 6
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Wine 101

Wine Class

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Jan 7
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Seasonal Wine Series: Winter Wines

Wine Class

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Jan 11
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Risotto Making!

Cooking Class

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Jan 12
Cheese Display

Vive le Fromage!: The Cheeses of France

Cheese Class

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Jan 14
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Cheese 101

Cheese Class

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Jan 19
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Pizza Making

Cooking Class

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Jan 25
Australian Vineyard

Wines of Australia

Wine Class

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Jan 26
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How to: Cheese Fondue!

Cheese Class

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Jan 27
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: A Fortified Wine Tasting Experience

Wine Class

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Feb 1
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Soft Cheeses

Cheese Class

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Feb 2
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Flavor Fundamentals

Cooking Class

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Feb 8
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Perfect Matches: A Wine and Cheese Tasting Experience

Cheese Class

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Feb 9
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How to: Cheese Fondue!

Cheese Class

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Feb 17
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Pasta Making

Cooking Class

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Feb 22
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Pizza Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 1
Vineyard in France

Wines of France Part 3: From the Loire to Alsace (& More!)

Wine Class

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Mar 8
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Stuffed Pasta Making

Cooking Class

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Mar 15
Baby Goat

Alt Milks: Cheese Beyond the Cow

Cheese Class

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Mar 23
Wine bottles

WINE of the
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CHEESE of the
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CLUB 44

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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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Braised Lamb Shank

Cook Like a Cheesemonger: Braised Lamb Shank

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The Cheesecutter: Hosting

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Three Murder Ballads Paired with Two Cheeses and a Pork Chop

Michelle leaning over a wheel of Cravero Parmigiano Reggiano

Ask Michelle Volume IV: Creepy Crawlies

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So, Why a Bakery?

tied up beef tenderloin sitting on a sheet tray on a bed of thyme

Contemplating Beef Tenderloin