You Don't Have to Stop Drinking to Stop Drinking!

A note from our Beer Buyer, Bill, on N/A Beer & Dry January

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N/A beer selection in our cooler

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Winter classes are live now; check out our schedule!

Upcoming Classes
ingredients and instructions for pizza making class
chicken legs & thighs roasted on a sheet pan

Cheap Chicken Month!

All January: $1 off whole chickens at the France 44 Cheese Shop! Get your 2026 cooking goals started with a beautiful, local, antibiotic-free Kadejan chicken!

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3 New Wine of the Month Clubs!

Sign up today to receive your first box in February!

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Gnocchi on a wooden board

Gnocchi Making

Cooking Class

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Jan 7
hand pulled noodles

Biang Biang Blowout: Hand Pulled Noodle Making!

Cooking Class

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Jan 14
Wine glass in a snowy landscape

Seasonal Wine Series: Winter Wines

Wine Class

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Jan 20
french vineyard

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

Wine Class

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Jan 27
fresh ricotta

Ricotta Making!

Cooking Class

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Jan 28
pile of sourdough bread in a basket

Intro to Sourdough Baking

Baking Class

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Jan 31
Stacks of cheese - all varieties, black background

Cheese 101

Cheese Class

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Feb 4
Hands holding cocoa beans

Chocolate Tasting Date Night: Chocolate is for Lovers

Chocolate Class

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Feb 10
Colorful farfale

That’s Amore!: Designer Pasta Making Date Night

Cooking Class

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Feb 11
pouring an espresso martini

Cocktail Making Date Night!: Couples Who Cocktail

Spirits Class

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Feb 12
Person in apron cutting a cucumber on a wooden cutting board

Flavor Fundamentals

Cooking Class

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Feb 16
Wine glass filled with red grapes

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

Wine Class

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Feb 17
hand pulled noodles

Biang Biang Blowout: Hand Pulled Noodle Making

Cooking Class

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Feb 18
french vineyard

Wines of France Part 2: Burgundy, Beaujolais, & Beyond

Wine Class

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Feb 19
Bunches of black grapes

God Forsaken Grapes and Their Relations

Wine Class

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Mar 5
stack of soft cheeses

Vive le Fromage!: The Cheeses of France

Cheese Class

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Mar 18
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
Wine bottles

WINE of the
MONTH
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CHEESE of the
MONTH
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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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What our MONGERS and SOMMS have to say

What our
MONGERS and SOMMS have to say

What our MONGERS and SOMMS have to say

France 44

You Don’t Have to Stop Drinking to Stop Drinking

Josh's New Years Bubbles Crash Course

My New Year’s Resolution: Drink More Bubbles!

Veal saltimbocca on a blue ceramic plate

Cook Like a Cheesemonger: Veal Saltimbocca

Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast

Cook Like a Cheesemonger: Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast with Oranges & Lager

The State of Craft Beer

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Psi Ribera del Duero

What We’re Drinking: Psi Ribera del Duero