Madame Claude Wine

Great space, absolutely beautiful. Nice selection of cheeses, meats and accoutrements. Love the wine and beer selection

A wonderful selection of wines. The owners very thoughtfully pulled a selection of wines together that they suggest pairing with certain foods, so if you’re not sure which wine will go well with that pasta, vegetarian, meat, poultry, or fish dish that you’re serving, this makes it easy.
The wines and liquors are reasonably priced, and the staff has an incredible depth of knowledge about everything in the shop. Every bottle they’ve recommended to me has been excellent, and they couldn’t be nicer or friendlier.

Great selection of unique wines and other boutique foods
An emphasis on France, but a goodly smattering of the rest of the globe
Super friendly and helpful staff
Right off Hamilton Park

So I popped in here again (FINALLY) to check out the wine selection. Wow. I was blown away. Madame Claude is truly on another level. Upper echelon status. I picked out two Pinot Noirs — an Italian (St. Michael) and a French (Alsace). I absolutely looooved the Alsace. So I called up tonight to see if they would deliver (because it’s Siberian cold outside), and Loulou hooked it up! I seriously adore her. She answers the phone «Bonsoir» …le sigh… je t’adore, Madame Claude.

A very nice wine store, with a great selection of cheese and bread as well. I didn’t actually believe it was there at first, since it’s not directly located on a street, but in fact, it exists. I’m looking forward to going back here many times.

The best wine store in Jersey City, and better than many wine stores in the city.
The proprietors and staff literally can discuss every bottle of wine in the place, and are not remotely condescending. They also do very friendly and fun tastings on Saturday nights. The pricing is also very fair, and they are always interested in bringing in new wines. It’s wonderful to patronize a business where people provide genuinely quality service and clearly love what they do.
Also, if you bring a bottle of wine purchased from the store to their Café, you will receive a discount. Save your receipts and bon appetit!

Why haven’t I checked out this place before? I was always confused because of the other Madame Claude’s in the area — this space was apparently meant to house the restaurant but is not strictly the wine shop that shares the same name (and owners). I popped in on a whim, they have a great wine selection with a great price range! In addition, tons of great gift ideas and various gourmet foods/​snacks you can pick up to complement that bottle you get.
I have already signed up for their mailing list and look forward to attending one of their tasting events!

Must visit — if you don’t find the wine you are looking for, the aesthetics of this place will make the trip worth it! It feels like you are entering a mini — Napa valleyish winery. The place is built inside a loft with exposed bricks/​barrels et al. The staff is really nice — LuLu, the store manager is quite knowledgable. The store has a walk-​in cooler for beer and they have other frills like — cheese, spreads etc.
They have wine classes in their Madame Claude Café. Another thing we were told — if you buy the wine at the wine store then you get desserts on the house in Madame Claude café.
My only wish is that they could put some benches or bar stools to grab a drink and make it eataly sort of arrangement within their liquor store.
City has lot of fancy wine places –this is high in ranking decked against them.

Best wine store ever. Prices are great. Alice and Mathieu scour the globe for modestly priced wines that will knock your socks off. Buy with confidence– there isn’t a bottle in here that you won’t enjoy. Something for every pocket and palette from amazing vintage champagnes to scrumptious $ 12 bottles that will make your meal memorable. Be sure to try their restaurant as well…

So great to have this place here! Great wine selection and atmosphere!

If there was one wine place I would always come to, it would be this one. No yellowtail, no boxed wines, just the good stuff.
Came here by accident because we were actually looking up it’s sister restaurant with the same namesake. The young lady I spoke with was pleasant and helpful. I told her we were eating at their restaurant and wanted a good wine that went well with seafood. She asked how much I was willing to spend, which I appreciated because they’re conscious of their patrons’ budgets. She described each wine very well, so much so that I bought 2.
Her manager came in and was also very nice. He was super French with a thick accent, and when I asked him what was good at the restaurant, he recommended the specials and especially the mussels.
The young lady also informed us that we were entitled to a free dessert at Madame Claude’s Café since we bought wine at their wine store. Score!

This is my favorite wine store in Jersey City! They specialize in french wines, and have several selections in the $ 15 range. The staff is very friendly and makes great pairing recommendations and are very down to earth (ie no issue with providing a pairing recommendation for Chinese food or tacos) .
They also have a selection of french groceries — the cheese selection and the truffles are not to be missed.

Everything you want from a wine store. Friendly, helpful staff, decent prices, and a wide selection.
Plus, they have Lambrusco Lini, which is pretty hard to find around these parts. These guys really know their stuff.

This is definitely a heaven all those wine lovers. When craving good wine this is definitely the place to be.
The décor of the place is awesome and they carry wine from all the different parts of the world. Though the place is bit pricey as compared to the other wine shops in the hood. But still I would go with four stars because of thier exhaustive wine collection.

Everything a wine store should be and more. First of all, it’s beautiful inside. Almost as if you are in Paris: slightly chilled, beautifully designed this store sells a great assortment of wines and has a walk in cooler for chilled wines and craft beer. Along with the wines they sell fresh bread from Hudson bakery, an assortment of cheeses, terrines, spreads and more. Amazing.
The wines didn’t seem overpriced at all thought I’m not a connoisseur and the staff usually the owner and manager are on the money with their knowledge and professionalism. You can’t not smile while shopping in this store. You can’t not buy wine, cheese, bread and whatever else you can get your hands on while at this store. My wino level may be increasing if it means more frequent visits.

Madame Claude Wine is much more impressive than the restaurant. They have an excellent selection of wine PLUS (wondrous of all), they have a small but decent array of cheese, pâté (for husband) and excellent crusty french bread from a local provider. One of the owners even helped me choose an awesome vino to go with our bread and cheese — I needed (and appreciated) the help!

This is a great addition to the Hamilton Park area.
1. The owners are awesome. They are always there and are available to answer questions and help you select wine. Overall, the selection of wine is good — a significant portion is under $ 20 — thus it is everyday good wine.
2. The French cheese /​charcuterie section is increasingly impressive. The selection is narrow, but covers a various types of cheeses across a reasonable price range.
3. Very good selection of beers and liquor.
4. And they have tastings — some are seasonal and others are topical. It has become the go to place on Saturday evenings when they have it.
5. Once in a while, there is French Gypsy Jazz concert — which is a nice addition to the whole part of France in Jersey City … stranger things have happened …
My favorite beer is Jenlain from Duyck —
; they carry it and they have a great selection otherwise.
Very warmly recommended!

There is no whining at Madame Claude Wine. Located off the charming and remodeled Hamilton Park, this is your GO TO place for wines from all around the world. And don’t feel bad if they are speaking French and all you understand is «Oui». It got me through several transactions.
Though perfectly capable of speaking English, the French twist made this even more lovely then I remember from last November.
Not to be missed are the pates and the homemade puddings.
Pudding. Pâté. Wine. What the fuck else do you want?

It’s a really cute store and you can tell the owners really put their heart and soul into the store. I’m giving it 5 stars because they have good wines, beers and spirits. I don’t know if the prices are lower than their competition, but I am sure you will find a great bottle of wine when you’re there.
There seems to always be some sort of tasting or even there, so sign up to their Facebook fan page to get notifications.

The long-​awaited Madame Claude Wine shop is finally open, right off of Hamilton Park. It’s nice to see another cute shop open in Hamilton Square. Unfortunately, the shop is nowhere near its namesake restaurant, which is BYO.
The French woman working there (perhaps an owner?) was very helpful and pointed me toward the limited Prosecco selection. I think she said they’d be getting more in soon. I hope so because the shop is fairly large and to only have one tiny shelf of bubblies (Champagne included) seems unfair to bubbly enthusiasts.
There is a nifty walk-​in refrigerator where there are some quality Belgian beers (Chimay, Duvel, etc.) as well as some white wines and bubblies.
I was just in Paris and had a hard time finding food French beers, so perhaps saying that I would like to see good French beers sold at this store is too much to ask as maybe no good French beers are exported. But if they were, I sure would like to find them at Madame Claude’s.
They also sell a small selection of cheeses, sausages and pates, as well as baguettes from Hudson Bread.