Madame Claude Wine — Restaurant in Jersey City

Update: I stopped by this weekend while visiting town, and I’m thrilled to see that everything I loved about this shop still holds true—and then some! Alex has truly transformed it into a top-tier wine store. The attention to detail is incredible, and the space looks absolutely amazing. One of the standout features for me is the thoughtful descriptions displayed on every single offering, making it easy to explore and discover new wines.

As someone who isn’t the most experienced wine drinker, I’ve always appreciated the knowledgeable recommendations, and Alex continues to go above and beyond. Her passion and expertise make the shopping experience both enjoyable and educational.

This store is a gem, and I can’t recommend it enough. If you’re in the area, do yourself a favor and stop by!

Stopped in over the weekend after stumbling upon the grand re-opening. As an inexperienced wine drinker I usually rely on the staff for recommendations and I hit the jackpot with Alexandra, the woman running the shop. Not sure if she’s the owner or just a manager but she appeared to be running the entire shop solo somehow on a busy Saturday. She is super friendly and knows her wines. I tend to buy my wines based of the most interesting label but she took the chance to educate me and hooked me up with a couple bottles to try. Five stars for service and selection. Just hope she gets some help hired soon because she...

This is my first review for 2021 and it had to be for a place that I love. Madame Claude Wine is the best wine shop in the Greater New York Region. I haven't found a better wine shop even in Manhattan so I keep making a trip out to Jersey whenever I need to buy wine.

The wine shop has a large selection of wine, mostly from France, as the owners are French. They spend a lot of time traveling around the world to find small vineyards so I love how they try to support small, local businesses. Pretty much every bottle that they sell is under $25 and I haven't had any that I haven’t liked. I also love how a lot of their wine bottles have handwritten tasting notes that tell you what food to pair the wine with.

The people who work here are also really friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. They're always available to answer your questions and do everything they can to help you find what you're looking for.

Madame Claude Wine has a French bistro called Madame Claude Bis not too far away from the wine shop. I haven't tried the bistro yet, but according to the people at the wine shop, all the wines that they have on the restaurant's wine list are available at the wine shop so if you find something that you like at the restaurant you can always go back to the wine...

Madame Claude Wine was an amazing resource for my fiancee and I as we choose wines for our rehearsal dinner and wedding reception. Alex, Madame Claude's manager, arranged a tasting and provided informative and interesting notes about each wine we tried. From the comprehensive tasting, she helped us to select wines - red, white and champagne - that would appeal to a diverse group. As a side note, I especially love how each wine in the store has a great descriptions. They are very helpful when selecting varietals with which I am unfamiliar, but interested to try. I"ll be back, Madame Claude, whether I am hosting friends or simply looking for something to open...