weird wine lists

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- jcoulter
  
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18 years ago

Tue, Oct 18, 2005 7:47 PM

Well maybe not weird but the restaurant was. Louis XIII in Minneapolis (OK actually Edina) MN. eclectic little place with only onion soup to fully lay claim to a French restaurant theme. They serve everything from burgers to filet mignon, but nothing fancy though the aforementioned wine list knocked me out-One could plunk down $1500 plus tax for a bottle of 2000 Lafite or $18 for Augey Bordeaux! they had similar whites and of course one could pay $125 for a glass of Louis XIII cognac (its presence must be what actually gives the restaurnat the name)

It was the most riduculous to sublime list I have seen in a long time.

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- Dick R.
  
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18 years ago

Tue, Oct 18, 2005 8:30 PM

Hey Joseph, I grew up in Edina, Minnesota. Don't remember any restaurants (I was a young pup), but I do remember a place on 50th and France called the Brown Derby. I might be mistaken on the name, but it was next to the movie theater. A noted newspaper columnist (can't remember his name) had a restaurant on 50th and Hwy 100. Thanks for renewing some old memories. What else can say but ... Edina Hornets, fight fight fight! :-) Dick R.

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18 years ago

Mon, Oct 24, 2005 10:08 AM

I knew the original sommelier there. A bit of a big head on his shoulders and the goal was to have a little of everything. He took me downstairs to the cellar and beyond the publicly displayed wines it was a mess. Wine everywhere, stored at the right temperature but with little order and logic to it. The other down point was the prices though I heard that they were trimming down the list some and thus you can sometimes find a "clearance" deal or two...