Martin Wine Cellar
Family-owned Metairie wine, spirits and beer shop with roots in 1946, plus a deli and bistro and regular tasting events just off Veterans Highway.
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🗓️ Open year-roundUpdated October 17
About Martin Wine Cellar
Martin Wine Cellar is a family-owned wine, spirits and beer shop, not a vineyard. The business opened on May 24, 1946, when David Young Martin Jr. started selling from half of a shotgun double at General Taylor and Baronne streets in New Orleans. His son Cedric Martin joined full time in 1974, and the family still runs the company. The Metairie store opened in 1989 and grew in 2000 into a 12,000-square-foot shop with a tasting room and a 110-seat deli and bistro.
The Metairie store has a long history of its own. After Hurricane Katrina flooded the Baronne Street shop in 2005, the Metairie location reopened on September 26 of that year. Today the store sits just off Veterans Highway and is open all year. Shelves cover wine, spirits, imported beer and specialty foods, and the company says it helped popularize gift baskets in the early 1960s.
Tasting has been part of the business for decades: the company's history dates its Thursday Tasting Series to 1975 and its spirits classes to 2007. The Metairie store hosts regular wine tastings, educational events, beer tastings and meet-the-brewer nights, with tickets sold through their website. The deli and bistro serves lunch for dine-in or online ordering, and the company also offers catering, custom-label wine, event space and local delivery. It makes a practical stop for picking up a bottle or a deli lunch while in the New Orleans area.
What to do
- Browse wine, spirits, imported beer and specialty foods in the 12,000-square-foot store
- Book a wine or beer tasting or a meet-the-brewer night listed on their website
- Have lunch at the 110-seat deli and bistro, or order ahead online
- Order a gift basket or custom-label wine for an event
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round; tastings and classes run through the year
- Hours
- As listed on their website in October 2026: store Mon–Fri 10–7, Sat 9–7, Sun 10–3; deli Mon–Fri 10–6, Sat 9–6, Sun 10–3
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
Tips for your visit
- Tasting dates and prices change, so check the events listing on their website before you go
- The deli has its own phone line (504-896-7350) for lunch questions
- Sunday hours are short (10 to 3), so plan weekend shopping for Saturday
- If you attend a tasting, plan a designated driver
Getting there
- Address: 714 Elmeer Ave., Metairie, LA 70005
- Phone: 504-896-7300
- Website: martinwine.com
Questions
Is Martin Wine Cellar a winery?
No. It is a family-owned wine, spirits and beer shop with a deli and bistro; it does not grow grapes or make wine on site.
Does the Metairie store have food?
Yes. It has a 110-seat deli and bistro serving lunch, with online ordering for pickup.
When is the Metairie store open?
Their website lists Mon–Fri 10–7, Sat 9–7 and Sun 10–3 (October 2026).
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
