The Wine & Cheese Cask

I understand that carding everyone in a party is policy, but when the 41 old has ID and is with his 27 year old sister on a Sunday buying some rose, and the store you’ve frequented regularly for the past 2 yrs won’t offer you (at the least) a genuine apology or (at the most) bend the rules or pass a small discount on for your troubles when you drive all the way home to get your ID and come back — well you’ve lost my business.

This place is the best. I was a total wine newbie and I still am, but the people here have really helped me find what I like and what I don’t. Their suggestions have helped me enjoy better wine and I feel ever so slightly more educated every time I leave the place.
If you are unfamiliar with the terrains of wine and cheese, this is the place to explore! They have really affordable selections and their staff is very attentive to their customer’s wants and likes.
I really can’t recommend this place enough!

Amazing selection of wine, beer, spirits, meats, and cheeses. The sandwiches are also phenomenal, and I used to come here for lunch multiple times per week when my office was nearby.

My favorite cheese and wine store in Cambridge. The selection beats Central Bottle & Wine Provisions by far.
I love that they carry Clear Flour Bread and Saint Theresa’s Membrillo.
They also make DELICIOUS sandwiches!

There’s really not much more to say than has already been said. Amazing selection of wines with a variety of price points. Great selection of meats, cheeses and chocolates. No snobbish staff. We grabbed two bottles and some chocolates on the way home from dinner. Great choice.

I gave it only 5 stars because that’s the most that are allowed. For wine, the place is simply the best.

I’ve been coming here since I was a little kid… for the Haribo frogs. As embarrassed as I am to admit it, I’m not a big wine connoisseur, so I won’t say much about the wine here other than the selection seems wide, with a good mix of low and high end bottles. There’s also beer, some liquor, fruit juice, and a great $ 10 Spanish champagne if you’re not a wine fanatic.
However, I could go on and on about the cheese! Cranberry Wensleydale, Shropshire blue, triple crème brie… any kind of cheese you could dream up is here! The Wine & Cheese Cask is the perfect place to go to construct a killer cheese plate or if you just want one wedge to spice up your dinner (or snacktime… no judgment).
They also stock a great selection of candy and fancy snacks. But don’t get the «artisan» tortilla chips here, they’re gross… They have baguettes and other breads – I think from Clear Flour in Brookline – although they can run out by dinnertime. I haven’t had the chance to try a sandwich, but judging from the cheese and bread selection, they must be amazing.
If you’re in the area, stop by! You’ll definitely leave with something delicious, whether it’s wine, cheese, a little of both, or neither!

Want to talk to someone about wine without worrying they’ll look down on your budget or preferences? Go here. The variety is enormous, and the staff will help anyone find what they want. It’s also fun to browse the wines from all over the world.

THE BEST SANDWICHES! They are so good. Great selection of wine, too. And cheese, if you know about cheese. But the sandwiches, man. That is why I am writing. You can just tell the ingredients are fresh and everything is made to order. There is also a nice selection of random treats, including my favorite salt and pepper potato chips. Would have a sandwich from here everyday if carbs weren’t the enemy. Keep up the good work guys!

Great selection. The wine guys in the back know their stuff.
The people in the front are another story — they are rude! Now that I think about it, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen someone smile up front!
Lastly, some stuff is pricier than it should be. When you’ve got competition like the martin brothers, savmor, etc. you should be more competitive!

Great little hidden gem. Decent beer selection for the size of the store.
Wine + liquor selection is pretty great as well.
Only complaint is the staff. Front cashiers NEVER smile and always have attitude. Not a huge deal since you only talk you them for a minute but definitely a (totally fixable) problem that they don’t seem to care about.

Protip: if you’re running late for a dinner party and need to grab a bottle, make sure you build in a 10 to 15 minute buffer time: apparently the most happenin’ place in Somerville at 6:30 on a Saturday night is the Cask. But while you’re in line, make sure you try the cheese samples while you’re waiting — you can’t lose. The variety of wine (and little cracker assortments) is good and definitely reasonably priced, and although it is a bit hard to find specific bottles, just ask.

Excellent place! Wine selection is quite large and the staff is knowledgeable. This place is a full Liquor store with beer and spirits as well. They have a HUGE selection of cheeses and meats and all the crackers, spreads, accessories to go with your charcuterie. Also, they will make up sandwiches for lunch but unfortunately only Monday thru Friday. Between the prime cheeses and meats, and great breads, this is quite possibly the best Italian sandwich I’ve had in Boston! Hey owners… Make the sandwiches on the weekends too please!!!

This place has you covered, not only do they have a range of wine, beer and liquor, they also sell bread, cheese, and chocolate! If you’re ever going to a dinner party, this is your place to stock up. The staff is also friendly and helpful, and they’re open late! A+

Wine & Cheese Cask is possibly the best liquor store in all of Cambridge. It’s selection is easily the most comprehensive. They specialize in wine and cheese. However, in regards to spirits, they stock some doozies. This is the only liquor store in all of Cambridge that carries Bols Genever.
Also, the prices are fair, with some items considerably cheaper than their competitors.

This possibly is the must fully-​articulated neighborhood wine shop for which I could ask. The space itself is delightfully cozy, and the employees are professional, knowledgeable, and efficient (when necessary). I’ve never been disappointed when I’ve asked for a recommendation, and although I’ve moved away from the neighborhood I will go out of my way to still stop by from time to time. Quite good.

Wine and Cheese cask. You are so convenient, I wish you were not overpriced.
Things to know (good):
Lots of Cheese and friendly employees to suggest them.
Wine out the wazzoo (and friendly employees to suggest them).
A very good selection of beers to drink
Artisan goods.
Things to know (bad):
Overpriced
Prices not listed (this is a double whammy)
Although they are friendly the employees can sometimes give you gruff (no hard feelings though, tough job)
Smells like stinky cheese.

My favorite liquor store! The staff are friendly and helpful. When I have gone in looking for something they find it for me. When I have questions about what I should buy for a gift they help. They are awesome. Their cheese is delicious! They are a little bit on the pricey side, but we have never been disappointed with anything that we have purchased from there. There is a parking lot.

Knowledgeable wine, beer and cheese staff. Always friendly. Large selection. A neighborhood institution for 40+ years. What’s not to love?

Unlike many other liquor stores, the Wine & Cheese Cask just sells wine. I like that concept because that implies that workers here have some sort of special knowledge about wines. I didn’t ask about the wine selection, so I can’t verify if this is true. However, I wasn’t offered any assistance in the half hour I spent here browsing through the red wines.
The setup is very awkward. Some wines on the floor were displayed so close to the shelved wines that I was I afraid I’d knock over all the bottles. I felt like i had to tip-​toe through some areas, just in case. There seems to be no consideration of aesthetic appeal to draw the eye to displays on the floor — it was as though someone walked into the room, put down a box of wine bottles, got distracted, and left the wine behind.
I would come back to this wine store since there aren’t many other stores in the area that sell alcohol. However, I think that this store could make simple adjustments and improve in so many ways…

Dear the Wine and Cheese Cask,
You are everything to me. I am in your store approximately three times a week. You are a line item in my monthly budget. My records indicate that I spend about 80 bucks a month on your wines and cheeses. For the last three years. However, you seem to have no idea who I am, but I am still faithful to you. You don’t notice me, but I notice you.
You’re great, see you at the discount wine bin, Regina

This place has so much potential to be an awesome neighborhood specialty wine shop, but I was a little turned off by my experience there.
It’s great that they offer a variety of pâtés and charcuterie items, but upon asking about the first pâté on the board, the guy behind the counter, without even looking over, read the ingredients out loud in a blatantly apathetic tone, «goose liver, garlic, mushroom, egg… salt.» I don’t know, I’d expect someone working at a specialty shop for wine and cheese to more interested, even passionate, about these topics; even if you can’t describe it, something like «well this selection is popular» would’ve been more useful and less rude.
Then when an associate asked if I needed help finding a wine, I asked if they carried 2 different common budget wines and I got a curt «No, we don’t carry those» as she walked away. She could’ve helped out with another recommendation but I guess it’s not really their thing to recommend stuff to their customers. They do get points for having a decent selection in the store. So I guess if you know exactly what you want, feel free to come here. Otherwise I don’t see much of a reason to come here over Trader Joe’s, aside from convenient location and the pâtés.

This place has amazing beer selection… shipyard off season. Etc Plus really helpful staff and great wine selection to boot. Great stop!

People, do you need cheese or wine? Do you need the things that go with cheese or wine (chocolate, crackers, sausage, beer, liquor)? Go to the Wine & Cheese on your way to anything and stock up on fancies. Fancy cheese, fancy beer, fancy crackers, you get the idea. You’ll be the número uno favorite guest at any party or the most put-​together hostess this side of the river.
Prices are a little higher than you’d pay for normal cheeses, but not higher than what you’d pay at Shaw’s for fancy cheese, so give this great small business your cash.
Staff is always friendly and helpful, so if you feel lost in the land of dairy, just ask for help.
Extra brownie points for a parking lot!

Best in the area still applies (with a quick note that this place is a bit smaller than liquor super-​stores and therefore chooses curated over comprehensive). They will do special orders, though, in non-​bulk quantities, if a particular favorite is absent from their shelves.
The cheese is in fact very good. Same for the other food items, though there may be a bit of a premium for the careful selection.
Great beer, interesting spirits. They stock good ginger beer, too. (I should review the wine, but I’m not qualified.)
I’ve found the staff friendly and very knowledgeable, you can count on their expert advice.