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READ ON!How does the Winter Wine Walk work? Visit all the locations listed on your passport and enjoy wine and food tastings. Walk between the tasting stops or ride the free trolley bus between stops. This is an open-house type format. You can check in at any time that is convenient to you and can visit the locations in any order you would like. Mill Street will be closed during the event where we'll have 2 fire pits set up for you to enjoy! The event is open 11am-5pm.
Wine & Food Tasting Admission Tickets: $25 per person for advance online purchase. Includes souvenir glass, passport, and 8 tasting tickets. ** This event sells out every year, so don't wait to get your tickets. ** Tickets are non-refundable.
Additional tasting tickets: Additional tasting tickets are available for $1.25 each at check-in, August Hill Winery and Roxie's Sweet Confections on the day of the event. ** Tasting tickets are different from admission tickets. You need the official WWW glass, which is only included with the admission ticket, to enjoy wine tastings. You can enjoy food tastings without the glass. **
Shirts & Hoodies: $16-$34 We recommend ordering in advance. Limited stock will be available on the day of the event. Size 3X- 5X will not be available on the day of the event. T-shirts and sweatshirts are all unisex sizes. Pre-sales end on January 25.
Check-in:
Early Check-in on Friday, February 7: Skip the lines and check-in the day before the event on Friday, Feb. 7, from 1-6 pm. You can pick up your glass, passport, and tasting tickets at August Hill Winery, 106 Mill Street, Utica. Additional tasting tickets will also be available for $1.25 each (cash only please). If you ordered shirts or hoodies, you can pick them up at Canal Market, 208 S. Clark St., during this time period. Check-in on Saturday, February 8 – the day of the event: NEW CHECK N LOCATION THIS YEAR on the day of the event! Go to the Market on Mill Street Shops, 255 Mill St, Utica, and pick up your Winter Wine Walk souvenir glass, passport, and 8 tasting tickets. You can also purchase additional tasting tickets when you check-in for $1.25 each (cash only). IMPORTANT: If you order shirts or hoodies, please pick them up at a separate location, the Canal Market at 208 S. Clark St. Tasting Locations and Participating Wineries:
CHECK IN – pick up glass, passport at Market on Mill Street Shops, 255 Mill St, Utica APPAREL – pick up shirts or hoodies at Canal Market, 208 S. Clark St.
Market on Mill Street tent, 255 Mill St – w/ Lavender Crest Winery (Wine) Clarks Run Antiques, 215 Division – w/ Illinois wines (Wine & Food) The Village, 248 W. Canal Street – w/ Berryville Vineyards (Wine) Bruce & Ollies, 166 Mill Street – w/ Illinois Sparkling Co wines (Wine & Food) Skoog's Pub & Grill, 155 Mill Street – w/ The Pour Vineyard (Wine) Clarks Run Creek, 143 Mill – Illinois wines (Wine) T's Midwest Boutique, 124 Mill Street (Food) August Hill Winery & Illinois Sparkling Co., 106 Mill Street (Wine) Lodi Tap House Utica, 101 Mill Street – w/ Kite Hill Vineyards (Wine) Heritage Center, 208 S. Clark Street (next to Canal Market) – w/ Galena Cellars (Wine) Canal Market, 208 S Clark Street – Obscurity Mead & Cider (Wine) The Rock and Soul, 229 S. Clark – w/ Tres Rojas Winery (Wine) Country Kids Produce, 426 S Clark St – w/ Blue Sky Vineyards (Wine) Jamie's OutPost Parlor, 602 S. Clark – w/ Illinois wines (Wine) Village Green House Liquor, 611 S. Clark – w/ Illinois wines (Wine) Stonehead Leather tent 1, 703 S Clark – w/ Sable Creek Winery (Wine) Stonehead Leather tent 2, 703 S. Clark – w/ West of Wise Winery (Wine) And Spoon River Junction Winery (Wine) Utica Spice Co., 723 S Clark (Food) Roxie's Sweet Confections, 723 S. Clark (Food)
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