Enjoy Free Wine, Food at Winter Wine Walk

A group of Barrington merchants is planning to warm up shoppers from the cold with a glass of wine this weekend.

The first Winter Wine Walk will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. March 3 in downtown Barrington. Free to the public, anyone interested in attending can visit several stores in the Cook and Station streets area for free wine and food tastings.

“We’ve talked for about a year about having a wine walk, and some of the merchants on South Cook Street and Station area embraced that theme,” said Economic and Community Development Director Peg Blanchard.

Wine tastings will be available in , , ,  and Sotheby’s, which is just opening up on the back side of . Food will be served in  and 

“I think it’s going to be an exciting event for people to go down from 2 to 6 p.m. and make their reservations for dinner as well,” Blanchard said.

The event is attracting people from neighboring communities such as Lake, Cary and Buffalo Grove.

“We’re bringing a lot of people to visit Barrington as a destination, and I think that’s something we’re really excited about.”

For more information about the Winter Wine Walk, contact the Economic and Community Development Department at 1-847-304-3479.