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Fall Wine Tasting

Savor seasonal wines and admire the emerging fall colors at The Morton Arboretum.

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On Thursday, October 15, 2026, spend a fall evening sampling more than 80 varieties of wine as you stroll through The Morton Arboretum’s Gerard T. Donnelly Grand Garden. Admire the changing leaves as you sip and enjoy the seasonal displays of colorful pumpkins, pansies, and chrysanthemums along the garden paths.

Once you’ve sampled and selected your favorite wines, place an order to pick up the wine of your choosing at a later date. Each wine purchase you make supports The Morton Arboretum’s mission, with 10% of all wine sales being donated back to the Arboretum.

The Fall Wine Tasting is the perfect way to enjoy autumn outdoors with friends and family, enjoying the crisp air and vibrant seasonal colors.

Highlights

Artisanal products will be available to purchase from vendors.

Live music will be performed at the event.

Ticket holders may order wine by the case at a 10% discount.

Enjoy special fall concessions including apple cider donuts, kettle corn, taffy apples, and hot apple cider.

Tickets

Ticket information will be available closer to the event.

Event tickets will include Arboretum general admission on Thursday, October 15, 25 wine tastings, and a 5-ounce tasting glass

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Your purchase helps support the Arboretum’s vision of a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

 

Tickets

Ticket information will be available closer to the event.

Vendors and Map

A list of participating vendors and featured wines will be available online closer to the event.

Order Wine

After sampling, order your favorite wine by the case at a 10% discount.

The Morton Arboretum will receive 10% of all wine and spirit purchases as a donation. Each ticket or wine purchase helps support a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

Home shipping is available for an additional fee.

Food Options

Artisanal products will be available to purchase from vendors along the wine tasting route.

Food trucks and additional food options will be announced closer to the event.

Fall Color Concessions

As part of the Arboretum’s Fall Color Festival, special seasonal concessions are available in Arbor Court every Friday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., starting on Friday, October 2, 2026.

Enjoy a delicious lineup of autumn favorites—including freshly popped kettle corn, taffy apples, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, apple cider doughnuts, and hot apple cider.

Ginkgo Café

Food and beverages are also available at the Ginkgo Café, located in the Visitor Center. From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Ginkgo Café offers prepackaged salads and sandwiches, bakery items, espresso beverages, hot tea, and drip coffee.

The Ginkgo Restaurant will be closed during the event.

Accessibility

The Fall Wine Tasting event takes place in the Arbor Court and Meadow Lake Trail areas. Paved walkways throughout this area are accessible to wheelchairs and walkers. The tasting tables will be stationed on the pavement, or on the grass within ten feet of the path.

The nearest accessible parking is in parking lot P-1, an environmentally friendly parking lot with uneven pavers.

Visit Accessibility at The Morton Arboretum for more detailed information.

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Yes, all general event ticket holders receive a 5-ounce wine tasting glass.

  • Yes, this event will feature live music.

  • Special seasonal concessions will be available in Arbor Court from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy a delicious lineup of autumn favorites—including freshly popped kettle corn, taffy apples, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, apple cider doughnuts, and hot apple cider.

    Food and beverages are also available at the Ginkgo Café, located in the Visitor Center. From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Ginkgo Café offers prepackaged salads and sandwiches, bakery items, espresso beverages, hot tea, and drip coffee.

  • Yes, designated driver tickets are available for this event. Nonalcoholic beverages will be available to sample along the tasting route.

    Designated Driver tickets do not include a commemorative tasting glass.

  • No, there will be no additional samples available for purchase. Guests may order wine to be picked up at a later date from Mainstreet Wines and Spirits in Countryside, IL.

  • Artisan vendors will sell handcrafted goods and food products at the event. Fine art vendors will not be present.

  • Guests must exit the Arboretum after the event.

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