Events

Fall Wine Tasting

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

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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.

This event will feature live music by Louise Kelly Duo, who will perform jazz standards and renditions of popular songs throughout the evening.

All event ticket holders receive a 5-ounce Champion of Trees wine tasting glass.

Ticket holders may order wine by the case at a 10% discount. Orders can be picked up on Wednesday, October 29 at The Morton Arboretum.

Upgrade your experience and pair the wines you sample with a preordered charcuterie box.

Tickets

Purchase tickets.

Purchase member tickets.

Arboretum members save $10 on event tickets and $5 on Designated Driver tickets.

Event Ticket
Cost: $58
Member cost: $48

Designated Driver Ticket
Cost: $25
Member cost: $20

Event tickets include entry to the Fall Wine Tasting event on Thursday, October 16. Each ticket holder will enjoy 25 tastings and receive a 5-ounce Champion of Trees wine tasting glass.

Designated Driver tickets include entry to the Fall Wine Tasting event on Thursday, October 16. Nonalcoholic beverages will be available to sample along the tasting route. Designated Driver tickets do not include a wine tasting glass.

 

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

 

The Fall Color Festival is generously supported by

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Tickets

Purchase tickets.

Purchase member tickets.

Arboretum members save $10 on event tickets and $5 on Designated Driver tickets.

Event Ticket
Cost: $58
Member cost: $48

Event tickets include entry to the Fall Wine Tasting event on Thursday, October 16. Each ticket holder will enjoy 25 tastings and receive a 5-ounce Champion of Trees tasting glass.

Ticket holders also have the opportunity to order wine by the case at a 10% discount.

Designated Driver Tickets

Designated Driver Ticket
Cost: $25
Member cost: $20

Designated Driver tickets include entry to the Fall Wine Tasting event on Thursday, October 16. Nonalcoholic beverages will be available to sample along the tasting route.

Designated Driver ticket holders will not receive the 5-ounce wine tasting glass.

Preorder Charcuterie Boxes

Upgrade your experience and pair the wines you sample with a preordered charcuterie box. During your Fall Wine Tasting ticket purchase, select the “charcuterie box” option to order in advance. Pick up your charcuterie box at the event and enjoy.

Vendors and Map

A list of participating vendors and a map of vendor locations will be available closer to the event date.

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.

Orders may be picked up in the Sycamore Room on Wednesday, October 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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

From 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., pizza and beverages will be available to purchase from a food truck in the drop-off circle near the Visitor Center.

Tievoli Pizza Bar
Wood-fired pizza, pasta, salads

Preorder Charcuterie Boxes

Upgrade your experience and pair the wines you sample with a preordered charcuterie box or vegetarian charcuterie box. During your Fall Wine Tasting ticket purchase, select the “charcuterie box” option to place your order in advance. Pick up your charcuterie box at the event and enjoy.

Charcuterie Box
Salami, capicola, prosciutto, artisan bread, assorted cheeses, artichoke salad, olives, seedless grapes, cold-pressed small-batch mustard

Vegetarian Charcuterie Box
Naan, pita bread, garlic hummus, spinach and artichoke spread, assorted cheeses, olives, seedless grapes, crudités

Fall Color Concessions

As part of the Arboretum’s Fall Color Festival, concession stands offering seasonal snacks and beverages from the Ginkgo Café will be available in Arbor Court on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

A concessions menu will be available soon.

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

Accordion List

  • Yes, all ticket holders receive a 5-ounce Champion of Trees wine tasting glass.

  • Yes, this event will feature live music by Louise Kelly Duo.

  • From 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., wood-fired pizza, pasta, and salads will be available to purchase from a food truck in the drop-off circle near the Visitor Center.

    Upgrade your experience and pair the wines you sample with a preordered charcuterie box or vegetarian charcuterie box.

    As part of the Arboretum’s Fall Color Festival, concession stands offering seasonal snacks and beverages from the Ginkgo Café will be available in Arbor Court on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

    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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