By Chase Rogers
WIMBERLEY – Wimberley Community Civic Club’s 2020 Wine Walk, slated for Thursday, April 2, will be relocated to Wimberley’s downtown district after being held at Blue Hole Regional Park in 2019.
The event has become a Wimberley staple, attracting tourists seeking to try different wines, sample from food trucks and experience the city.
Council unanimously approved, 6-0, temporarily closing down a portion of Old Kyle Road for the duration of the event in expectation of heavy foot traffic.
“I am happy to sponsor closing Old Kyle Road for what (Civic Club) needs” Place 4 Councilman Gary Barchfeld said. “I think that that’s dangerous to have people traveling and walking and driving at the same time. I am all about that.”
According to City Administrator Shawn Cox, city officials will coordinate with businesses in close proximity to the event to mitigate any accessibility issues that the event could cause.
“We’ll all work together with the property owners in the city to make sure that we close (Old Kyle Road) in the proper location to provide adequate access to all of the driveways that need to be reached,” Cox said.
Barchfeld said the popularity of the Wine Walk extends past Wimberley’s city limits, citing an encounter with someone he had met from outside the area that attends the event annually. He said events like the Wine Walk incentivise prospective visitors to come to the city.
“These kinds of events are so helpful to the community as a whole – it just does good,” Barchfeld said. “I was sitting at a diner at a museum in Houston and a lady said ‘Wimberley? I go there for the wine walk every year.’ I thought wow, who’d have thought?”
Tickets for the Wine Walk are $45 and may be purchased by visiting the Wimberley Community Civic Club Web site or through WCCC’s page on Eventbrite. Additional tickets may be purchased at the door on a first come, first served basis.
