ooking Forward to Mid-Week Wednesday. It's Wine Night in Boston.

Not sure what it is about Wednesday nights in Boston this summer.

But restaurants all over town are making it very easy for you to get over the hump.

Here are a few with wine-focused specialties going on for mid-week Wednesdays.

Pick one (or more).

Then plan your route.

And go.


WHAT: Wine-y Wednesdays
WHERE: Gargoyles on the Square, 219 Elm Street, Somerville
WHEN: All evening long.
COST: $15 for three wines off the list, $5 more for snack plate to match.

WHAT: Wine Wednesdays. Focus this week on the Loire Valley.
WHERE: Sel de la Terre Back Bay, 774 Boylston Street, Boston
WHEN: 7 p.m.
COST: $44 for four courses.

WHAT: Wine Wednesdays
WHERE: Rialto, 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge
WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
COST: $0 for tasting from one bottle of red and one bottle of white.

WHAT: Burgers & Burgundy
WHERE: The Bristol Lounge, 200 Boylston Street, Boston
WHEN: All evening long.
COST: $30 for two half-glasses of Burgundy-ish wines and one Bristol burger

DAILY TIDBIT:

A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure.

-- Czech Proverb