Mexican Wine Tasting Opens Spring Festival

The Westborough Spring Festival starts Friday night with  “a little fun with the name ‘Cinco de Mayo,’” Julio’s Liquors owner Ryan Maloney said Tuesday.

The second Tres de Mayo wine tasting is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Julio’s Metro Station, in the Westborough Shopping Center, at Route 9 at Lyman Street. Tickets are $25, and available only to ages 21 and older at www.westboroughrotary.org or www.juliosliquors.com. Space is limited to 150 people. The event kicks off the spring festival hosted by the Rotary Club of Westborough.

Guests may sample Mexican wine, tequila, beer and sangria, Maloney said.

“What’s funny about it is it’s Mexican, but it’s from Baja California, which is in Mexico. But people are like, ‘Oh, California.’ No, it’s in Mexico,” he said.

“They actually produce some really nice wines.”

The selections will include Campo Azul tequila, Negra Modelo beer, and white and red Senor Sangria.

Representatives of the breweries, distillery, and wineries will attend as well, Maloney said.

“It can be informative and fun,” he said.

Last year’s event was “great. We had a lot of fun,” he said.

“It’s always neat to start a new project. The Rotary does a fantastic job doing stuff within the community,” Maloney said.

The Rotary Club of Westborough has organized the spring festival, which runs Friday to Sunday.

The presenting sponsor is Roche Bros.

The title sponsor is Avidia Bank.

The platinum event sponsors are Ball Financial, Elite Dental Care, and St. Mary’s Credit Union.

The major sponsors are Curry Printing, and the Westboro Tennis and Swim Club.

The gold sponsors are Carruth Capital, Central One Federal Credit Union, Marlborough Savings Bank, and the YMCA.

The silver sponsors are Coldwell Banker, and Mugford’s Flower Shoppe.  

The bronze sponsors are Andrew Abu Realtors, Alexander & Aronson, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Commerce Bank, the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough, Westboro Dental, the Boroughs JCC, Smith & Sullivan Co., UMass Memorial, United Home Experts and Veola Water.

The contributors are Dolan & Maloney, E.L. Harvey and Sons, Endless Mountain Solar Services, Gallagher Real Estate, Gary Sanginario, P.C, Mackintire Insurance Agency, NAPA Auto, Northern Energy Services, Traci Portnoff, Sager & Schaffer, and Uhlman’s Ice Cream.

The participating supporters are Julio's Liquors, the Westborough High School Student Council, Cumminngs School of Veterinarian Medicine, Westborough Civic Club, Westborough Historical Society, NAPA Auto, Westborough Lions Club, Sure Fire Dogs, and ReMax Prestigue.