Wine and Cheese Co.

Wine and Cheese Co. has been the wine shop of downtown Plainfield for more than two decades, and over the years the Lockport Street storefront has grown a wine bar, a brunch and dinner menu and a summer wine garden with live music. The buying is the draw: lesser-known bottles at a range of prices, local microbrews, and small-production cheeses and charcuterie picked by an in-house sommelier. A pastry chef bakes baguettes and desserts daily, and local jams and honey sit on the shelves. A wine club, custom gift baskets and catering fill out the offerings.

What to know

• The shop has been in downtown Plainfield for more than 20 years, per the business site.
• Stock centers on lesser-known wines, local microbrews and small-production artisan cheeses.
• An in-house pastry chef bakes baguettes and desserts, and the shelves carry Mother of Chicago Jams and local honey.
• A wine garden hosts live music in summer, and the wine bar serves brunch and dinner menus.
• A wine club, gift baskets and catering are available.