Susan Sokol Blosser at Wine and Roses
I attended the first Wine & Roses fundraiser for the Alzheimer Association in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 19th. I don’t usually attend out-of-state charity events but this one was special to me. Wisconsin is my home state and my father had Alzheimer’s disease. When Miriam Boegel, the organizer of the event, offered to fly me to Madison, I knew I had to go. It was a lovely first event and I was thrilled that our 3 year vertical of Dundee Hills Pinot Noir magnums commanded a grand price. Wisconsin cheeses were much in view and Alice in Dairyland, a uniquely Wisconsin honor, attended as well and we were photographed together.
I also got to see a bit of Madison, thanks to Lisa MacKinnon, formerly of 1000 Friends, who drove me around, showing me the impressive CSA gardens throughout the community, the first Farmer’s Market of the year, lunching at the famous terrace on Lake Mendota at the university, and hitting Gail Ambrosius’s fabulous dark chocolate shop. Linda Bormann of The Nature Conservancy, organized a trip for me to Baxter’s Hollow Preserve, near Baraboo, and I felt privileged to walk through a unique section of Wisconsin geography.
