Scene + Heard: Wine + Dine for Climate at Alexis Bailly Vineyard

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
September 12, 2015 at 9:25PM

Guests at Wine & Dine for Climate couldn't have asked for a more beautiful setting: rows upon rows of ripening grapes. The event, which supports the youth leadership and education programs of Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, was held at Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings, the oldest operating winery in the state. In addition to celebrating locally and organically grown wine — part of the climate change solution — the evening featured live music, a locally sourced buffet from Gigi's Cafe in Minneapolis and Kowalski's Markets, as well as all-you-can-drink wine supplied by the vineyard, of course. The late summer event was capped by a perfect sunset and just enough of a breeze to keep the mosquitoes away, naturally.


Climate Generation’s Janet Brown, Alexis Bailly owner Nan Bailly and Climate Generation’s Nicole Rom.
Climate Generation’s Janet Brown, Alexis Bailly owner Nan Bailly and Climate Generation’s Nicole Rom. (Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Guests indulged in all-you-can-drink wine at Wine & Dine for Climate at Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings.
Guests indulged in all-you-can-drink wine at Wine & Dine for Climate at Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings. (Bre McGee/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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