Randall Grahm |
Country of Origin: USA
Location: Santa Cruz
People: Randall Grahm, Owner & Winemaker
About Randall Grahm: Like Columbus who sought a trade route to Asia, Randall Grahm set sail in 1979 for the Great American Pinot Noir, foundered on the shoals of astringency and finesselessness and ended up running aground in the utterly unexpected New World of Rhône and Italian grape varieties.
Randall was born in Los Angeles in 1953 and attended the prestigious University of California at Santa Cruz where he majored in Liberal Arts major. Some time later he found himself working at the Wine Merchant in Beverly Hills sweeping floors. By dint of exceptionally good karma he was given the opportunity to taste an ungodly number of great French wines and this singular experience turned him into a complete and insufferable wine fanatic. He returned to the University of California at Davis to complete a degree in Plant Sciences in 1979. With his family's assistance, Randall purchased property in the Santa Cruz Mountains in a hypnogogically quaint area known as Bonny Doon intent on producing the Great American Pinot Noir. The GAPN proved to be systematically elusive but he was greatly encouraged by experimental batches of Rhône varieties. The late great Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard (1981-1994) was eventually planted to syrah, roussanne, marsanne and viognier and produced beautiful wines confirming both that California's temperate climate is well suited to the sun-loving grapes of the Mediterranean.
In the late 1980's, Mr. Grahm felt compelled to cast his net further afield. Bonny Doon's Ca' del Solo vineyard in Monterey County, planted just out of searchlight's reach of the state pen in Soledad, has been planted to an ever expanding roster of Italian varieties such as Nebbiolo, Barbera, Pinot Grigio, Dolcetto and Freisa.
Biodynamic Viticulture: Since early 2004, Bonny Doon has practiced strict adherence to Biodynamic viticultural practices. All of the growers with whom they currently work also use strict Biodynamic practices in the farming of grapes which they purchase. Bonny Doon believes that these Biodynamic practices give them the best opportunity to produce the most distinctive and interesting-the best-wines possible.
Social Media
Twitter: @bonnydoonvineyd, @RandallGrahm
Bonny Doon Facebook
Bonny Doon YouTube
Blog:"Been Doon So Long"
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| Current Items from Bonny Doon Vineyard |
| Cat # |
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Pack-Size |
Net |
Reviews |
| 5976 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2009 Sparkling Moscato (Frizzante), Monterey County |
12-750 |
$300 |
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| 7194 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2013 'Vin Gris de Cigare' Rose, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$160 |
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| 7220 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2011 'Le Cigare Blanc' (Rhone Blend), Beeswax Vineyard, Arroyo Seco |
12-750 |
$240 |
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| 7221 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2013 Albarino, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$160 |
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| 6973 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2012 'A Proper Claret' California |
12-750 |
$160 |
IWC 87 |
| 7157 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2013 'Clos de Gilroy' Grenache, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$160 |
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| 6676 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2011 'Contra' (Red Rhone Blend), Central Coast |
12-750 |
$160 |
WA 88 WS 88 |
| 6109 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2008 'Le Cigare Volant' (Red Rhone Blend), Central Coast |
12-750 |
$360 |
WS 89 IWC 90 WS 89 |
| 7171 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2009 'Le Cigare Volant' (Red Rhone Blend), Central Coast |
12-750 |
$396 |
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| 6293 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2010 'Le Pousseur' Syrah, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$216 |
WA 88 IWC 90 |
| 7158 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2011 'Le Pousseur' Syrah, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$240 |
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| 7416 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2012 'Le Pousseur' Syrah, Central Coast |
12-750 |
$240 |
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| 5991 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2011 'Verjus de Cigare' |
12-750 |
$96 |
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| 6438 |
Bonny Doon Vineyard 2011 'Querry' Cider (Apple/Pear/Quince), California |
12-750 |
$120 |
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