Wine Unearthed are proud to present
from Bonny Doon Vineyard, California for One Night Only...
Randall Grahm Unplugged
Join us for a great evening with Randall, the Wines, the Book (and good food for good measure!)
Randall Grahm is the visionary, irreverent winemaker and President-for-Life of Bonny Doon Vineyard. His goal is to produce wines in a natural, un-manipulated manner, imbued with life force! Cosmic wines for Cosmic times. Often described in the same breath as a genius, madman, and philosopher, the original Rhone Deranger has been at the vanguard of all that has been exciting (and controversial) in the American wine world in the last 2 decades. A champion of screwcaps , a convert to Biodynamics, he has now taken the bold step to list all of his ingredients on the back labels of his wines and is now experimenting with ageing his wines in amphorae and glass jars. |
7.30pm Artisan & Vine (Clapham Junction)
one of our favourite bars and
specialising in natural wines we thought it most appropriate!
The Wine Tasting
In his own inimitable way Randall will take you on a guided tour of his new streamlined range of wines. On his quest to make only ‘Vins de terroir’ I am sure Randall hopes that the wines will speak for themselves, but never short of a word or five Randall will be on hand to talk about his wines, the universe and everything in between. Food will be served throughout the event.
BEEN DOON SO LONG If you have ever read the back label of a bottle of
Bonny Doon, you will realise that Randall likes to write ! His first book, or
‘Vinthology’ Been Doon So Long won the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for
best drinks book, and takes readers on a rollercoaster ride from wine to
philosophy to rock opera to literary parody and back again. “Randall Grahm is the
Willy Wonka of the wine world and Been Doon So Long
is intelligent, insightful and mischievous. It is a work of Genius” Jamie Goode
How often do you get the chance to meet a man who has an asteroid named after him?
You’d be mad to miss it, but don’t just take our word for it, here’s what Jancis Robinson has to say:“Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon in California is truly an exception in almost every way. His wine names, labels, packaging and news[?]letters [aka streams of consciousness] have injected more fun into the self-conscious world of wine than all other wine producers put together..”