Randall Grahm, the founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard, has raised an “ungodly” number of grape varieties since he first established his vineyard in 1983. He’s also worked in a variety of styles, though today he is probably best known for his Rhone blends. On Saturday he was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintners Hall of Fame in recognition of over one-quarter century of contributions to the California wine industry. These go “go well beyond what any one person could hope to accomplish in a lifetime,” said the chair of the nominating committee, W. Blake Gray.
In addition to running a 30,000 case winery, Grahm is also an author, having recently published Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology. Yet despite having a landmark career, which included the introduction of screw-top caps and full-disclosure ingredient labeling, Grahm says of his career that it “never really struck me as real work.” Cheers. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
