Several titles from the UC Press food and wine list were honored by the 2009 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. South-West France: The Wines and Winemakers by Paul Strang was named Best Wine …
As a guest on KQED Forum last week, Randall Grahm talked to Michael Krasny about Been Doon So Long, growing grapes in California, the “existential crisis” that changed his winemaking philosophy, and …
In the 1980s Randall Grahm planted a vineyard and started making wine, with the goal of creating the ultimate American pinot noir. He started writing to market the wine, and kept writing …
“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 …