21 E. Hubbrd Street

Shaw’s Crab House in Chicago welcomes Bonny Doon Winemaker and Owner, Randall Grahm, for a very special six-course wine dinner featuring the wines of Bonny Doon on Friday, August 3, 2012. There will be a special reception at 7:00 p.m. and the first course will be served at 7:30 p.m. The price for the evening is $85 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Reservations are required and can be made by calling Kate VanFossen at 312.527.2722.

The menu for the eventing includes: 

Welcome Reception
Hog Island Oysters on the half shell
Bonny Doon Riesling to Live Sparkling 2006

Course One
Chilled Hawaiian Ahi Tartare
Preserved Meyer lemon, tomato confit, cold pressed almond oil
Bonny Doon Albarino 2011

Course Three
Char Glazed Columbia River Sturgeon
Smoked eggplant puree, over roasted heirloom tomatoes
Bonny Doon 'Le Pousseur' Syrah 2008

Course Four
Spice-glazed New York Strip Steak
Pan sauce Cotes du Rhone, grilled summer squash, fennel and green beans
Bonny Doon 'Le Cigare Volant' Red Rhone Blend 2005

Course Five
Michigan Peach Cobbler
Bonny Doon 'Le Vol des Anges' Beeswax Vineyard 2007

Course Six
House Made Chocolate Truffles
Bonny Doon Pommeau 2007

Randall Grahm established Bonny Doon Vineyard in 1983 in the bucolic Northern California hamlet of Bonny Doon, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Perhaps best known for his Rhône-style blends, Grahm produced the first vintage of Bonny Doon’s flagship wine, Le Cigare Volant, in 1984. An homage to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Le Cigare Volant firmly established Grahm as the leader of the Rhône Rangers movement in the United States.

Today, Grahm describes himself as a seeker of terroir, wine’s unique expression of a sense of place. Further, he is obsessed with achieving true sustainability in winery and vineyard practices, developing ground-breaking protocols for dryland farming and complex polyculture. He farms grapes, fruit trees, and heirloom produce at his property under development in San Juan Bautista.