Film Screening with Wine: The Terroirist, Randall Grahm | November 13th | 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Join us for the Minneapolis Premiere of The Terroirist, a documentary film about winemaker Randall Graham. The Terroirist follows legendary winemaker, writer, and lifelong troublemaker Randall Grahm on his most personal pursuit yet: growing the first truly American grape. After introducing generations of Americans to new wines through his label, Bonny Doon, becoming one of the most celebrated winemakers in the world, and then walking away from the company that made him famous, Randall has risked nearly everything to pursue his singular dream of creating a wine that could exist nowhere else. A wine that truly expresses the land from which it grows. In addition, vines that can thrive in our everchanging climate conditions. The Terroirist is about more than wine. It is a story about obsession, connection to the land, ambition, aging, life’s regrets, and the complicated cost of refusing to let go of an idea. Like Fitzcarraldo pulling a ship over a mountain, Randall continues pushing toward something that may always remain just beyond his reach, one that he probably won’t live to see. Funny, philosophical, and deeply human, the film asks what it means to dedicate your life to a dream—and whether the pursuit itself can ultimately be enough. Included in the ticket price is a welcome glass of Aligoté and creative snacks by the France 44 kitchen; wines from Grahm's Popelouchum Winery will also be offered by the glass (prices TBD).