Place & Picasso in a Bottle - Randall Grahm, Bonny Doon

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As Steve Martin once said, \”those French have a word for everything!\” That word for a \”sense of place\” or flavor of the soil is terroir. Terroir is the nature of a place, uniquely expressed in food, beer, coffee or wine. Healthy soils that are rich in friendly bacteria and fungi, uniquely brand a sense of place that we can taste. Randall Grahm, the pioneer wine producer who created Bonny Doon Vineyards says we are starved for meaning and we want our experiences to be more meaningful with a deep connection between us and earth. He is on a journey to produce wines of place that are intrinsically more meaningful than wines of effort. \”If you can make a wine that somehow captures the uniqueness of nature itself, you are tapping in to a much larger intelligence and system than anything that just comes from human imagination.\” Randall joins Farm To Table Talk and reminds us of the significance of Place to Table.

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The Farm To Table Talk podcast is a virtual table for conversations about ideas, insights, and journeys of chefs, farmers, policymakers, researchers, NGOs and the food-focused public about our food and how it is grown, prepared and shared throughout society. The host, Rodger Wasson is a food and agriculture veteran. Raised on his family’s farm in Central Illinois, he has worked for and with every size, type, and age of farmers and aspiring farmers. Whether new, old, big or small, they are all part of today’s food movement. The Farm to Table Talk podcasts are for those interested in journeys within the modern food system and the stories behind our every bite. Contact rodger@idea-farming with your thoughts, suggestions or questions.