Press Hit!

OK, so it's California Farmer magazine, and you've never seen it on your newsstand... but Brenda Carol (a local freelance agricultural writer) wrote a very nice article about us and a couple of our local colleagues on the uniqueness of Calaveras County vineyards - and she managed to slip our Twisted in there, and for that we thank her!

California Farmer Article on Calaveras County vineyards (requires Adobe Acrobat)

Incidentally, Brenda also does magazine cover photography, and this one is certainly our favorite:

Comments

[Brenda Carol]

Hi. My name is Brenda Carol. I am an ag writer who occasionally (usually) writes about stuff no one gives a shit about. I was trying to keep this in the closet but El Jefe exposed me on his blog and I have no choice but to fess up to my twisted side.

Yes, I took the photo of the spud guy. Yes, it was a cover article on a magazine you never heard of. Yes, I enjoyed the whole experience. And maybe it’s not quite the sexy photo the rest of the Calaveras County wine photographers can take (especially Sewell), but you have to understand that was 15 years ago in Florida and I thought Miller Lite went well with deep fried alligator. Actually, I think it still does.

Anyway, for anyone who is laughing their ass off at me because of El Jefe’s blog entry, I just want to say #$!$@#!! Spud guy was a really cool guy, a great farmer and someone I would still be honored to share a Miller Lite with. Although I might now be tempted in my current enlightened stage of life to suggest a Hatcher Estate Zin or a Newsome-Harlow Meritage or a Lavender Ridge Grenache. If I was really searching for a choice sentiment I might even suggest that %@#$! grown and bottled by a twisted winemaker who has nothing better to do than try to gig an innocent Aggie writer. And that’s after giving him all that free publicity in California Farmer Magazine. Demand it at your favorite newsstand today. You won’t find it, but you can demand it.

Hugs and Kisses. And watch out for lurking ag writers with cameras. Especially you El Jefe.

[El Jefe]

Actually, I really like how you captured the essence of Spud Guy - here he is, in his element, and proud of it.

Also, you made excellent use of depth of field.

Thanks again for the great article!