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El Jefe
Calaveras County, Sierra Foothills, CA
Owner of Twisted Oak Winery
Interests: poker, radios, rockets, cameras, etc. (these would be el jefe's interests, if he ever gets time...)
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I used to live in a place where the most common misspelling of the name was Placenta. Much hilarity often ensued.
Anyway, thanks for the article. It might inspire me to come up with some sort of man camp that involves male bonding and rubber chickens. Much hilarity may also ensue.
Also, I recently saw a program in which presenter Richard Hammond from the UK show Top Gear drove and fired a tank at a base in Texas. I couldn't comment on who could claim they had done it first... Have fun! - el jefe
Commented Dec 24, 2012 on Joel Stein on How to Be a Man at The Wine Broad's Board
Joel Stein on How to Be a Man
If you’re not already familiar with Joel Stein, LA Times columnist and writer of the “Awesome Column” in Time magazine, here’s a little tidbit to help get you up to speed: He once wrote a column about a “placenta lady” coming to his house to cook his wife’s placenta after she gave birth. (She pu...
Big Things are Afoot and Afowl
Posted Dec 22, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Pull That Cork!
Posted Nov 25, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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And the TYRCTWW 2011 Winner is.... (envelope please)
"Chicken Blight" by Tina Caputo! Thanks to everyone who entered, and to everyone who voted! (Needless to say, stay tuned for more Twisted Fun coming soon!) Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Voting Opens for Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week!
The Twisted Judges have made their decisions and now it is your turn to vote for your favorite TYRCTWW entry. Just visit the following link to vote: http://www.twistedoak.com/vote If you are mobile-y inclined, here is the iPhone & Android compatible... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Yes, We Have No...
We have great news for you! You don't need a dinosaur, just a rubber chicken! Enter Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week by March 30th! (yet another random vintage photo) Continue reading
Posted Mar 23, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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How Not to Enter Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week
1. He's sitting in the Boss' chair. 2. He's not smoking in the designated smoking area (which is usually next to the freeway.) 3. That chicken doesn't look very rubbery. Can you spot any other problems? Remember to enter by... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week FAQ #4
Q: I don't have a job, what do I do? A: As the song says "Get a haircut, and get a real job!" If that doesn't work, or you are retired, or you are hairless, it's time for plan B.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week FAQ #3
Q: I don't have rubber chicken! What do I do? Oh, the humanity! A: Don't panic! Sit down and I'll explain. Rubber chickens are a common pet toy (why shouldn't Fido also have a laugh now and then?) and are... Continue reading
Posted Mar 16, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week FAQ #2
Q: What is the best way to submit my photos or video? A: I must have your email address to award a prize, so naturally the best way is by email to tastingroom@twistedoak.com. Attach the file(s) to the email, and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week FAQ #1
Q: My rubber chicken is already at work! Should I bring it home? A: Absolutely not. Clearly your rubber chicken has already been integrated into your workaday routine. Show us how your Rubber Chicken Friday helps you in your workplace!... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week 2011!
Take Your Rubber Chicken To Work Week starts now and ends March 30th. Yes, we know that isn't really a week. Heck, it's not even a fortnight. We just want to give you plenty of time to find a job... Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Anatomy of a New Viognier
Posted Mar 3, 2011 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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I can't take your case! It's too sensitive!
The other day I was playing around with a new Google thing called Ngram - where you can search all of the words in the 5 million books they have scanned and put online. My friend Tom pointed out to... Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Here's a Festivus Carol that just popped into my head...
By all means, suggest improvements or new (Co)stanzas! Festivus is Here (sung to the tune of "Christmas Time is Here," from "A Charlie Brown Christmas") Festivus is here Miracles and jeers Raise the pole and curse the cold This lousy... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Fun With Google and Graphs!
Google has a new feature called "Ngram", in which you can "Search Lots of Books" for the frequency of words, and plot that relative frequency over time. So I naturally applied some wine words to it to see what happens.... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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What Turkey Do You Pair With Twisted Oak? (Crowdsourced Version)
We recently asked this question of our Twisted Few members, as well as our Facebook fans: "I've often maintained that all Twisted Oak wines pair great with rubber chicken, but they all are also really good with turkey - depending... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Twisted Shoe is Top Shoe
Our apparently now-famous Twisted Oak River of Skulls shoe managed to be a top ten shoe on Zazzle.com yesterday. I can now personally attest to both their style and comfort, having stood on them for the duration of the FurBall... Continue reading
Posted Oct 15, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Stumbling Around the Web with Twisted Oak
It's always nice to stumble into folks mentioning Twisted Oak on their web sites and blogs. Here's a smattering of our recent stumbles... Our friends at Vintage, A Wine Shop in Reno tell the tale of a tasting session with... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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A Bloggo Post About The Spaniard!
An interesting thing happened on the way to the Internet. Somehow, it got so easy to post things onto Facebook that it became easy to forget we also have a blog. OK, it's maybe not that interesting... but forgetting the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 8, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Is the punch down paddle too long or is the winemaker too short?
sent from El Jefe's small annoying device Continue reading
Posted Oct 8, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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Thats a good idea about the policy. So Ive written a posting policy for the FB page. Its located here: http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak?v=info
Commented Jul 27, 2010 on How about those social media trends anyway? at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
How about those social media trends anyway?
Now for a little break from rubber chicken infested missives... In the past few days, the Twisted Oak Winery Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak) has seen a couple of posts from wineries and wine organizations from outside the Sierra Foothills area - one from Sonoma, and one from...
You want to get old school, we could talk about dialup BBS - Bulletin Board Systems. 1200 baud modems anyone? ;)
Commented Jul 27, 2010 on How about those social media trends anyway? at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
How about those social media trends anyway?
Now for a little break from rubber chicken infested missives... In the past few days, the Twisted Oak Winery Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak) has seen a couple of posts from wineries and wine organizations from outside the Sierra Foothills area - one from Sonoma, and one from...
How about those social media trends anyway?
Now for a little break from rubber chicken infested missives... In the past few days, the Twisted Oak Winery Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/twistedoak) has seen a couple of posts from wineries and wine organizations from outside the Sierra Foothills area -... Continue reading
Posted Jul 26, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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At Wine and Jazz Fest
sent from El Jefe's small annoying device Posted via email from twisted oak winery Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2010 at El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery
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