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Brandy Collins

(She/Her)
Chico, Oakland, San Francisco
Covers:  Arts and culture, food, travel, social impact and solution based journalism
Doesn't Cover: Government employees and politics
Freelance writer, Professional Auntie, #Ihavequestionspodcast and strategist. Powered by Scorpio magic.

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Freelance writer specializing in lifestyle writing of arts, community, culture and food. I'm also the host of the "I Have Questions podcast with host Brandy Collins," and self proclaimed professional auntie.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I was required to take typing in high school.

When's the best time to pitch you?

After 10am and before 5pm by email. Phone calls are for paid consulting upon request

What's the best pitch you ever got?

In November I had the opportunity to stay in the area and was fortunate enough to visit Thomas T Thomas , Anderson Valley's only Black winemaker. That long driveway entrance was almost too easy to miss if you don't know to look for the street that says "Jack's". What I didn't miss was on Thomas' steep mountain the rows of vines that make his small batch wine. Driving up the hill reminded me of the climb that many people make to live out their dreams. This vineyard is Thomas'. With a background in tech, he bought 26 acres of land inspired by a trip to Burgundy. It took over a decade but the vintner began to sell his own brand with labels he designed from his own art work in 2018. In a conversation I had during his visit, he said the women in his family were part of that inspiration, especially his grandmother. The story that I'm writing is about Thomas' vineyard, the lesson he learned from his grandmother that he carries with him daily and how he used his knowledge in tech to go from selling grapes to for small batch to building his own name in the wine industry, particularly in Anderson Valley where he is the only Black winemaker.

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