Beards and Bubbles Bountiful at Harvest Time
“Fear the Beard” Contest 2020
Grapes weren’t the only thing growing to maturity for 202o’s harvest. Rack & Riddle’s now annual “Fear the Beard” contest among staff provided some brawny fun among the men on the team.
The contest commenced on August 7 (ending October 28) when seven fearless —and beardless — men took on the challenge to out-whisker the competition. No easy task in a year of PPE face masks on the job.
If there is a Brix measuring equivalent for judging beard quality, Rack & Riddle will someday find it. Until then, it was a good, old-fashioned “vote” for the winner. And, we promise, there were no contested fuzzy results or recounts. There were no whiners behind these whiskers.
The bearded champs will receive their well-groomed trophies on December 18.
Meet the scruffy Players:
Grand Harvest Beard Championship Winner
![Josh McCarthy Josh McCarthy - Photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/c785b3dd-ec42-4e58-bd47-f62cf34a87c6-1.jpg)
Josh McCarthy
Assistant Winemaker
Best Mustache Winner
![Manveer Sandhu Manveer Sandhu - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1196c461-90b3-4acc-acc7-88a93979cf7d-2.jpg)
Manveer Sandhu
Director of Winemaking
Old College Try Winner
![Jarid Whaley Jarid Whaley - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/95b29386-9527-421d-904a-fed176bf1406-1.jpg)
Jarid Whaley
Data Entry/Inventory Specialist
Honorable Mentions…
![Bruce Lundquist Bruce Lundquist - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/8C8E9923-FEE7-4A84-9826-8EA99DD7B1A3-2.jpg)
Bruce Lundquist
Managing Partner
![Gabe Markowitz Gabe Markowitz - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4b46c252-8546-40e6-8508-71d6ab76fcd4-1.jpg)
Gabe Markowitz
Account Executive
![Jon Rickards Jon Rickards - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/30fe7c9f-3a18-4387-96f6-ca4e77021bde-2.jpg)
Jon Rickards
Vice President of Finance & Manufacturing
![Taylor Berry Taylor Berry - photo](https://www.rackandriddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ed8b3d12-9af9-43e5-a24f-45c2e0d95335-1.jpg)
Taylor Berry
Lab Technician