Matt Kettmann | Senior Writer for the Santa Barbara Independent

Matt Kettmann is a writer. No, scratch that, he’s a new great American writer, joining the list of the likes of Kareouc, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and Melville. Matt is a writer that writes about what he knows: small towns, and the people that live within those town lines: The farmers, the fisherman, the artists, musicians and restaurateurs…and oh yes, the winemakers. Maybe one of Matt’s most fun reads comes out every Friday morning. It’s the must-read Full Belly Files - Full Belly Files was just named as the best newsletter in the state by the California Newspaper Publishers Association! Follow the food & drink-filled life of Matt Kettmann every week by signing up for his free newsletter Full Belly Files, which is published by the Santa Barbara Independent and sent to your inbox every Friday morning. See independent.com/newsletters. Stay tuned for a second edition and order your own ebook copy of the first edition of Vines & Vision: The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County at vinesandvisionsb.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices