Letter: Winery still making wine

Austin Twohig’s wine column, headlined on the Press-Banner’s March 18 front page as “A local winery ditches its Roudon-Smith label…,” led readers astray with the inaccurate intimation that Roudon-Smith wines had vanished. That’s simply not the case.
To set the record straight, it’s important for your readers and our faithful customers to know that Roudon-Smith wines have been neither “ditched” nor “dropped,” as Mr. Twohig’s headlines and column implied. Bidding our label and brand such good riddance was misleading, as Roudon-Smith Winery is very much alive and well. And, with our winemaker of the past four years, Brandon Armitage, we will continue in our longstanding tradition of making great, affordable and always quaffable wine. In fact, we’re looking forward to announcing the location of our new Santa Cruz County tasting room, anticipating a grand opening early in the summer of this year.
Until that time, we urge the local community and our loyal customers of more than three decades to visit our website at www.roudonsmith.com or give us a call at 438-1244 for more information about upcoming events and locations where we will be pouring our fine wines.
Al Drewke, owner, Roudon-Smith Winery