Letters to the Editor

¡Pour Vida!, March 28:  “The Too-Loud Kitsch of Noisy Water”

Invaluable

It's very rare for a wine writer to tell it like it is. Her article pulled no punches. Mary Francis has an impeccable wine palate. She has rendered an invaluable service by suggesting  local wine lovers avoid these wines. It's OK if Noisy Water wishes to rip off the Santa Fe tourist trade, but us local winos are now well advised.

Tom Hill
Los Alamos

We Love a Rebuttal

I was quite disenfranchised by the article your publication ran last week. … We produce a variety of wines, some of which do not appeal to the taste of a dry drinkers just as our dries do not appeal to a sweet drinker. However, discrediting someone, or more accurately, 70 percent of Americans based on their preference seems to lack the inclusiveness and open-mindedness that Santa Fe so deeply embraces. Several of our wines and labels are intended to be fun, to introduce novice drinkers to the wine, and to combat the pretentiousness generally associated with the industry.  There are many consumers who have drastically different preferences than the author and her article highlighted the industry pretentiousness we specifically try to avoid. I would have loved to pour wine for the author that more prestigious writers and much higher accredited professionals are writing amazing things about, but we were never given a chance. If the author would have made attempt to contact me before slamming us I would have let her know we soft-opened in December and we are beta testing the Santa Fe market to see what works and what doesn't. We are making changes weekly as we want to give the best impression of our wine and New Mexico wine for the masses that visit our amazing state. This is something I hope the author takes into consideration before slamming an industry in a state that needs industry.

Jasper Riddle
Owner, Noisy Water Winery

Correction

Poetry contest second-place winner Antoinette Nena Villamil is a program manager at Many Mothers. She stated in her bio that she is a program director.