[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 112 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E696]
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   HONORING STUART SMITH, CHARLES SMITH, AND THE SMITH-MADRONE WINERY

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                         HON. MIKE THOMPSON---

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 7, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Stuart Smith and Charles Smith, founders of the Smith-Madrone Vineyards 
& Winery in celebration of the winery's 50th anniversary.
  The Smith-Madrone Winery was founded on May 14, 1971. Its vineyards 
are located on top of Spring Mountain in Napa Valley at 1,200 to 1,300 
feet in elevation. The winery only produces wine from these 50-year-old 
local vineyards that are enriched by the county's deep red Aiken loam 
soil.
  Smith-Madrone Winery played an integral role in the international 
popularization of Napa Valley wines. The winery first prompted 
international recognition when its 1977 Riesling was named the world's 
Best Riesling by wine experts in the first international Wine Olympics 
in Paris in 1979. Additionally, Smith-Madrone received The Daily Meal's 
Winery of the Year award in 2014. In 2020, the winery was chosen by the 
University of California, Berkeley to conduct a virtual wine tasting to 
attendees of the University's homecoming events.
  Stuart and Charles have positively impacted the wine community 
through their involvement in the Napa Valley wine community. Stuart was 
appointed to the 2008 General Plan Steering Committee and the 1998 Napa 
River Watershed Task Force by the Napa County Board of Supervisors. 
Starting in 2006, Charles has published weekly harvest report for the 
St. Helena Star, until Stuart took over writing the report column in 
2012. Stuart also served as chairman of the 1986 and 2005 Napa Valley 
Wine Auction.
  Madam Speaker, it is evident that Stuart Smith and Charles Smith, 
through the Smith-Madrone Winery and their community involvement, have 
made important contributions to the Napa Valley wine community. 
Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor them here today.

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