PRINTER'S NO. 2013
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
213
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, SAPPEY, HARKINS, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG,
STRUZZI, N. NELSON, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, ROZZI,
PASHINSKI, MOUL AND PICKETT, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2023 as "Wine, Wineries and
Grapes Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania growers produce many of the finest food
products available worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Today, the growth of Pennsylvania grapes occurs
thanks to the tireless efforts of generations of Pennsylvanians
who played instrumental roles in the founding of this nation's
great wine industry; and
WHEREAS, The nation's first commercial grapevine nursery
operated in Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, With more than 270 wineries in this Commonwealth,
Pennsylvania ranks seventh in the nation for the number of
wineries and fourth for the amount of wine produced; and
WHEREAS, Our wineries, grapes and grape juice provide an
annual 1.5-billion-dollar economic impact to this Commonwealth;
and
WHEREAS, Since 2010, Commonwealth wineries boasted more than
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