PRINTER'S NO. 776
No. 84 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY CONTI, LOGAN, THOMPSON, CORMAN, C. WILLIAMS,
COSTA, D. WHITE, DENT, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, KITCHEN,
KUKOVICH, M. WHITE, MUSTO, ORIE, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, ROBBINS,
SCHWARTZ, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, WAGNER, WAUGH AND WOZNIAK,
APRIL 28, 2003
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 28, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 27 through May 3, 2003, as
2 "Pennsylvania Wine Week."
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to more than 75 wineries and
4 vineyards; and
5 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks eighth in the nation for wine
6 production; and
7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board,
8 Pennsylvania's wine industry and other State agencies have
9 promoted the Commonwealth as a "wine-friendly" state; and
10 WHEREAS, The Second Annual Philadelphia Wine Festival and the
11 First Annual Pittsburgh Wine Festival are being hosted by the
12 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to recognize winemakers
13 throughout Pennsylvania, the United States and the world; and
14 WHEREAS, These festivals are featuring wine tasting and
15 winemaking seminars, winemaker dinners and other related
16 educational programs; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the Senate, in recognition of the efforts of
2 the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the Pennsylvania wine
3 industry, designate the week of April 27 through May 3, 2003, as
4 "Pennsylvania Wine Week"; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage the citizens of this
6 Commonwealth to celebrate this occasion by attending the
7 Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Wine Festivals.
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