Bill Text: TX HCR123 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating Fredericksburg as the official Wine Capital of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-17 - Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism [HCR123 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR123-Introduced.html
85R18484 BPG-D | ||
By: Biedermann | H.C.R. No. 123 |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Hill Country is home to more than 45 | ||
wineries and vineyards, and Fredericksburg is the epicenter of this | ||
popular region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Early in the history of Fredericksburg, settlers | ||
used the native mustang grape to make wine; subsequent generations | ||
refined the cultivation of grapes and production of wine, and in | ||
recent years, several wines produced by Fredericksburg-area | ||
vineyards and wineries have won state and national awards, | ||
attesting to the high quality of local viticulture; and | ||
WHEREAS, More than 600 acres of grapes sprawl north and west | ||
of Fredericksburg, and the concentration of vineyards and wineries | ||
along U.S. Highway 290 draws a host of tourists; visitors enjoy | ||
patronizing tasting rooms, wine cellars, festivals, and a variety | ||
of other events, and several guided tours have been established for | ||
the convenience of customers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Fredericksburg has been designated as an American | ||
Viticultural Area by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; | ||
this appellation officially recognizes a "delimited grape growing | ||
region distinguishable by geographical features, the boundaries of | ||
which have been recognized and defined"; and | ||
WHEREAS, Hill Country wineries and vineyards contribute | ||
significantly to the prosperity of Fredericksburg, and they have | ||
brought the city international recognition that is a source of | ||
pride to area citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Fredericksburg as the official Wine Capital of | ||
Texas. |