,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,blum5au] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,zeld97    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means
  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !            
contributions ( ,am]ican ,viticultural  
,areas & w9e-gr[+ regions4  ,:]eas      
w9]ies & v9tn]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
contribute to ! economic & cultural life
 ( ! ,nation2 ,:]eas ! economic         
contributions ( w9]ies & v9tn]s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates is significant &          
expansive1 attributable to ! activities 
( gr[]s1 suppli]s1 rese>*]s1 m>ket]s1   
:olesal]s1 di/ributors1 & retail]s1     
among o!rs2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican w9e       
indu/ry is e/imat$ to h g5]at$1 directly
 & indirectly1 m ?an #bai billion = !   
,unit$ ,/ates economy 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas   
!re are m ?an #aj1jjj w9]ies op]at+ 9   
all #ej ,/ates2 ,:]eas _m ( ^! w9]ies   
are small bus9esses & family own$2      
,:]eas ! w9e indu/ry directly employs   

ne>ly #a million p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
supports ne>ly #cjj1jjj jobs 9 indu/ries
 t supply goods & s]vices to w9egr[]s & 
w9]ies2 ,:]eas ! wages e>n$ by ^?       
directly employ$ by w9]ies & ! w9e      
indu/ry total$ m ?an #cc billion 9      
#bjag2 ,:]eas w9]ies & w9e regions n    
only drive economic activity ?r\gh !    
production1 di/ribution1 & sale ( w9e b 
also attract sub/antial t\rism-relat$   
int]e/ & sp5d+2 ,:]eas w9e regions 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ea* ye> ho/ m ?an #dc     
million t\ri/s & g5]ate ne>ly #ah       
billion 9 t\rism exp5ditures2 ,:]eas w9e
 t\rism support$ #cge1jjj jobs t paid m 
?an #aj billion 9 wages 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas 
,am]ican ,viticultural ,areas 7,a,v,as7 
are designat$ w9e-gr[+ regions 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates t h di/+ui%+ features     
affect+ viticulture1 includ+ climate1   
geology1 soils1 physical features1 &    
elevation2 ,:]eas ! fir/ ,am]ican       
,viticultural ,area 0 approv$ on ,june  
#bj1 #aihj1 = ,augu/a1 ,miss\ri1 &1 z ( 
,octob] #aa1 #bjai1 !re h be5 #bdc      

,am]ican ,viticultural ,areas e/abli%$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas at lea/ #he    
p]c5t ( a w9e mu/ be d]iv$ f grapes gr[n
 )9 ! b\nd>ies ( ! area 9 ord] to use ! 
,,ava "n on its label2 ,:]eas an ,,ava  
designation all[s v9tn]s to describe m  
accurately ! orig9 ( _! w9es1 & helps !m
 build & enhance ! reputation & value ( 
! w9es !y produce2 ,:]eas an ,,ava      
designation all[s consum]s to attribute 
a giv5 quality1 reputation1 or o!r      
*>act]i/ic to a w9e made f grapes gr[n 9
 t area1 & helps !m id5tify w9es !y wi% 
to pur*ase2 ,:]eas appellations ( orig91
 su* z ,,ava designations1 c assi/      
,am]ican w9e produc]s 9 e/abli%+        
di/9ctive ,am]ican place names 9 global 
m>kets & c create valuable export       
opportunities2 ,:]eas w9e exports g5]at$
 m ?an #a4di billion = ,unit$ ,/ates    
produc]s la/ ye>1 a ?reefold increase   
ov] ! pa/ #bj ye>s2 ,:]eas once an      
,am]ican ,viticulture ,area t]m1 or o!r 
appellation ( orig91 is protect$ 9 a    
=eign c\ntry1 x helps v9tn]s effectively

 promote _! products & increase aw>5ess 
( _! region2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates w9e 
indu/ry is gr[+ & acc\nts = #aj p]c5t ( 
global w9e production2 ,:]eas ,am]ican  
w9e-gr[+ regions & w9e gr[]s h          
contribut$ n only to ! economic         
prosp]ity ( ! ,nation b h also enhanc$  
its cultural pre/ige by develop+ & %>+ )
 ! _w _! int]nationally recogniz$ w9es2 
,:]eas ,am]ican consum]s h b5efitt$ f ! 
ri* div]sity & extraord9>y quality (    
,am]ican w9es & w9e-gr[+ regions2 &     
,:]eas responsibly enjoy+ w9e (t5 s]ves 
to enhance ! ri*ness ( life & br+ toge!r
 m closely family & fri5ds3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 recognizes ! significant           
contributions to ! economic & cultural  
life ( ! ,nation made by ,am]ican w9es &
 di/9ctive ,am]ican w9e-gr[+ regions2   
7#b7 recognizes ! value creat$ 9 dome/ic
 & =eign m>kets by promot+ w9es f       
di/9ctive ,am]ican w9e-gr[+ regions1    
includ+ ^? protect$ by ,am]ican         
,viticultural ,area designations or o!r 

appellations ( orig92 &  7#c7 supports  
ef=ts to promote aw>5ess ( &            
appreciation = di/9ctive ,am]ican       
w9e-gr[+ regions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
abroad4