IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 399 
Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers 
at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2006 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. BACA, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. 
BERRY, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BONILLA, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. CALVERT, 
Mr. CAMP, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
CARDOZA, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, 
Mr. DREIER, Mr. EMANUEL, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORD, Mr. GIBBONS, 
Mr. GOODE, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTKNECHT, 
Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOLT, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
HOYER, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISSA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 
Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. JONES 
of Ohio, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. 
KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. KIND, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of 
California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCKIN-
NEY, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. GEORGE MIL-
LER of California, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. MOLLOHAN, 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. 
OBERSTAR, Mr. OBEY, Mr. OTTER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. 
PELOSI, Mr. POMBO, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
PUTNAM, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RENZI, Mr. REYES, Mr. REY-
NOLDS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Mr. SKELTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. 
STARK, Mr. TANNER, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. 
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THOMAS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. UDALL of 
New Mexico, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. WALSH, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. WU, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. BEAUPREZ, 
Ms. HART, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United 
States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting. 
Whereas on May 24th, 1976 in Paris, France, the premier 
wines of California and France were judged in a blind 
taste test by leading French wine experts; 
Whereas the winning red wine was the 1973 Stag’s Leap 
Wine Cellars SLV Napa Valley Cabernet crafted by wine-
maker Warren Winiarski; 
Whereas the winning white wine was the 1973 Chateau 
Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay crafted by wine-
maker Miljenko ‘‘Mike’’ Grgich; 
Whereas this event became known as the Tasting Heard 
‘Round the World, and heralded the beginning of the rise 
to preeminence of California wines; 
Whereas the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of 
American History has placed bottles of the winning wines 
in its permanent collection; 
Whereas wines from all over the United States are now en-
joyed all over the world; and 
Whereas the domestic wine industry now contributes over $50 
billion a year to the United States economy: Now, there-
fore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes and honors the 30th Anniversary 
of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Wine 
Tasting; and 
(2) recognizes the historical significance of this 
event to the United States wine industry. 
Æ 
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