Bill Text: TX HR2088 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Messina Hof Winery on its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2088 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2088-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2088 |
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WHEREAS, Messina Hof Winery is celebrating its 40th | ||
anniversary in 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1977, the winery was established by Paul Vincent | ||
Bonarrigo, a sixth-generation winemaker from New York, and his | ||
wife, Bryan native Merrill Bonarrigo; these pioneers in the Texas | ||
wine industry planted a one-acre experimental vineyard in Bryan | ||
with 50 varietals, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, and | ||
Lenoir, and four years later, Messina Hof Winery won a medal at the | ||
Texas State Fair with a black Spanish-Cabernet blend; and | ||
WHEREAS, The business grew rapidly during the 1980s; | ||
following the addition of two vineyards, Messina Hof produced 1,300 | ||
gallons of wine in 1983 and released its first commercial vintage, | ||
which included Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Papa Paulo | ||
Port offerings; it began Texas distribution in 1987 and soon | ||
expanded into Japan; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Messina Hof has received myriad | ||
accolades; its Angel Late Harvest Riesling was the first Texas wine | ||
to score a 90 in Wine Spectator, and in 2013, the winery was the | ||
first in the Lone Star State to win the Top All-Around Winery award | ||
at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Bonarrigos brought their son, Paul Mitchell, | ||
into the business, and in 2011, the family opened Messina Hof Hill | ||
Country Winery; Paul Mitchell Bonarrigo became chief executive | ||
officer in 2012 and his wife, Karen, was named director of | ||
administration; they opened Messina Hof Grapevine Winery at the end | ||
of 2014, and the company has continued to flourish; it now produces | ||
130,000 gallons annually; and | ||
WHEREAS, For four decades, Messina Hof Winery has contributed | ||
to the growth, vitality, and prosperity of the Texas wine industry, | ||
and its management and staff may take pride in the company's | ||
achievements as they mark this significant milestone in its | ||
history; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Messina Hof Winery on its 40th | ||
anniversary and extend to all those associated with the enterprise | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the winery as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Kacal | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2088 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||