[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 8 (Monday, March 1, 1993)]
[Pages 306-307]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6530--American Wine Appreciation Week, 1993

 February 23, 1993

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    The wine industry in this Nation has a heritage dating back to our 
Founding Fathers. Today it continues as a proud tradition, nurtured by 
thousands of family-owned farms, in every region of our country. From 
generation to generation, grape growers have helped sustain and preserve 
our agricultural resources, keeping 850,000 acres of American land as 
open space for active agricultural production.
    More than 8,000 grape and other fruit growers work together with 
more than 1,300 wineries to produce 85 percent of all wine consumed in 
the United States. This $8 billion industry strengthens the American 
economy by supporting more than 200,000 jobs and contributing $1 billion 
a year in government taxes and fees.
    The history of wine grape growing in the world spans more than 7,000 
years. In our own history, wine has continually played an important role 
in a wide variety of American

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cultural, religious, and familial traditions. Vineyards and wineries 
across the Nation are scenic tourist attractions, drawing millions of 
foreign and American visitors each year.
    In gratitude to those who contribute to the high quality of 
agricultural products produced in the United States, and in recognition 
of the role of agriculture in our daily life and our life as a Nation, 
the Congress, by Public Law 102-468, has designated the week of February 
21-27, 1993, as ``American Wine Appreciation Week'' and has authorized 
and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of 
this event.
    Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of February 21-27, 1993, 
as ``American Wine Appreciation Week.'' I call upon the people of the 
United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third 
day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two 
hundred and seventeenth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 5:01 p.m., February 23, 
1993]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
February 25.