2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109236D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 369
Offered March 9, 2026
Commending Slater Run Vineyards.
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Patrons—McAuliff and Webert
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WHEREAS, Slater Run Vineyards in Fauquier County won a gold medal in the Virginia Governor's Cup in 2026 with its 2025 pétillant naturel sparkling rosé and silver medals for its 2021 First Bridge, 2022 sparkling wine, 2024 chardonnay, and 2024 rosé of merlot; and
WHEREAS, Slater Run Vineyards was founded by Chris Patusky and Kiernan Slater Patusky, who is a descendant of the Slater family that has been farming along Goose Creek in Virginia for three centuries; and
WHEREAS, Slater Run Vineyards began growing grapevines in 2010 and today produces 19 different wines, the majority of which come from grapes grown on its 13 acres of vineyards; and