Full Text of HR1048 94th General Assembly
HR1048 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois offer our sincere congratulations to Anthony | 4 |
| Terlato, the recipient of the 2006 Horatio Alger Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Anthony J. Terlato is a true visionary who has | 6 |
| made a lifetime commitment to fine wine and has been at the | 7 |
| forefront of the evolution of the fine wine industry for the | 8 |
| last half-century; and
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| WHEREAS, From retailer to distributor, importer, marketer, | 10 |
| winery owner, and vineyard owner, Mr. Terlato is the only | 11 |
| individual to make his mark in every sector of the wine | 12 |
| industry; and
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| WHEREAS, He serves as Chairman of the Terlato Wine Group | 14 |
| (TWG), the parent company of several independent businesses | 15 |
| specializing in the marketing and production of exceptional | 16 |
| wines; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1955, he began his career at his father's | 18 |
| Chicago retail wine and spirits store; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Josephine Paterno in 1956 and joined | 20 |
| his father-in-law's wine bottling firm, Pacific Wine Company; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, He was instrumental in transitioning the bottling | 23 |
| company to a solid distributor of fine wines; and
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| WHEREAS, By the age of 29, Mr. Terlato was named President | 25 |
| of Pacific Wine Company, which is now a prominent name in the | 26 |
| wine industry; and
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| WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, using the family's Paterno |
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| Imports (Olive Oil Importing), Mr. Terlato embarked on the | 2 |
| journey of searching for exceptional wines on the Italian | 3 |
| peninsula and assembled a collection of some of the finest | 4 |
| producers of Italian wines; and
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| WHEREAS, By the mid-1980s, Paterno Imports was considered | 6 |
| the premier importer of Italian wines in the United States due | 7 |
| to Mr. Terlato's efforts and talent; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Terlato earned the title of "Father of Pinot | 9 |
| Grigio" when he introduced Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio to | 10 |
| America in 1979, and today, pinot grigio is the most popular | 11 |
| imported varietal, and Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio is the | 12 |
| most popular luxury wine in U.S. history; and
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| WHEREAS, For his leadership in introducing fine Italian | 14 |
| wines to America, Mr. Terlato was conferred the decoration of | 15 |
| Cavaliere Ufficiale, Motu Proprio, in 1984, by the President of | 16 |
| the Italian Republic, Sandro Pertini, and was the first | 17 |
| American in the wine industry to receive this decoration; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, Paterno Wines International, the flagship | 19 |
| company of the Terlato Wine Group, is run by Mr. Terlato, with | 20 |
| his sons, William and John, and has become the leading marketer | 21 |
| of luxury wines in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, One out of every eight bottles of wine over $14 | 23 |
| sold in America comes from the Paterno portfolio; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Terlato's influence on the wine industry was | 25 |
| immediate due to the family's core philosophy of always placing | 26 |
| quality first, and today Terlato Wine Group includes the | 27 |
| family's investments in vineyards, wine production joint | 28 |
| ventures, and wineries in some of the world's most esteemed | 29 |
| wine regions, including: Napa Valley; Sonoma County; Santa | 30 |
| Barbara County; Victoria, Australia; and the Rhone Valley; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Terlato was honored as Wine Enthusiast | 2 |
| Magazine's "Man of the Year" in 2003, its most prestigious | 3 |
| award, and the Wine Enthusiast editorial staff credited him | 4 |
| with "changing the way Americans drink" by bringing quality | 5 |
| Italian wines to the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, In July 2003, he was recognized as the Honored | 7 |
| Guest of l'Ete du Vin, one of the top five wine auctions in | 8 |
| America, and at the event he was awarded the Norman M. Lipman | 9 |
| Award for his efforts in promoting fine quality wines in | 10 |
| America; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Terlato received the Distinguished Service | 12 |
| Award from Wine Spectator Magazine in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He is an active participant in many organizations | 14 |
| dedicated to the knowledge and propagation of fine wine; he | 15 |
| founded The Renaissance Club, dedicated to the celebration and | 16 |
| exploration of the classic foods and fine wines of Italy; and
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| WHEREAS, He is also a member of the French wine societies | 18 |
| Commanderie de Bordeaux and Confrerie du Tastevin; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Terlato was selected as Man of the Year for | 20 |
| the City of Hope, and in 2002 he was elected to the Board of | 21 |
| Trustees of COPIA, the American Center for Food, Wine, and the | 22 |
| Arts; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a longtime Board member of Chicago's Lyric | 24 |
| Opera and a Governing Member of the Orchestral Association of | 25 |
| the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and
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| WHEREAS, Anthony and Josephine have two sons, William and | 27 |
| John, and five grandchildren Jojo, Tony, Elise, Jack, and | 28 |
| Cutler; and
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| WHEREAS, Anthony Terlatos' dedication to the wine industry | 2 |
| has led to the evolution of wine in America; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we do hereby offer our congratulations to Anthony Terlato on | 6 |
| receiving the 2006 Horatio Alger Award; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Anthony Terlato and his family.
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