US: Lawmakers request funding support for NY state wine industry
US: Lawmakers request funding support for NY state wine industry
Mar 5, 2011
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(WBFO) - Some Congressional leaders from New York are asking Governor Cuomo to reinstate dedicated funding to the New York Wine and Grape Foundation in the state budget.
Western New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter is joining Congressmen Maurice Hinchey and Paul Tonko. They wrote a letter to the Governor explaining how the grape and wine industry is the fastest growing industry in the agricultural and tourism sectors with more than 300 wineries in New York.
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