; Whereas, in 2022, San Bernardino County wineries generated $376,400,000 in annual tourism spending; Whereas, in 2022, San Luis Obispo County wineries generated nearly $84,000,000 in annual tourism spending; Whereas, in 2022, Santa Barbara County wineries generated over $117,000,000 in annual tourism spending; Whereas, in 2022, Ventura County wineries generated nearly $171,000,000 in annual tourism spending; Whereas Thrillist, a digital media company that offers travel recommendations, named Southern California Wine Country an Underrated Wine Region to Visit in 2024 ; Whereas, in 2019, Wine Enthusiast named Riverside County’s Temecula Valley as one of the top 10 best wine travel destinations worldwide; Whereas, in 2023, a Temecula Valley winery received 2 gold-winning wines and 6 silver-winning wines at Sunset Magazine’s Annual International Wine Competition in Santa Rosa, California; Whereas, in 2023, Wine Enthusiast named a 2021 San Luis Obispo County wine as one of the year’s top 10 California wines; and Whereas the high-quality wines produced by southern California wine growers have earned national and international acclaim, further bolstering the reputation of California as a premier wine-producing region: Now, therefore, be it