House Legislation Introduction Thread

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An act to improve national oenological security

Section I. Title.
This law shall be referred to as the Supporting Leadership in Oenology through Serviceman Education and Development  (SLOSHED) Act.

Section II. Definitions
(A). “Wine” shall be defined as an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes construing to the general legal definition established by states’ alcohol regulation boards.
(B). “Wine support” shall be defined as any event or occasion requiring the presence of wine, such as state dinners, religious celebration, or any event that just needs some classy, liquid fun.

Section III. Establishment

(A)    i. The Atlasian Army shall create a new formation, the Atlasia Army Corps of Sommeliers (AACS).
    ii. The AACS shall consist of a minimum of 2,000 civilian, military and auxiliary personnel, with a minimum of 1,200 of those shall be educated, trained, and certified Atlasian Strategic Sommeliers.
   iii. The role of the AACS shall be to provide wine and wine support to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, allied foreign armed forces, domestic civilian populations, allied foreign civilian populations, and any other appropriate situation, shall one arise.
(B)    i. The Department of Defense shall establish National Academies of Wine (NAW) in order to train a strategic army of sommeliers to staff the AACS.
   ii.    a. The National Academies of Wine shall edify, within a three year program, viticulture, oenology, wine criticism, and wine distribution and sales.
         b. At the end of the programs, students shall be subject to an extensive exam testing and analysing their skills. If a student passes the examination, they are certified as an Atlasian Strategic Sommelier (ASS). Should a student not pass their examination, they are to take a remedial course focusing on their weakest performance on the examination. Should a student not pass their examination after three attempts, they are to retake the entire three year program. Should a student not pass their examination after three attempts after retaking the program, they are to be expelled from the NAW.
         c. Each NAW shall hire 3 to 5 Court of Master Sommeliers certified Master Sommeliers to teach at their institution and to develop the examination for ASS certification.
   iii. The first National Academy of Wine shall be built in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California. The NAW-Paso Robles shall be able to educate and house 400 students and all necessary education and support staff.
   iv. The second National Academy of Wine shall be built in Ukiah, Mendocino County, California. The NAW-Ukiah shall be able to educate and house 250 students and all necessary education and support staff.
   v. The third National Academy of Wine shall be built in Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. The NAW-Augusta shall be able to educate and house 100 students and all necessary education and support staff.

Section IV. Funding
A. $2,000,000,000 per annum shall be appropriated from the Atlasian Defense Budget to the AACS.
B. $1,000,000,000 per annum shall be appropriated from the Atlasian Defense Budget to the NAWs.
C. $500,000,000 shall be appropriated once in order to fund the initial construction and land purchases of the NAWs.

Section V. Implementation
Construction of the NAW shall begin immediately upon the passage of this bill. The establishment of the AACS shall officially occur upon the graduation of the first class of students from a NAW.

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An act to guarantee and reward quality wine

Section I. Title.

This bill shall be referred to as the “Atlasia Wine Official Classification Act of 2020”.

Section II. Definitions

A. An “Atlasian wine” shall be any wine made with at least 85% grapes grown in Atlasia.

Section III. Establishment

A. Reds

I. A competition shall be held every 9 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous eight years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $3,000 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Primitivo, Syrah and Shiraz, Barbera and Sangiovese, and Red Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next nine years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

B. Whites and Roses

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $2,500 for their first submission and $1,000 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, Muscat and Moscato, Rosés, and White Blends.

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines, and so on with “Third” and “Fourth Growths”, each doubling in size of the category. If there are fewer than 200 submissions in any category, then the highest number of categories that can be entirely filled by the submissions shall be the final one. 

C. Champagnes and Sparkling Wines

I. A competition shall be held every 6 years with any winery being allowed to submit any of their Atlasian wine which shall fit the selected category produced within the previous five years for judging. There is no limit to how many wines a winery may submit, but they must pay $5,000 for their first submission and $1,500 for any additional wine they submit. Each submission must include at least two cases of wines - the equivalent of twenty-four 750 ml bottles or 15 litres total.

II. The available wine categories for the competition are: Blanc de blancs, Blanc de noirs, Cuveés, Prosecco, and Sweet Sparkling Wines. 

III. Each varietal of wine shall be judged by a grand panel of 10 wine experts, 5 celebrities, 5 politicians, and 5 ordinary citizens, selected at random from a pool of applicants. Each judge shall rank each wine on a scale of 0-1000.

IV. The five wines within each category with the highest sum scores shall be permitted to use the “Superior Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages. The next ten highest scoring wines within each category shall be permitted to use the “First Growth” label on all of that category of wines produced within the next six years’ vintages, and so on with “Second Growth” on the next twenty highest-scoring wines.

Section IV. Funding and Logistics

A. Competitions shall be hosted by cities across Atlasia, with applications by cities to be submitted to and selected by the Department of Agriculture. The cities shall be expected to provide a space for hosting and housing, with funds received from competition applicants to be directed to the host city’s event budget.

B. Usage of the scoring “Growth” terms shall be enforced by the Department of Justice, with a $100,000 fine for an illegal use of the label as well as an additional $100 per bottle sold without having met the competitive qualification for use of the label.

Section V. Implementation

The first competition shall be held jointly for all three types of wines in 2021.