TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
Subpart A--General Provisions
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
Section A
9.22 Augusta.
9.23 Napa Valley.
9.24 Chalone.
9.25 San Pasqual Valley.
9.26 Guenoc Valley.
9.27 Lime Kiln Valley.
9.28 Santa Maria Valley.
9.29 Sonoma Valley.
9.30 North Coast.
9.31 Santa Cruz Mountains.
9.32 Los Carneros.
9.33 Fennville.
9.34 Finger Lakes.
9.35 Edna Valley.
9.36 McDowell Valley.
9.37 California Shenandoah Valley.
9.38 Cienega Valley.
9.39 Paicines.
9.40 Leelanau Peninsula.
9.41 Lancaster Valley.
9.42 Cole Ranch.
9.43 Rocky Knob.
9.44 Solano County Green Valley.
9.45 Suisun Valley.
9.46 Livermore Valley.
9.47 Hudson River Region.
9.48 Monticello.
9.49 Central Delaware Valley.
9.50 Temecula.
Section B
9.51 Isle St. George.
9.52 Chalk Hill.
9.53 Alexander Valley.
9.54 Santa Ynez Valley.
9.55 Bell Mountain.
9.56 San Lucas.
9.57 Sonoma County Green Valley.
9.58 Carmel Valley.
9.59 Arroyo Seco.
9.60 Shenandoah Valley.
9.61 El Dorado.
9.62 Loramie Creek.
9.63 Linganore.
9.64 Dry Creek Valley.
9.65 North Fork of Roanoke.
9.66 Russian River Valley.
9.67 Catoctin.
9.68 Merritt Island.
9.69 Yakima Valley.
9.70 Northern Sonoma.
9.71 Hermann.
9.72 Southeastern New England.
9.73 Martha's Vineyard.
9.74 Columbia Valley.
9.75 Central Coast.
9.76 Knights Valley.
9.77 Altus.
9.78 Ohio River Valley.
9.79 Lake Michigan Shore.
9.80 York Mountain.
9.81 Fiddletown.
Section C
9.82 Potter Valley.
9.83 Lake Erie.
9.84 Paso Robles.
9.85 Willow Creek.
9.86 Anderson Valley.
9.87 Grand River Valley.
9.88 Pacheco Pass.
9.89 Umpqua Valley.
9.90 Willamette Valley.
9.91 Walla Walla Valley.
9.92 Madera.
9.93 Mendocino.
9.94 Howell Mountain.
9.95 Clarksburg.
9.96 Mississippi Delta.
9.97 Sonoita.
9.98 Monterey.
9.99 Clear Lake.
9.100 Mesilla Valley.
9.101 The Hamptons, Long Island.
9.102 Sonoma Mountain.
9.103 Mimbres Valley.
9.104 South Coast.
9.105 Cumberland Valley.
9.106 North Yuba.
9.107 Lodi.
9.108 Ozark Mountain.
9.109 Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace.
9.110 San Benito.
9.111 Kanawha River Valley.
9.112 Arkansas Mountain.
Section D
9.113 North Fork of Long Island.
9.114 Old Mission Peninsula.
9.115 Ozark Highlands.
9.116 Sonoma Coast.
9.117 Stags Leap District.
9.118 Ben Lomond Mountain.
9.119 Middle Rio Grande Valley.
9.120 Sierra Foothills.
9.121 Warren Hills.
9.122 Western Connecticut Highlands.
9.123 Mt. Veeder.
9.124 Wild Horse Valley.
9.125 Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country.
9.126 Santa Clara Valley.
9.127 Cayuga Lake.
9.129 Arroyo Grande Valley.
9.130 San Ysidro District.
9.131 Mt. Harlan.
9.132 Rogue Valley.
9.133 Rutherford.
9.134 Oakville.
9.135 Virginia's Eastern Shore.
9.136 Texas Hill Country.
9.137 Grand Valley.
9.138 Benmore Valley.
9.139 Santa Lucia Highlands.
9.140 Atlas Peak.
9.141 Escondido Valley.
Section E
9.143 Spring Mountain District.
9.144 Texas High Plains.
9.145 Dunnigan Hills.
9.146 Lake Wisconsin.
9.147 Hames Valley.
9.148 Seiad Valley.
9.149 St. Helena.
9.150 Cucamonga Valley.
9.151 Puget Sound.
9.152 Malibu--Newton Canyon.
9.153 Redwood Valley.
9.154 Chiles Valley.
9.155 Texas Davis Mountains.
9.156 Diablo Grande.
9.157 San Francisco Bay.
9.158 Mendocino Ridge.
9.159 Yorkville Highlands.
9.160 Yountville.
Subpart A--General Provisions
Sec. 9.1 Scope.
The regulations in this part relate to American viticultural areas.
Sec. 9.2 Territorial extent.
This part applies to the several States of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Sec. 9.3 Relation to Parts 4 and 71 of this chapter.
(a) Procedure. In accordance with Secs. 4.25a(e)(2) and 71.41(c) of
this chapter, the Director shall receive petitions to establish American
viticultural areas and shall use the informal rulemaking process, under
5 U.S.C. 553, in establishing viticultural areas in this part.
(b) Information to establish an American viticultural area. A
petition, made in writing, shall contain the following information:
(1) Evidence that the name of the viticultural area is locally and/
or nationally known as referring to the area specified in the
application;
(2) Historical or current evidence that the boundaries of the
viticultural area are as specified in the application;
(3) Evidence relating to the geographical features (climate, soil,
elevation, physical features, and the like) which distinguish the
viticultural features of the proposed area from surrounding areas;
(4) The specific boundaries of the viticultural area, based on
features which can be found on United States Geological Survey
(U.S.G.S.) maps of the largest applicable scale; and
(5) A copy of the appropriate U.S.G.S. map(s) with the boundaries
prominently marked. (For U.S.G.S. maps, write the U.S. Geological
Survey, Branch of Distribution, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver,
Colorado 80225. If the map name is not known, request a map index by
State.)
Subpart B--Definitions
Sec. 9.11 Meaning of terms.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, terms
shall have the meaning ascribed in this section.
American. Of or relating to the several States, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico; ``State'' includes the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico.
Approved map. The map used to define the boundaries of an approved
viticultural area.
Director. The Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC.
Use of other terms. Any other term defined in the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act and used in this part shall have the same meaning
assigned to it by the Act.
U.S.G.S. The United States Geological Survey.
Viticultural area. A delimited, grape-growing region distinguishable
by geographical features, the boundaries of which have been delineated
in subpart C of this part.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
Sec. 9.21 General.
The viticultural areas listed in this subpart are approved for use
as appellations of origin in accordance with part 4 of this chapter.
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