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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.


Sec. 9.143  Spring Mountain District.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Spring Mountain District.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary 
of the Spring Mountain District viticultural area are four U.S.G.S. 7.5 
minute series topographical maps of the 1:24000 scale. They are titled:
    (1) ``Kenwood, Calif.,'' 1954 (photorevised 1980).
    (2) ``Rutherford, Calif.,'' 1951 (photorevised 1968).
    (3) ``St. Helena, Calif.,'' 1960 (photorevised 1980).
    (4) ``Calistoga, Calif.,'' 1958 (photorevised 1980).
    (c) Boundary. The Spring Mountain District viticultural area is 
located in Napa County, California, within the Napa Valley viticultural 
area. The boundary is as follows:
    (1) Beginning on the Calistoga quadrangle map at the Napa-Sonoma 
county line at the boundary line between sections 18 and 19 in T8N/R6W.
    (2) Then east along the boundary line between sections 18 and 19 for 
approximately 3/4 of a mile to its intersection with Ritchie Creek at 
the boundary line between sections 17 and 20.
    (3) Then northeast along Ritchie Creek approximately 2 miles, to the 
400 foot contour line in the northeast corner in section 16 of T8N/R6W.
    (4) Then along the 400 foot contour line in a northeast then 
generally southeast direction, through the St. Helena and Rutherford 
quadrangle maps, approximately 9 miles, past the town of St. Helena to 
the point where it intersects Sulphur Creek in Sulphur Canyon, in the 
northwest corner of section 2 in T7N/R6W.
    (5) Then west along Sulfur Creek (onto the Kenwood quadrangle map) 
and south to the point where it first divides into two intermittent 
streams in section 3 in T7N/R6W.
    (6) Then south along the intermittent stream approximately 1.5 miles 
to the point where it intersects the 2,360 foot contour line in section 
10 in T7N/R6W.
    (7) Then southwest in a straight line, approximately .10 mile, to 
the unnamed peak (elevation 2600 feet) at the boundary line between Napa 
and Sonoma Counties.
    (8) Then in a generally northwest direction along the Napa-Sonoma 
county line, through sections 10, 9, 4, 5, 32, 33, 32, 29, 20, and 19, 
to the beginning point on the Calistoga quadrangle map at the boundary 
between sections 18 and 19 in T8N/R6W.

[T.D. ATF-341, 58 FR 28350, May 13, 1993]

Sec. 9.144  Texas High Plains.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Texas High Plains.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary 
of the Texas High Plains viticultural area are six U.S.G.S. 
topographical maps of the 1:250,000 scale. They are titled:
    (1) ``Clovis, New Mexico; Texas'' 1954, revised 1973.
    (2) ``Brownfield, Texas; New Mexico'' 1954, revised 1973.
    (3) ``Hobbs, New Mexico; Texas'' 1954, revised 1973.
    (4) ``Plainview, Texas'' 1954, revised 1974.
    (5) ``Lubbock, Texas'' 1954, revised 1975.
    (6) ``Big Spring, Texas'' 1954, revised 1975.
    (c) Boundary. The Texas High Plains viticultural area is located in 
Armstrong, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, 
Deaf Smith, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, 
Lynn, Motley, Parmer, Randall, Swisher, Terry and Yoakum Counties, 
Texas. The boundary is as follows:
    (1) Beginning on the Hobbs, New Mexico; Texas, map at the 
intersection of the Texas-New Mexico border and U.S. Route 180 east of 
Hobbs, New Mexico;
    (2) The boundary follows U.S. Route 180 east through Seminole, Texas 
and onto the Big Spring, Texas, U.S.G.S. map where it intersects with 
the 3,000 foot contour line in the town of Lamesa, Texas;
    (3) The boundary then follows the 3,000 foot contour line in a 
generally northeasterly direction across the U.S.G.S. maps of Big Spring 
and Lubbock, Texas;
    (4) The boundary continues along the 3,000 foot contour line onto 
the map of Plainview, Texas, where it follows a generally northwesterly 
direction until it intersects with State Highway 217 approximately 12 
miles east of Canyon, Texas;
    (5) The boundary then follows State Highway 217 west to Canyon, 
Texas, leaves State Highway 217 and proceeds in a straight line in a 
northwesterly direction until it intersects with U.S. Route 60, still 
within Canyon, Texas;
    (6) The boundary then follows U.S. Route 60 in a southwesterly 
direction onto the U.S.G.S. map of Clovis, New Mexico; Texas, where it 
intersects the Texas-New Mexico border;
    (7) The boundary then follows the Texas-New Mexico border south, 
across the U.S.G.S. map of Brownfield, Texas; New Mexico, to the 
beginning point on the Hobbs, New Mexico; Texas, U.S.G.S. map.

[T.D. ATF-336, 58 FR 11967, Mar. 2, 1993]

Sec. 9.145  Dunnigan Hills.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Dunnigan Hills.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary 
of the Dunnigan Hills viticultural area are three U.S.G.S. 15 minute 
series topographical maps of the 1:62500 scale. They are titled:
    (1) ``Guinda, Calif.,'' 1959.
    (2) ``Dunnigan, Calif.,'' 1953.
    (3) ``Woodland, Calif.,'' 1953.
    (c) Boundary. The Dunnigan Hills viticultural area is located in 
Yolo County, California. The boundary is as follows:
    (1) The beginning point is on the Dunnigan, Calif., U.S.G.S. map at 
the intersection of Buckeye Creek and U.S. Route 99W just south of the 
Colusa-Yolo county line;
    (2) From the beginning point, the boundary follows Route 99W in a 
southeasterly direction until an unnamed westbound light-duty road 
coincident with a grant boundary (referred to by the petitioner as 
County Road 17) diverges from Route 99W just north of the town of Yolo, 
California, on the Woodland, Calif., U.S.G.S. map;
    (3) The boundary then follows the County Road 17 for approximately 2 
miles to an unnamed southbound light duty road (referred to by the 
petitioner as County Road 95A);
    (4) The boundary then follows County Road 95A south for 
approximately 1/2
mile to an unnamed westbound light duty road (referred to by the 
petitioner as County Road 17A);
    (5) The boundary then proceeds west along County Road 17A for 
approximately 3/8 mile to an unnamed southbound light duty road 
(referred to by the petitioner as County Road 95);
    (6) The boundary then proceeds south along County Road 95 for 
approximately 1 mile to an unnamed light duty road which goes in a 
southwesterly direction (referred to by the petitioner as County Road 
19);
    (7) The boundary then proceeds southwest along County Road 19 for 
approximately 1/4 mile to an unnamed light duty road which travels 
south-southwest (referred to by the petitioner as County Road 94B);
    (8) The boundary then proceeds southwest along County Road 94B 
approximately 1\1/4\ mile until it intersects Cache Creek;
    (9) The boundary then follows Cache Creek in a westerly direction 
5.5 miles until it intersects an unnamed north-south light duty road 
approximately 1 mile north of the city of Madison, California (referred 
to by the petitioner as County Road 89);
    (10) The boundary then follows County Road 89 two miles in a 
northerly direction back on to the Dunnigan, Calif., U.S.G.S. map where 
it intersects an unnamed light duty road (referred to by the petitioner 
as County Road 16);
    (11) The boundary follows County Road 16 west for approximately 2 
miles onto the Guinda, Calif., U.S.G.S. map, where it turns north onto 
an unnamed light-duty road between sections 31 and 32 of T10N/R1W 
(referred to by the petitioner as County Road 87);
    (12) The boundary follows County Road 87 north for 2 miles to an 
unnamed east-west light duty road (referred to by the petitioner as 
County Road 14);
    (13) The boundary follows County Road 14 west for 3 miles, and then 
leaves the unnamed road and turns north on the dividing line between 
sections 22 and 23 of T11N/R2W.
    (14) The boundary continues due north until it intersects Little 
Buckeye Creek just south of the Yolo-Colusa county line;
    (15) The boundary then follows Little Buckeye Creek in an easterly 
direction until it joins Buckeye Creek;
    (16) The boundary then follows Buckeye Creek in an easterly 
direction back to the point of beginning on the Dunnigan, Calif., 
U.S.G.S. map.

[T.D. ATF-340, 58 FR 28352, May 13, 1993]

Sec. 9.146  Lake Wisconsin.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Lake Wisconsin.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary 
of the ``Lake Wisconsin'' viticultural area are two U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute 
series topographical maps of the 1:24,000 scale. They are titled:
    (1) ``Sauk City, Wis.,'' 1975; and
    (2) ``Lodi, Wis.,'' 1975.
    (c) Boundary. The Lake Wisconsin viticultural area is located in 
Columbia and Dane Counties, Wisconsin. The boundary is as follows:
    (1) The point of beginning is on the ``Lodi, Wisc.'' U.S.G.S. map in 
the northeast quarter-section of section 17, Lodi Township, Columbia 
County, where Spring Creek enters Lake Wisconsin;
    (2) From the point of beginning, follow the southern shoreline of 
Lake Wisconsin northwest to where Lake Wisconsin narrows and becomes the 
Wisconsin River on the map, in the vicinity of the town of Merrimac, 
Sauk County;
    (3) Then continue along the southern shoreline of the Wisconsin 
River, west and south past Goose Egg Hill, Columbia County, on the 
``Sauk City, Wisc.'' quadrangle map, and then west to a southwest bend 
in the shoreline opposite Wiegands Bay, Sauk County, where the Wisconsin 
River becomes Lake Wisconsin again on the map;
    (4) Then southwest and south along the eastern shoreline of Lake 
Wisconsin, to the powerplant that defines where Lake Wisconsin ends and 
the Wisconsin River begins again;
    (5) Then continuing south along the Wisconsin River shoreline to 
where it intersects with U.S. Highway 12 opposite Sauk City, Sauk 
County;
    (6) Then in a southeasterly direction on U.S. Highway 12 to the 
intersection
at State Highway 188, just over one-half a mile;
    (7) Then in a northeasterly direction about 1,000 feet on State 
Highway 188, to the intersection of Mack Road;
    (8) Then east on Mack Road to the intersection of State Highway Y, 
about 3 miles;
    (9) Then follow State Highway Y in a generally northeasterly 
direction onto the ``Lodi, Wisc.'' quadrangle map and continue in a 
northeasterly direction to the intersection with State Highway 60;
    (10) Then in a northeasterly direction on State Highway 60 to the 
intersection with State Highway 113 in the town of Lodi;
    (11) Then in a northwesterly direction on State Highway 113 to where 
it crosses Spring Creek the second time just before Chrislaw Road;
    (12) Then follow Spring Creek in a northwesterly direction to where 
it enters Lake Wisconsin, the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-352, 59 FR 539, Jan. 5, 1994]

Sec. 9.147  Hames Valley.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Hames Valley.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate map for determining the boundary 
of the Hames Valley viticultural area is one U.S.G.S. 15 minute series 
topographical map, titled Bradley Quadrangle, California, edition of 
1961, with a scale of 1:62,500.
    (c) Boundary. The Hames Valley viticultural area is located in 
southern Monterey County in the State of California. The boundary is as 
follows:
    (1) Beginning at the southeast corner of section 26, T. 23 S., R. 10 
E., which coincides with the point where the 640 foot contour line 
crosses the Swain Valley drainage, the boundary proceeds in a straight 
line across section 26 to the northwest corner of section 26, T. 23 S., 
R. 10 E.;
    (2) Then west northwest in a straight line across sections 22, 21, 
20, and 19, T. 23 S., R. 10 E., to the northwest corner of section 24, 
T. 23 S., R. 9 E.;
    (3) Then southeast in a straight line across sections 24, 25, 30, 
31, and 32, to the southeast corner of section 5, T. 24 S., R. 10 E.;
    (4) Then east southeast in a straight line across section 9 to the 
southeast corner of section 10, T. 24 S., R. 10 E.;
    (5) Then east southeast in a straight line for approximately 2.25 
miles to Hill 704, located in section 18, T. 24 S., R. 11 E.;
    (6) Then north northwest in a straight line for approximately 1.35 
miles to Hill 801, located near the northwest corner of section 7, T. 24 
S., R. 11 E., and then continue in a straight line to the northwest 
corner of section 6, T. 24 S., R. 11 E.;
    (7) Then in a generally northwesterly direction along the Salinas 
River for approximately 1 mile to where the Swain Valley drainage enters 
the Salinas River about .11 mile south of the northern boundary line of 
section 36, T. 23 S., R. 10 E.;
    (8) Then in a westerly direction for approximately .75 mile along 
the Swain Valley drainage to the southeast corner of section 26, T. 23 
S., R. 10 E., the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-356, 59 FR 14100, Mar. 25, 1994]

Sec. 9.148  Seiad Valley.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Seiad Valley.''
    (b) Approved map. The appropriate map for determining the boundary 
of the Seiad Valley viticultural area is a U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute series 
topographical map of the 1:24000 scale, titled ``Seiad Valley, Calif.,'' 
1980.
    (c) Boundary. The Seiad Valley viticultural area is located in 
Siskiyou County, California. The boundary is as follows:
    (1) The beginning point is the intersection of the 1600 foot contour 
line with the power transmission line north of the Klamath River, near 
Mile 130;
    (2) From the beginning point, the boundary follows the 1600' contour 
line in a generally northeasterly direction until it reaches the 
intersection of an unnamed light duty road and an unimproved road just 
west of Canyon Creek;
    (3) The boundary then follows the unimproved road north to its end, 
then goes east in a straight line until it reaches the 1800' contour 
line;
    (4) The boundary then follows the 1800' contour line in a 
northeasterly direction to the point, near Sawmill
Gulch, where the contour line crosses Seiad Creek and turns south and  west;     (5) The boundary continues to follow the 1800' contour line as it  proceeds southwest for approximately 4.5 miles, then turns sharply  south-southeast for approximately 0.3 miles, until the contour line  turns sharply east at a point just north of the Klamath River;     (6) The boundary then diverges from the 1800' contour line and  proceeds south-southeast in a straight line, across the Klamath River  and State Route 96, until it intersects with the 1600' contour line;     (7) The boundary then follows the 1600' contour line south and west,  then north and west, roughly following the course of the Klamath River,  until it reaches an unnamed peak 1744 feet high;     (8) The boundary continues along the 1600' contour line as it  diverges from the Klamath River and proceeds south, just to the east of  an unnamed light duty road, to the point where that road crosses Grider  Creek;     (9) The boundary diverges from the contour line and proceeds west in  a straight line across the road and Grider Creek until it intersects  with the 1600' contour line on the west side of Grider Creek;     (10) The boundary then follows the 1600' contour line north, west  and north again until it reaches a point where the contour line turns  west, just south of the Klamath River;     (11) The boundary diverges from the 1600' contour line and proceeds  in a straight line in a northeasterly direction, back to the point of  beginning. [T.D. ATF-357, 59 FR 26114, May 19, 1994] Sec. 9.149  St. Helena.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``St. Helena.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the St. Helena viticultural area are three U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute series  topographical maps of the 1:24,000 scale. They are titled:     (1) ``St. Helena Quadrangle, California,'' edition of 1960, revised  1993.     (2) ``Calistoga Quadrangle, California,'' edition of 1958,  photorevised 1980.     (3) ``Rutherford Quadrangle, California,'' edition of 1951,  photorevised 1968, photoinspected 1973.     (c) Boundary. The St. Helena viticultural area is located in Napa  County in the State of California. The boundary is as follows:     (1) Beginning on the Rutherford Quadrangle map at the point of  intersection between State Highway 29 and a county road shown on the map  as Zinfandel Avenue, known locally as Zinfandel Lane, the boundary  proceeds in a southwest direction along Zinfandel Avenue to its  intersection with the north fork of Bale Slough (blueline stream) near  the 201 foot elevation marker;     (2) Thence in a northwesterly direction approximately 2,750 feet  along the north fork of Bale Slough to a point of intersection with a  southwesterly straight line projection of a light duty road locally  known as Inglewood Avenue;     (3) Thence in a straight line in a southwesterly direction along  this projected extension of Inglewood Avenue approximately 2,300 feet to  its intersection with the 500 foot contour line in Section 7, Township 7  North (T7N), Range 5 West (R5W);     (4) Thence along the 500 foot contour line in a generally  northwesterly direction through Sections 7, 1 and 2, to its intersection  of the western border of Section 2, T7N, R6W;     (5) Thence northerly along the western border of Section 2  approximately 500 feet to its intersection with Sulphur Creek in Sulphur  Canyon in the northwest corner of Section 2, T7N, R6W;     (6) Thence along Sulphur Creek in an easterly direction  approximately 350 feet to its intersection with the 400 foot contour  line;     (7) Thence along the 400 foot contour line in a generally easterly,  then northwesterly, direction past the city of St. Helena (on the St.  Helena Quadrangle map) to a point of intersection with a southwesterly  straight line projection of the county road shown as Bale Lane in the  Carne Humana Rancho on the Calistoga Quadrangle map;     (8) Thence along the projected straight line extension of Bale Lane  in a northeasterly direction approximately 700 feet to the intersection of  State Highway 29 and Bale Lane and continuing northeasterly along Bale  Lane to its intersection with the Silverado Trail;     (9) Thence in a northwesterly direction along the Silverado Trail  approximately 1,500 feet to an unmarked driveway on the north side of  the Silverado Trail near the 275 foot elevation marker;     (10) Thence approximately 300 feet northeasterly along the driveway  to and beyond its point of intersection with another driveway and  continuing in a straight line projection to the 400 foot contour line;     (11) Thence in a northerly and then generally southeasterly  direction along the 400 foot contour line through Sections 10  (projected), 11, 12, 13, 24 and 25 in T8N, R6W, Section 30 in T8N, R5W,  Sections 25 and 24 in T8N, R6W, Sections 19 and 30 in T8N, R5W to a  point of intersection with the city limits of St. Helena on the eastern  boundary of Section 30 in T8N, R5W, on the St. Helena Quadrangle map;     (12) Thence north, east and south along the city limits of St.  Helena to the third point of intersection with the county road known as  Howell Mountain Road in Section 29, T8N, R5W;     (13) Thence in a northeasterly direction approximately 900 feet  along Howell Mountain Road to its intersection with Conn Valley Road;     (14) Thence northeasterly and then southeasterly along Conn Valley  Road to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Section 28, T8N,  R5W;     (15) Thence south approximately 5,200 feet along the eastern  boundary of Sections 28 and 33 to a point of intersection with the 380  foot contour line near the southeast corner of Section 33, T8N, R5W, on  the Rutherford Quadrangle map;     (16) Thence in a northwesterly direction along the 380 foot contour  line in Section 33 to a point of intersection with a northeasterly  straight line projection of Zinfandel Avenue;     (17) Thence in a southwesterly direction approximately 950 feet  along this straight line projection of Zinfandel Avenue to its  intersection with the Silverado Trail;     (18) Thence continuing along Zinfandel Avenue in a southwesterly  direction to its intersection with State Highway 29, the point of  beginning. [T.D. ATF-366, 60 FR 47061, Sept. 11, 1995] Sec. 9.150  Cucamonga Valley.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Cucamonga Valley.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Cucamonga Valley viticultural area are the following ten U.S.G.S.  topographical maps (7.5 minute series 1:24000 scale):     (1) ``Mt. Baldy, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1988.     (2) ``Cucamonga Peak, Calif.,'' 1966, photorevised 1988.     (3) ``Devore, Calif.,'' 1966, photorevised 1988.     (4) ``San Bernardino North, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1988.     (5) ``Ontario, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1981.     (6) ``Guasti, Calif.,'' 1966, photorevised 1981.     (7) ``Fontana, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1980.     (8) ``San Bernardino South, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1980.     (9) ``Prado Dam, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1981.     (10) ``Corona North, Calif.,'' 1967, photorevised 1981.     (c) Boundary. The Cucamonga Valley viticultural area is located in  San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. The boundary is as  follows:     (1) The beginning point is the intersection of Euclid Avenue and  24th Street on the Mt. Baldy, Calif. U.S.G.S. map;     (2) From the beginning point, the boundary follows 24th Street east  for approximately 0.3 mile, until it reaches the intersection of 24th  Street with two unnamed light-duty streets to the north;     (3) The boundary then diverges from 24th Street and goes straight  north for approximately 0.3 mile, until it reaches the 2,000 foot  contour line;     (4) The boundary then follows the 2,000 foot contour line in a  generally easterly direction across the Cucamonga Peak, Calif., U.S.G.S.  map and onto the Devore, Calif., U.S.G.S. map until it reaches Lytle Creek  Wash;     (5) The boundary follows the intermittent stream in Lytle Creek Wash  in a southeasterly direction to the end of the intermittent stream on  the Devore, Calif., U.S.G.S. map;     (6) The boundary then continues through Lytle Creek Wash, proceeding  southeast in a straight line from the end of the intermittent stream,  across the southwest corner of the San Bernardino North, Calif.,  U.S.G.S. map and onto the San Bernardino, South, Calif., U.S.G.S. map,  to the northernmost point of the flood control basin at the end of the  Lytle Creek Wash, a distance of approximately 4.3 miles;     (7) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line south-southeast  across the flood control basin to the point where Lytle Creek Channel  exits the basin;     (8) The boundary continues along Lytle Creek Channel until it  empties into Warm Creek;     (9) The boundary then follows Warm Creek until it meets the Santa  Ana River;     (10) The boundary then follows the western edge of the Santa Ana  River in a generally southwesterly direction until it meets the San  Bernardino--Riverside County line;     (11) The boundary follows the county line west, crossing onto the  Guasti, Calif., U.S.G.S. map, until it reaches the unnamed channel  between Etiwanda and Mulberry Avenues (identified by the petitioner as  Etiwanda Creek Channel);     (12) The boundary then follows Etiwanda Creek Channel in a southerly  direction until it parallels Bain Street;     (13) The boundary then diverges from Etiwanda Creek Channel and  follows Bain Street south until it ends at Limonite Avenue in the  northeast corner of the Corona North, Calif., U.S.G.S. map;     (14) The boundary then continues south in a straight line until it  reaches the northern shore of the Santa Ana River;     (15) The boundary then follows the north shore of the Santa Ana  River until it intersects the 560 foot contour line in Section 1 T3S/ R7W;     (16) The boundary then follows the 560' contour line to the north of  the Santa Ana River in a generally westerly direction until it reaches  Euclid Avenue on the Prado Dam, Calif., U.S.G.S. map;     (17) The boundary then follows Euclid Avenue north to the point of  beginning. [T.D. ATF-362, 60 FR 16578, Mar. 31, 1995] Sec. 9.151  Puget Sound.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Puget Sound.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Puget Sound viticultural area are four 1:250,000 scale U.S.G.S.  topographical maps, one 1:25,000 scale topographic map, and three  1:24,000 scale topographic maps. They are titled:     (1) Hoquiam, Washington, 1958 revised 1974 (1:250,000)     (2) Seattle, Washington, 1958 revised 1974 (1:250,000)     (3) Wenatchee, Washington, 1957 revised 1971 (1:250,000)     (4) Victoria, B.C., Can., Wash., U.S., 1957 revised (U.S. area) 1974  (1:250,000)     (5) Auburn, Washington, 1983 (1:25,000)     (6) Buckley, Washington, 1993 (1:24,000)     (7) Cumberland, Washington, 1993 (1:24,000)     (8) Enumclaw, Washington, 1993 (1:24,000)     (c) Boundary. The Puget Sound viticultural area is located in the  State of Washington. The boundaries of the Puget Sound viticultural  area, using landmarks and points of reference found on appropriate  U.S.G.S. maps, follow.     (1) Beginning where the Whatcom county line comes closest to an  unnamed secondary road (referred to in the petition as Silver Lake Road)  on the U.S.G.S. map ``Victoria,'' T41N/R6E;     (2) Then south along Silver Lake Road approximately 5.5 miles to its  intersection with State Highway 542, T39N/R5E;     (3) Then west and then southwest along State Highway 542  approximately 11 miles to its intersection with State Highway 9, T38N/ R5E;     (4) Then south along State Highway 9 approximately 44 miles to its  intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the petition  as Burn Road) at the town of Arlington, T31N/R5E;     (5) Then south, southeast along Burn Road approximately 11 miles to  its intersection with State Highway 92, T30N/R6E;     (6) Then south along State Highway 92 approximately 3 miles to its  intersection with an unnamed light duty road (referred to in the  petition as Machias Hartford Road), T29N/R6E;     (7) Then south along Machias Hartford Road approximately 4 miles to  its intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the  petition as Lake Roesiger Road), on the U.S.G.S. map ``Wenatchee,''  T29N/R7E;     (8) Then east along Lake Roesiger Road approximately 3.5 miles to  its intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the  petition as Woods Creek Road), T29N/R7E;     (9) Then south along Woods Creek Road approximately 10.5 miles to  its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 in the town of Monroe, T27N/R7E;     (10) Then west along U.S. Highway 2 approximately \1/2\ mile to its  intersection with State Highway 203, T27N/R6E;     (11) Then south along State Highway 203 approximately 24 miles to  its intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the  petition as Preston-Fall City Road), at the town of Fall City, T24N/R7E;     (12) Then southwest along Preston-Fall City Road approximately 4  miles to its intersection with Interstate Highway 90 at the town of  Preston, T24N/R7E;     (13) Then east along Interstate Highway 90 approximately 3 miles to  its intersection with State Highway 18, T23N/R7E;     (14) Then southwest along State Highway 18 approximately 7 miles to  its intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the  petition as 276th Avenue SE), T23N/R6E;     (15) Then south along 276th Avenue SE approximately 5 miles to its  intersection with State Highway 516 at the town of Georgetown, T22N/R6E;     (16) Then west along State Highway 516 approximately 2 miles to its  intersection with State Highway 169 at the town of Summit on the  U.S.G.S. map, ``Seattle,'' (shown in greater detail on the U.S.G.S. map,  ``Auburn''), T22N/R6E;     (17) Then south along State Highway 169 approximately 11.5 miles to  its intersection with State Highway 410 at the town of Enumclaw on the  U.S.G.S. map, ``Wenatchee,'' (shown in greater detail on the U.S.G.S.  map, ``Enumclaw''), T20N/R6E;     (18) Then southwest approximately 5 miles along State Highway 410  until its intersection with State Highway 165 on the U.S.G.S. map,  ``Seattle,'' (shown in greater detail on the U.S.G.S. map, ``Buckley''),  T19N/R6E;     (19) Then southwest on State Highway 165 until its intersection with  State Highway 162 at the town of Cascade Junction on the U.S.G.S. map,  ``Seattle'' (shown in greater detail on the U.S.G.S. Map, ``Buckley''),  T19N/R6E;     (20) Then southwest along State Highway 162 approximately 8 miles to  its intersection with an unnamed secondary road (referred to in the  petition as Orville Road E.), T19N/R5E;     (21) Then south along Orville Road E., approximately 8 miles to its  intersection with the CMSTP&P railroad at the town of Kapowsin, on the  U.S.G.S. map, ``Hoquiam,'' T17N/R5E;     (22) Then south along the CMSTP&P railroad approximately 17 miles to  where it crosses the Pierce County line at the town of Elbe, T15N/R5E;     (23) Then west along the Pierce County line approximately 1 mile to  the eastern tip of Thurston County, T15N/R5E;     (24) Then west along the Thurston County line approximately 38 miles  to where it crosses Interstate Highway 5, T15N/R2W;     (25) Then north along Interstate Highway 5 approximately 18 miles to  its intersection with U.S. Highway 101 at the town of Tumwater on the  U.S.G.S. map ``Seattle,'' T18N/R2W;     (26) Then northwest along U.S. Highway 101 approximately 18 miles to  its intersection with State Highway 3 at the town of Shelton, T20N/R3W;     (27) Then northeast along State Highway 3 approximately 24 miles to  where it crosses the Kitsap County line, T23N/R1W;     (28) Then north along the Kitsap County line approximately 3 miles  to the point where it turns west, T23N/R1W;     (29) Then west along the Kitsap County line approximately 11 miles  to the point where it turns north, T23N/R3W;     (30) Then continuing west across Hood Canal approximately 1 mile to  join with U.S. Highway 101 just south of the mouth of an unnamed creek  (referred to in the petition as Jorsted Creek), T23N/R3W;     (31) Then north along U.S. Highway 101 approximately 40 miles to the  point where it turns west at the town of Gardiner on the U.S.G.S. map  ``Victoria,'' T30N/R2W;     (32) Then west along U.S. Highway 101 approximately 32 miles to  where it crosses the Elwha River, T30N/R7W;     (33) Then north along the Elwha River approximately 6 miles to its  mouth, T31N/R7W;     (34) Then continuing north across the Strait of Juan de Fuca  approximately 5 miles to the Clallam County line, T32N/R7W;     (35) Then northeast along the Clallam County line approximately 14  miles to the southwestern tip of San Juan County, T32N/R4W;     (36) Then northeast along the San Juan County line approximately 51  miles to the northern tip of San Juan County, T38N/R3W;     (37) Then northwest along the Whatcom County line approximately 19  miles to the western tip of Whatcom County, T41N/R5W;     (38) Then east along the Whatcom County line approximately 58 miles  to the beginning. [T.D. ATF-368, 60 FR 51899, Oct. 4, 1995] Sec. 9.152  Malibu-Newton Canyon.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  petition is ``Malibu-Newton Canyon.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate map for determining the boundary  of the Malibu-Newton Canyon viticultural area is the U.S.G.S. map,  ``Point Dume Quadrangle, California'' (7.5 Minute Series 1:24,000  Topographic map, photorevised 1981).     (c) Boundary. The Malibu-Newton Canyon viticultural area is located  in Los Angeles County, California. The boundary is as follows:     (1) Beginning at the intersection of the Newton Canyon creek (lowest  elevation) and an unnamed medium duty road referred to by the petitioner  as Kanan Dume Road at the boundary of section 13 and 18 on the U.S.G.S.  map ``Point Dume Quadrangle.''     (2) Then south along Kanan Dume Road to the point where an unnamed,  unimproved dirt road referred to by the petitioner as Ramerez Mountain  Way crosses over Kanan Dume Road at the tunnel in the northwest corner  of section 19.     (3) Then east along Ramerez Mountain Way, following the southern  ridgeline of Newton Canyon, to Latigo Canyon Road in the southwest  corner of section 17.     (4) Then south along Latigo Canyon Road to an unnamed, unimproved  dirt road referred to by the petitioner as Newton Mountain Way at the  southern boundary of section 17.     (5) Then northeast along Newton Mountain Way, following the  southeastern ridgeline of Newton Canyon, to an unnamed, unimproved dirt  road referred to by the petitioner as Castro Mountain Way in section 16.     (6) Then west along Castro Mountain Way, past Castro Peak, following  the northern ridgeline of Newton Canyon to Latigo Canyon Road in section  18.     (7) Then southwest along the natural ridgeline of Newton Canyon to  the intersection of Kanan Dume Road and the 1,600 foot contour line in  the southeastern portion of section 13.     (8) Then southeasterly along Kanan Dume Road to the beginning point. [T.D. ATF-375, 61 FR 29952, June 13, 1996] Sec. 9.153  Redwood Valley.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Redwood Valley.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Redwood Valley viticultural area are four Quadrangle 7.5 minute  series 1:24,000 scale U.S.G.S. topographical maps. They are titled:     (1) ``Redwood Valley, Calif.'' 1960, photorevised 1975.     (2) ``Ukiah, Calif.'' 1958, photorevised 1975.     (3) ``Laughlin Range, Calif.'' 1991.     (4) ``Orrs Springs, California, provisional edition'' 1991.     (c) Boundary. The Redwood Valley viticultural area is located in the  east central interior portion of Mendocino County, California. The  boundaries of the Redwood Valley viticultural area, using landmarks and  points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps, are:     (1) The beginning point is the intersection of State Highway 20 with  the eastern boundary of Section 13, T16N/R12W located in the extreme  northeast portion of the U.S.G.S. map, ``Ukiah, Calif.'';     (2) Then north along the east boundary line of Sections 12 and 1 to  the northeast corner of Section 1, T16N/R12W on the U.S.G.S. map,  ``Redwood Valley, Calif.'';     (3) Then west along the northern boundary line of Section 1 to the  northwest corner of Section 1, T16N/R12W;     (4) Then north along the east boundary line of sections 35, 26, 23,  14, 11, and 2 to the northeast corner of Section 2, T17N/R12W;     (5) Then west along the northern boundary of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5,  and 6 to the northwest corner of Section 6, T17N/R12W;     (6) Then 10 degrees southwest cutting diagonally across Sections 1,  12, 13 ,24, 25, and 36 to a point at the northwest corner of Section 1,  T16N/R13W on the U.S.G.S. map, ``Laughlin, Range, Calif.'';     (7) Then south along the western boundary line of Sections 1 and 12  to the southwest corner of Section 12, T16N/R13W;     (8) Then 13 degrees southeast across Sections 13, 18, and 17 to the  intersection of State Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 101, T16N/R12W on the  U.S.G.S. map, Ukiah, Calif.''; and     (9) Then easterly along a line following State Highway 20 back to  the beginning point at the eastern boundary of Section 13, T16N/R12W  located in the extreme northeast portion of the U.S.G.S. map ``Ukiah,  Calif.'' [T.D. ATF-386, 61 FR 67466, Dec. 23, 1996] Sec. 9.154  Chiles Valley.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Chiles Valley.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Chiles Valley viticultural area are four 1:24,000 Scale U.S.G.S.  topography maps. They are titled:     (1) St. Helena, CA 1960 photorevised 1980     (2) Rutherford, CA 1951 photorevised 1968     (3) Chiles Valley, CA 1958 photorevised 1980     (4) Yountville, CA 1951 photorevised 1968     (c) Boundary. The Chiles Valley viticultural area is located in the  State of California, entirely within the Napa Valley viticultural area.  The boundaries of the Chiles Valley viticultural area, using landmarks  and points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps follow. The  local names of roads are identified by name.     (1) Beginning on the St. Helena, CA quadrangle map at the  northernmost corner of Rancho Catacula in Section 34, Township 9 North  (T9N), Range 5 West (R5W), Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM);     (2) Then in southwesterly direction along the Rancho Catacula  boundary line to its intersection with the Rancho La Jota boundary line;     (3) Then in a south-southeasterly direction approximately 3,800 feet  along the Rancho Catacula/Rancho La Jota boundary line to the point  where the Rancho Catacula boundary separates from the common boundary  with Rancho La Jota;     (4) Then in a southeasterly direction continuing along the Rancho  Catacula boundary approximately 23,600 feet to a point of intersection,  in the NE \1/4\ Sec. 19, T8N, R4W, on the Chiles Valley quadrangle map,  with a county road known locally as Chiles and Pope Valley Road;     (5) Then in a southwesterly direction along Chiles and Pope Valley  Road to a point where it first crosses an unnamed blueline stream in the  SE \1/4\ Section 19, T8N, R4W;     (6) Then following the unnamed stream in generally southeast  direction to its intersection with the 1200 foot contour;     (7) Then following the 1200 foot contour in a northeasterly  direction to a point of intersection with the Rancho Catacula boundary  in section 20, T8N, R4W;     (8) Then in a southeasterly direction along the Rancho Catcula  boundary approximately 17,500 feet to the southwest corner of Rancho  Catacula in section 34, T8N, R4W on the Yountville, CA, quadrangle map;     (9) Then in a northeasterly direction along the Rancho Catacula  boundary approximately 650 feet to its intersection with the 1040 foot  contour;     (10) Then along the 1040 foot contour in a generally east and  northeast direction to its intersection with the Rancho Catacula  boundary;     (11) Then in a northeasterly direction along the Rancho Catacula  boundary approximately 1100 feet to its intersection with the 1040 foot  contour;     (12) Then along the 1040 foot contour in an easterly direction and  then in a northwesterly direction to its intersection of the Rancho  Catacula boundary;     (13) Then in a southwesterly direction along the Rancho Catacula  boundary approximately 300 feet to a point of intersection with a line  of high voltage power lines;     (14) Then in a westerly direction along the high voltage line  approximately 650 feet to its intersection with the 1000 foot contour;     (15) Then continuing along the 1000 foot contour in a generally  northwesterly direction to the point of intersection with the first  unnamed blueline stream;     (16) Then along the unnamed stream in a northerly direction to its  point of intersection with the 1200 foot contour;     (17) Then along the 1200 foot contour in a northwesterly direction  to its points of intersection with the Rancho Catacula boundary in  Section 35, T9N, R5W on the St. Helena, CA, quadrangle map;     (18) Then along the Rancho Catacula boundary in a northwesterly  direction approximately 5,350 feet to a northernmost corner of Rancho  Catacula, the beginning point on the St. Helena quadrangle map a the  northernmost corner of Rancho Catacula in Section 34, T9N, R5W, MDBM. [T.D. ATF-408, 64 FR 7787, Feb. 17, 1999]     Effective Date Note: By T.D. ATF-408, 64 FR 7787, Feb. 17, 1999,  Sec. 9.154 was added, effective Apr. 19, 1999. Sec. 9.155  Texas Davis Mountains.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Texas Davis Mountains.''     (b) Approved map. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Texas Davis Mountains viticultural area are two U.S.G.S. metric  topographical maps of the 1:100 000 scale, titled:     (1) ``Fort Davis, Texas,'' 1985.     (2) ``Mount Livermore, Texas--Chihuahua,'' 1985.     (c) Boundary. The Texas Davis Mountains viticultural area is located  in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The boundary is as follows:     (1) The beginning point is the intersection of Texas Highway 17 and  Farm Road 1832 on the Fort Davis, Texas, U.S.G.S. map;     (2) From the beginning point, the boundary follows Highway 17 in a  southeasterly and then southwesterly direction until it reaches the  intersection of Limpia Creek with the unnamed stream which flows through  Grapevine Canyon on the Fort Davis, Texas, U.S.G.S. map;     (3) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line in a southwesterly  direction until it meets Highway 118 at a gravel pit 1\3/4\ miles  southeast of the intersection of Highway 118 and Highway 17;     (4) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line east by southeast  until it meets Highway 166 at its junction with Highway 17;     (5) The boundary then follows Highway 166 in a southwesterly  direction onto the Mt. Livermore, Texas-Chihuahua, U.S.G.S. map;     (6) The boundary then continues to follow Highway 166 in a westerly  direction;     (7) The boundary then continues to follow Highway 166 as it turns in  a northerly and then northeasterly direction to the point where it meets  Highway 118;
    (8) The boundary then follows Highway 118 in a northerly direction  until it reaches a point where it intersects with the 1600 meter contour  line, just north of Robbers Roost Canyon;     (9) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line due east for about  two miles until it reaches the 1600 meter contour line to the west of  Friend Mountain;     (10) The boundary then follows the 1600 meter contour line in a  northeasterly direction until it reaches the northernmost point of  Friend Mountain;     (11) The boundary then diverges from the contour line and proceeds  in a straight line east-southeast until it reaches the beginning point  of Buckley Canyon, approximately three fifths of a mile;     (12) The boundary then follows Buckley Canyon in an easterly  direction to the point where it meets Cherry Canyon;     (13) The boundary then follows Cherry Canyon in a northeasterly  direction to the point where it meets Grapevine Canyon on the Mt.  Livermore, Texas-Chihuahua, U.S.G.S. map;     (14) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line from the  intersection of Cherry and Grapevine Canyons to the peak of Bear Cave  Mountain, on the Fort Davis, Texas, U.S.G.S. map;     (15) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line from the peak of  Bear Cave Mountain to the point where Farm Road 1832 begins;     (16) The boundary then follows Farm Road 1832 back to its  intersection with Texas Highway 17, at the point of beginning. [T.D. ATF-395, 63 FR 11828, Mar. 11, 1998] Sec. 9.156  Diablo Grande.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Diablo Grande''.     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Diablo Grande viticultural area are the following four U.S.G.S.  Quadrangle 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) maps. They are titled:     (1) Patterson Quadrangle, California--Stanislaus Co., 1953  (Photorevised 1971, Photoinspected 1978);     (2) Copper Mtn. Quadrangle, California--Stanislaus Co., 1953 (Field  Check 1956, Aerial Photo 1971);     (3) Wilcox Ridge, California--Stanislaus Co., 1956 (Photorevised  1971);     (4) Orestimba Peak, California--Stanislaus Co., 1955 (Photorevised  1971).     (c) Boundary. The Diablo Grande viticultural area is located in the  western foothills of Stanislaus County, California. The beginning point  is at Reservoir Spillway 780 in section 8, Township 6 South, Range 7  East (T. 6S., R. 7E.) on the Patterson Quadrangle U.S.G.S. map.     (1) Then proceed northwest to Salt Grass Springs to the point where  the 1000 foot contour line crosses the northern section line of section  9, T. 6S., R. 6E., on the Copper Mtn., Quadrangle U.S.G.S. map.     (2) Then proceed due south past Copper Mountain in section 16, T.  6S., R. 6E., to Mikes Peak in section 4, T. 7S., R. 6E., on the Wilcox  Ridge Quadrangle U.S.G.S. map.     (3) Then proceed due west to Oristimba Creek in section 6, T. 7S.,  R. 6E.     (4) Then proceed following Orestimba Creek south/southeast and then  east/northeast to the point where Orestimba Creek meets Bench Mark .340  in section 28, T. 7S., R. 7E., on the Orestimba Peak Quadrangle U.S.G.S.  map.     (5) Then proceed northwest to the point of beginning at Reservoir  Spillway 780 in section 8, T. 6S., R. 7E. [T.D. ATF-399, 63 FR 33853, June 22, 1998] Sec. 9.157  San Francisco Bay.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``San Francisco Bay.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the San Francisco Bay viticultural area are forty-two U.S.G.S.  Quadrangle 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) maps and one U.S.G.S.  Quadrangle 5 x 11 Minute (Topographic) map. They are titled:     (1) Pacheco Peak, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1971;     (2) Gilroy Hot Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971     (3) Mt. Sizer, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971     (4) Morgan Hill, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1980     (5) Lick Observatory, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photoinspected 1973, Photorevised 1968     (6) San Jose East, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961,  Photorevised 1980;     (7) Calaveras Reservoir, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961,  Photorevised 1980;     (8) La Costa Valley, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1960,  Photorevised 1968;     (9) Mendenhall Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971;     (10) Altamont, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised  1981;     (11) Byron Hot Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953,  Photorevised 1968;     (12) Tassajara, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953,  Photoinspected 1974, Photorevised 1968;     (13) Diablo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised  1980;     (14) Clayton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised  1980;     (15) Honker Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953,  Photorevised 1980;     (16) Vine Hill, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised  1980;     (17) Benicia, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised  1980;     (18) Mare Island, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959,  Photorevised 1980;     (19) Richmond, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised  1980;     (20) San Quentin, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959,  Photorevised 1980;     (21) Oakland West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959,  Photorevised 1980;     (22) San Francisco North, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956,  Photorevised 1968 and 1973;     (23) San Francisco South, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956,  Photorevised 1980;     (24) Montara Mountain, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956,  Photorevised 1980;     (25) Half Moon Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968 and 1973;     (26) San Gregorio, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968;     (27) Pigeon Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1968;     (28) Franklin Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1968;     (29) Ano Nuevo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised  1968;     (30) Davenport, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised  1968;     (31) Santa Cruz, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954,  Photorevised 1981;     (32) Felton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised  1980;     (33) Laurel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected  1978, Photorevised 1968;     (34) Soquel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photorevised  1980;     (35) Watsonville West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954,  Photorevised 1980;     (36) Loma Prieta, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968;     (37) Watsonville East, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1980;     (38) Mt. Madonna, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1980;     (39) Gilroy, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised  1981;     (40) Chittenden, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1980;     (41) San Felipe, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955,  Photorevised 1971; and     (42) Three Sisters, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954,  Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971.     (c) Boundary. The San Francisco Bay viticultural area is located  mainly within five counties which border the San Francisco Bay and  partly within two other counties in the State of California. These  counties are: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra  Costa and partly in Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. The Santa Cruz  Mountains viticultural area is excluded (see 27 CFR 9.31.) The  boundaries of the San Francisco Bay viticultural area, using landmarks  and points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps, are as  follows:     (1) Beginning at the intersection of the 37 degree 00' North  latitude parallel with State Route 152 on the Pacheco Peak Quadrangle.     (2) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to  the intersection of Coyote Creek with the township line dividing  Township 9 South from Township 10 South on the Gilroy Hot Springs  Quadrangle.     (3) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to  the intersection of the township line dividing Township 8 South from  Township 9 South with the range line dividing Range 3 East from Range 4  East on the Mt. Sizer Quadrangle.     (4) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line  (across the Morgan Hill Quadrangle) to the intersection of the township  line dividing Township 7 South from Township 8 South with the range line  dividing Range 2 East from Range 3 East on the Lick Observatory  Quadrangle.     (5) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to  the intersection of State Route 130 with the township line dividing  Township 6 South from Township 7 South on the San Jose East Quadrangle.     (6) Then proceed in a northeasterly direction following State Route  130 to its intersection with the range line dividing Range 1 East from  Range 2 East on the Calaveras Reservoir Quadrangle.     (7) Then proceed north following this range line to its intersection  with the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct on the La Costa Valley Quadrangle.     (8) Then proceed in a northeasterly direction in a straight line  following the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to the western boundary of Section  14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East on the Mendenhall Springs  Quadrangle.     (9) Then proceed south along the western boundary of Section 14 in  Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southwest corner of Section 14 on  the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle.     (10) Then proceed east along the southern boundary of Section 14 in  Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southeast corner of Section 14 on  the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle.     (11) Then proceed south along the western boundary of Section 24 in  Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southwest corner of Section 24 on  the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle.     (12) Then proceed east along the southern boundary of Section 24 in  Township 4 South, Range 2 East and Section 19 in Township 4 South, Range  3 East to the southeast corner of Section 19 on the Mendenhall Springs  Quadrangle.     (13) Then proceed north along the western boundaries of Sections 20,  17, 8, and 5 on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle in Township 4 South,  Range 3 East, north (across the Altamont Quadrangle) along the western  boundaries of Sections 32, 29, to the southwest corner of Section 20, in  Township 3 South, Range 3 East.     (14) Then east along the southern boundary of Sections 20, and 21,  in Township 3 South, Range 3 East on the Altamont Quadrangle to the 1100  meter elevation contour.     (15) Then, along the 1100 meter contour in a northwesterly direction  to the intersection with the western boundary of Section 16, Township 3  South, Range 3 East on the Altamont Quadrangle.     (16) Then north along the eastern boundary of Sections 17, 8, and 5  in Township 3 South, Range 3 East to the northeast corner of Section 5.     (17) Then proceed west along the northern border of Section 5 to the  northwest corner of Section 5.     (18) Then north along the eastern boundaries of Sections 31, 30, 19,  and 18 in Township 2 South, Range 3 East to the northeast corner of  Section 18 on the Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle.     (19) Then proceed due west along the northern boundaries of Section  18 and Section 13 (Township 2 South, Range 2 East) to a point  approximately 400 feet due south of Brushy Peak on the Byron Hot Springs  Quadrangle.     (20) Then proceed due north to Brushy Peak (elevation 1,702) on the  Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle.     (21) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line  (across the Tassajara and Diablo Quadrangles) to Mt. Diablo (elevation  3,849) on the Clayton Quadrangle.     (22) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to  Mulligan Hill (elevation 1,438) on the Clayton Quadrangle.     (23) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line  (across the Honker Bay Quadrangle) to a point marked BM 15 on the  shoreline of Contra Costa County on the Vine Hill Quadrangle.     (24) Then proceed west along the shoreline of Contra Costa County  and Alameda County (across the Quadrangles of Benicia, Mare Island,  Richmond, and San Quentin) to the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge on  the Oakland West Quadrangle.     (25) Then proceed west on the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge to  the San Francisco County shoreline on the San Francisco North  Quadrangle.     (26) Then proceed along the San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz  County shoreline (across the Quadrangles of San Francisco South, Montara  Mountain, Half Moon Bay, San Gregorio, Pigeon Point, Franklin Point, Ano  Nuevo and Davenport) to the place where Majors Creek flows into the  Pacific Ocean on the Santa Cruz Quadrangle.     (27) Then proceed northeasterly along Majors Creek to its  intersection with the 400 foot contour line on the Felton Quadrangle.     (28) Then proceed along the 400 foot contour line in a generally  easterly/northeasterly direction to its intersection with Bull Creek on  the Felton Quadrangle.     (29) Then proceed along Bull Creek to its intersection with Highway  9 on the Felton Quadrangle.     (30) Then proceed along Highway 9 in a northerly direction to its  intersection with Felton Empire Road.     (31) Then proceed along Felton Empire Road in a westerly direction  to its intersection with the 400 foot contour line on the Felton  Quadrangle.     (32) Then proceed along the 400 foot contour line (across the  Laurel, Soquel, Watsonville West and Loma Prieta Quadrangles) to its  intersection with Highway 152 on the Watsonville East Quadrangle.     (33) Then proceed along Highway 152 in a northeasterly direction to  its intersection with the 600 foot contour line just west of Bodfish  Creek on the Watsonville East Quadrangle.     (34) Then proceed in a generally east/southeasterly direction along  the 600 foot contour line (across the Mt. Madonna and Gilroy  Quadrangles), approximately 7.3 miles, to the first intersection of the  western section line of Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 4 East on  the Chittenden Quadrangle.     (35) Then proceed south along the section line approximately 1.9  miles to the south township line at Section 31, Township 11 South, Range  4 East on the Chittenden Quadrangle.     (36) Then proceed in an easterly direction along the township line  (across the San Felipe Quadrangle), approximately 12.4 miles to the  intersection of Township 11 South and Township 12 South and Range 5 East  and Range 6 East on the Three Sisters Quadrangle.     (37) Then proceed north along the Range 5 East and Range 6 East  range line approximately 5.5 miles to Pacheco Creek on the Pacheco Creek  Quadrangle.     (38) Then proceed northeast along Pacheco Creek approximately .5  mile to the beginning point. [T.D. ATF-407, 64 FR 3024, Jan. 20, 1999] Sec. 9.158  Mendocino Ridge.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Mendocino Ridge.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Mendocino Ridge viticultural area are four 1:62,500 scale  U.S.G.S. topographical maps. They are titled:     (1) Ornbaun Valley Quadrangle, California, 15 minute series  topographic map, 1960.     (2) Navarro Quadrangle, California, 15 minute series topographic  map, 1961.     (3) Point Arena Quadrangle, California, 15 minute series topographic  map, 1960.     (4) Boonville Quadrangle, California, 15 minute series topographic  map, 1959.     (c) Boundary. The Mendocino Ridge viticultural area is located  within Mendocino County, California. Within the boundary description  that follows, the viticultural area starts at the 1200 foot elevation  (contour line) and encompasses all areas at or above the 1200 foot  elevation line. The boundaries of the Mendocino Ridge viticultural area,  using landmarks and points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S.  maps, follow.     (1) Beginning at the Mendocino/Sonoma County line at the mouth of  the Gualala River, where the Gualala River empties into the Pacific Ocean, in section 27 of Township 11 North  (T11N), Range 5 West (R5W), located in the southeastern portion of  U.S.G.S. 15 minute series map, ``Point Arena, California;''     (2) Then following the Mendocino/Sonoma County line eastward to the  southeast corner of section 8 in T11N/R13W, on the U.S.G.S. 15 minute  map, ``Ornbaun Valley, California;''     (3) Then from the southeast corner of section 8 in T11N/R13W  directly north approximately 3+ miles to the southwest corner of section  9 in T12N/R13W;     (4) Then proceeding in a straight line in a northwesterly direction  to the southwestern corner of section 14 in T13N/R14W;     (5) Then directly north along the western line of section 14 in  T13N/R14W to a point on the western line of section 14 approximately \1/ 4\ from the top where the Anderson Valley viticultural area boundary  intersects the western line of section 14 in T13N/R14W;     (6) Then in a straight line, in a northwesterly direction, to the  intersection of an unnamed creek and the south section line of section  14, T14N/R15W, on the U.S.G.S. 15 minute series map, ``Boonville,  California;''     (7) Then in a westerly direction along the south section lines of  sections 14 and 15 in T14N/R15W to the southwest corner of section 15,  T14N/R15W, on the U.S.G.S. 15 minute series map, ``Navarro,  California;''     (8) Then in a northerly direction along the western section lines of  sections 15, 10, and 3 in T14N/R15W in a straight line to the  intersection of the Navarro River on the western section line of section  3 in T14N/R15W;     (9) Then in a northwesterly direction along the Navarro River to the  mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific Ocean in section 5 of  T15N/R17W;     (10) Then in a southern direction along the Mendocino County  coastline to the Mendocino/Sonoma County line to the beginning point at  the mouth of the Gualala River in section 27 of T11N/R15W, on the  U.S.G.S. 15 minute series map, ``Point Arena, California.'' [T.D. ATF-392, 62 FR 55516, Oct. 27, 1997] Sec. 9.159  Yorkville Highlands.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Yorkville Highlands.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Yorkville Highlands viticultural area are the following six  U.S.G.S. topographical maps (7.5 minute series, 1:24000 scale):     (1) ``Gube Mountain, Calif.,'' provisional edition 1991.     (2) ``Big Foot Mountain, Calif.,'' provisional edition 1991.     (3) ``Cloverdale, Calif.,'' 1960, photoinspected 1975.     (4) ``Ornbaun Valley Quadrangle, Calif.,'' provisional edition,  1991.     (5) ``Yorkville, Calif.,'' provisional edition, 1991.     (6) ``Hopland, Calif.,'' 1960, photoinspected 1975.     (c) Boundary. The Yorkville Highlands viticultural area is located  in Mendocino County, California. The boundary is as follows:     (1) The beginning point is Benchmark 680, located in Section 30, T.  12 N., R. 13 W., on the Ornbaum Valley quadrangle map;     (2) From the beginning point, the boundary proceeds in a straight  line in a northeasterly direction to a point intersecting the North Fork  of Robinson Creek and the Section 20, T. 13 N., R. 13 W.;     (3) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line in a southeasterly  direction to the summit of Sanel Mountain, located at the southeast  corner of Section 30, T. 13 N., R. 12 W., on the Yorkville quadrangle  map;     (4) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line in a southeasterly  direction until it reaches the southeast corner of Section 15, T. 12 N.,  R 11 W., on the Hopland quadrangle map;     (5) The boundary then proceeds south, following the eastern  boundaries of Sections 22 and 27, T. 12 N., R 11 W., until it reaches  the Mendocino-Sonoma County line on the Cloverdale quadrangle map;     (6) The boundary then follows the Mendocino-Sonoma county line west,  south and west until it reaches the southwest corner of Section 32, T.  12 N., R. 11 W.;     (7) The boundary then diverges from the county line and proceeds in  a northwesterly direction, traversing the Big Foot Mountain quadrangle  map, until it reaches the southwest corner of Section 5, T. 12 N., R. 13  W. on the Ornbaun Valley quadrangle map;     (8) The boundary proceeds in a straight line in a northerly  direction until it reaches the beginning point at Benchmark 680. [T.D. ATF-397, 63 FR 16904, Apr. 7, 1998] Sec. 9.160  Yountville.     (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this  section is ``Yountville.''     (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary  of the Yountville viticultural area are four 1:24,000 Scale U.S.G.S.  topography maps. They are titled:     (1) Napa, CA 1951 photorevised 1980     (2) Rutherford, CA 1951 photorevised 1968     (3) Sonoma, CA 1951 photorevised 1980     (4) Yountville, CA 1951 photorevised 1968     (c) Boundary. The Yountville viticultural area is located in the  State of California, entirely within the Napa Valley viticultural area.  The boundaries of the Yountville viticultural area, using landmarks and  points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps are as follows:     (1) Beginning on the Rutherford quadrangle map at the intersection  of the 500 foot contour line with an unnamed stream known locally as  Hopper Creek north of the center of Section 3, T6N, R5W, Mount Diablo  Meridan (MDM);     (2) Then along the unnamed stream (Hopper Creek) southeasterly, and  at the fork in Section 3, northeasterly along the stream to the point  where the stream intersects with an unnamed dirt road in the northwest  corner of Section 2, T6N, R5W, MDM;     (3) Then in a straight line to the light duty road to the immediate  northeast in Section 2, then along the light duty road in a  northeasterly direction to the point at which the road turns 90 degrees  to the left;     (4) Then northerly along the light duty road 625 feet, then  northeasterly (N 40 deg. by 43') in a straight line 1,350 feet, along  the northern property line of Assessor's Parcel Number 27-380-08, to  State Highway 29, then continuing in a straight line approximately 500  feet to the peak of the 320 plus foot hill along the western edge of the  Yountville hills;     (5) Then east to the second 300 foot contour line, then along said  contour line around the Yountville hills to the north to the point at  which the 300 foot line exits the Rutherford quadrangle for the second  time;     (6) Then, on the Yountville quadrangle map, in a straight line in a  northeasterly direction approximately N34 deg. by 30' E approximately  1,000 feet to the 90 degree bend in the unimproved dirt road shown on  the map, then along that road, which coincides with a fence line to the  intersection of Conn Creek and Rector Creek;     (7) Then along Rector Creek to the northeast past Silverado Trail to  the Rector Reservoir spillway entrance, then south approximately 100  feet to the 400 foot contour line, then southerly along the 400 foot  contour line approximately 4200 feet to the intersection with a gully in  section 30, T7N, R4W, MDM;     (8) Then southwesterly down the center of the gully approximately  800 feet to the medium duty road known as Silverado Trail, then  southeasterly along the Silverado Trail approximately 590 feet to the  medium duty road known locally Yountville Cross Road;     (9) Then southwesterly along the Yountville Cross Road (denoted as  GRANT BDY on the map) approximately 4,700 feet to the main branch of the  Napa River, then following the western boundary of the Stags Leap  District viticultural area, first southerly down the center of the Napa  River approximately 21,000 feet, then leaving the Napa River  northeasterly in a straight line approximately 900 feet to the  intersection of the Silverado Trail with an intermittent stream at the  60 foot contour line in T6N, R4W, MDM;     (10) Then along the Silverado Trail southerly approximately 3,200  feet, passing into the Napa quadrangle, to a point which is east of the  confluence of Dry Creek with the Napa River; then west approximately 600  feet to said confluence; then northwesterly along Dry Creek approximately 3,500 feet,  passing into the Yountville quadrangle to a fork in the creek; then  northwesterly along the north fork of Dry Creek approximately 5,700 feet  to the easterly end of the light duty road labeled Ragatz Lane;     (11) Then southwesterly along Ragatz Lane to the west side of State  Highway 29, then southerly along Highway 29 by 982 feet to the easterly  extension of the north line boundary of Napa County Assessor's parcel  number 034-170-015, then along the north line of APN 034-170-015 and its  extension westerly 3,550 feet to the dividing line Between R4W and R5W  on the Napa quadrangle, then southwesterly approximately 1000 feet to  the peak denoted as 564 (which is about 5,500 feet easterly of the  northwest corner of the Napa quadrangle); then southwesterly  approximately 4,000 feet to the peak northeast of the reservoir gauging  station denoted as 835;     (12) Then southwesterly approximately 1,500 feet to the reservoir  gauging station, then west to the 400 foot contour line on the west side  of Dry Creek, then northwesterly along the 400 foot contour line to the  point where the contour intersects the north line of Section 10. T6N,  R5W, MDM, immediately adjacent to Dry Creek on the Rutherford, CA map;     (13) Then northwesterly along Dry Creek approximately 6,500 feet to  BM503, then northeasterly approximately 3,000 feet to the peak denoted  as 1478, then southeasterly approximately 2,300 feet to the beginning of  the creek known locally as Hopper Creek, then southeasterly along Hopper  Creek approximately 2,300 feet to the point of beginning. [T.D. ATF-410, 64 FR 13513, Mar. 19, 1999]     Effective Date Note: By T.D. ATF-410, 64 FR 13513, Mar. 19, 1999,  Sec. 9.160 was added, effective May 18, 1999.

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