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of the Lime Kiln Valley viticultural area are two U.S.G.S. maps entitled:

(1) "Mount Harlan Quadrangle, California," 7.5 minute series; and

(2) "Paicines Quadrangle, California," 7.5 minute series.

(c) Boundaries. The Lime Kiln Valley viticultural area is located in San Benito County, California. From the beginning point at the intersection of Thompson Creek and Cienega Road, the boundary proceeds, in a straight line to the summit of an unnamed peak (1,288 feet) in the northwest quarter of Section 28, T.14 S./R.6 E.;

(1) Thence in a straight line from the summit of the unnamed peak (1,288 feet) to a point where it intersects the 1,400-foot contour line, by the elevation marker, in the southwest quarter of T.14 S./R.6 E, Section 28;

(2) Thence following the 1,400-foot contour line through the following sections; Sections 28, 29, and 30, T.14 S./R.6 E.; Section 25, T.14 S./R.5 E.; Sections 30, 19, 20, and returning to 19, T.14 S./R.6 E., to a point where the 1,400-foot contour line intersects with the section line between Sections 19 and 18, T.14 S./R.6 E.;

(3) Thence in a straight line to the Cienega School Building along Cienega Road;

(4) Thence along Cienega Road to the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-106, 47 FR 24296, June 4, 1982]

§ 9.28 Santa Maria Valley.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "Santa Maria Valley."

(b) Approved maps. The approved maps for the Santa Maria Valley are two U.S.G.S. maps entitled:

(1) "Santa Maria", N.I. 10-6, 9, series V 502, scale 1: 125,000; and

(2) "San Luis Obispo", N.I. 10-3, series V 502, scale 1: 125,000.

(c) Boundaries. The boundaries of the Santa Maria Valley viticultural area are located in portions of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, and are as follows:

(1) Beginning at a point east of Orcutt where Highway U.S. 101 and the unnamed road (known locally as Clark Road) intersects; Thence north

erly along U.S. 101 to a point where it intersects with Highway 166;

(2) Thence along Highway 166 in a general easterly direction to a point where Highway 166 intersects with the section line at the southwest section of Chimney Canyon;

(3) Thence in a straight, southerly, line to the summit of Los Coches Mountain (3016 feet);

(4) Thence in a straight, southeasterly, line to the summit of Bone Mountain (2822 feet);

(5) Thence in a straight, southsouthwesterly, line to the intersection of two unnamed roads (known locally as Alisos Canyon Road and Foxen Canyon Road) in Foxen Canyon at the elevation marker of 1116 feet;

(6) Thence along the unnamed road (known locally as Foxen Canyon Road) in a northwesterly direction to the community of Sisquoc; and

(7) Thence in a westerly direction along the unnamed road (known locally as Clark Road) to the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-89, 46 FR 39812, Aug. 5, 1981] § 9.29 Sonoma Valley.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "Sonoma Valley."

(b) Approved Maps. The maps showing the boundaries of the Sonoma Valley viticultural area are the:

(1) "Cuttings Wharf, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(2) "Petaluma Point, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(3) "Sears Point, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(4) "Petaluma River, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(5) "Glen Ellen, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(6) "Cotati, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(7) "Santa Rosa, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle;

(8) "Kenwood, Calif." USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle; and

(9) Appropriate Sonoma County tax assessor's maps showing the Sonoma County-Napa County line.

(c) Boundaries. The Sonoma Valley viticultural area is located within Sonoma County, California. From the

beginning point at the junction of Tolay Creek and San Pablo Bay, the boundary runs:

(1) Northerly along Tolay Creek to Highway 37;

(2) Westerly along Highway 37 to its junction with Highway 121;

(3) Northwesterly in a straight line to the peak of Wildcat Mountain;

(4) Northwesterly in a straight line to Sonoma Mountain to the horizontal control station at elevation 2,271 feet; (5) Northwesterly in a straight line to the peak of Taylor Mountain;

(6) Northeasterly in a straight line to the point at which Los Alamos Road joins Highway 12;

(7) Easterly in a straight line to the peak of Buzzard Peak;

(8) Easterly in a straight line to the peak of Mount Hood;

(9) Easterly in a straight line to an unnamed peak located on the Sonoma County-Napa County line and identified as having an elevation of 2,530 feet (This unnamed peak is located in the northeast quarter of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 6 West, Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian);

(10) Southerly along the Sonoma County-Napa County line to the point at which Sonoma Creek enters San Pablo Bay; and

(11) Southwesterly along the shore of San Pablo Bay to the beginning point.

(27 U.S.C. 205; 22 U.S.C. 2778; 26 U.S.C. 7602; 5 U.S.C. 301)

[T.D. ATF-96, 46 FR 59238, Dec. 4, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF-201, 50 FR 12533, Mar. 29, 1985]

§ 9.30 North Coast.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "North Coast."

(b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundaries of the North Coast viticultural area are three U.S.G.S. maps. They are entitled:

(1) "San Francisco, Cal.", scaled 1:250,000, edition of 1956, revised 1980; (2) "Santa Rosa, Cal.", scaled 1:250,000, edition of 1958, revised 1970; and

(3) "Ukiah, Cal.", scaled 1:250,000, edition of 1957, revised 1971.

(c) Boundaries. The North Coast viticultural area is located in Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties, California. The beginning point is found on the "Santa Rosa, California" U.S.G.S. map at the point where the Sonoma and Marin County boundary joins the Pacific Ocean.

(1) Then east and southeast following the boundary between Marin and Sonoma Counties to the point where Estero Americano/Americano Creek crosses State Highway 1 east of Valley Ford;

(2) Then southeast in a straight line for approximately 22.0 miles to the peak of Barnabe Mountain (elevation 1466 feet);

(3) Then southeast in a straight line for approximately 10.0 miles to the peak of Mount Tamalpais (western peak, elevation 2604 feet);

(4) Then northeast in a straight line for approximately 5.8 miles to the confluence of San Rafael Creek and San Rafael Bay in San Rafael;

(5) Then north and northeast following San Rafael Bay and San Pablo Bay to Sonoma Creek;

(6) Then north following Sonoma Creek to the boundary between Napa and Solano Counties;

(7) Then east and north following the boundary between Napa and Solano Counties to the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Jameson Canyon;

(8) Then east following the right-ofway of the Southern Pacific Railroad to the junction with the Southern Pacific in Suisun City;

(9) Then north in a straight line for approximately 5.5 miles to the extreme southeastern corner of Napa County;

(10) Then north following the boundary between Napa and Solano Counties to the Monticello Dam at the eastern end of Lake Berryessa;

(11) Then following the south and west shore of Lake Berryessa to Putah Creek;

(12) Then northwest following Putah Creek to the boundary between Napa and Lake Counties;

(13) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 11.4 miles to

the peak of Brushy Sky High Mountain (elevation 3196 feet);

(14) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 5.0 miles to Bally Peak (elevation 2288 feet);

(15) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 6.6 miles to the peak of Round Mountain;

(16) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 5.5 miles to Evans Peak;

(17) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 5.0 miles to Pinnacle Rock Lookout;

(18) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 8.0 miles to Youngs Peak (elevation 3683 feet);

(19) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 11.2 miles to the peak of Pine Mountain (elevation 4057 feet);

(20) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 12.1 miles to the peak of Sanhedrin Mountain (elevation 6175 feet);

(21) Then northwest in a straight line for approximately 9.4 miles to the peak of Brushy Mountain (elevation 4864 feet);

(22) Then southwest in a straight line for approximately 17.6 miles to the confluence of Redwood Creek and the Noyo River;

(23) Then west following the Noyo River to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean;

(24) Then southeast following the Pacific Ocean shoreline to the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-145, 48 FR 42977, Sept. 21, 1983]

§ 9.31 Santa Cruz Mountains.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "Santa Cruz Mountains."

(b) Approved maps. The 24 approved U.S.G.S. maps for determining the boundaries are 23 7.5 minute scale and one 5 x 11 minute scale.

(1) "Ano Nuevo Quadrangle, California";

(2) "Big Basin Quadrangle, California";

(3) "Castle Rock Ridge Quadrangle, California";

(4) "Cupertino Quadrangle, California";

(5) "Davenport Quadrangle, California-Santa Cruz County";

(6) "Felton Quadrangle, CaliforniaSanta Cruz County";

(7) "Franklin Point Quadrangle, California";

(8) "Half Moon Bay Quadrangle, California-San Mateo County";

(9) "La Honda Quadrangle, California- San Mateo County";

(10) "Laurel Quadrangle, California";

(11) "Loma Prieta Quadrangle, California";

(12) "Los Gatos Quadrangle, California"; Madonna Quadrangle,

(13) "Mt. California";

(14) "Mindego Hill Quadrangle, California";

(15) "Morgan Hill Quadrangle, California-Santa Clara County"; (16) "Palo Alto Quadrangle, California";

(17) "San Gregorio Quadrangle, California-San Mateo County";

(18) "San Mateo Quadrangle, California-San Mateo County";

(19) "Santa Teresa Hills Quadrangle-Santa Clara County";

(20) "Soquel Quadrangle, California-Santa Cruz County";

(21) “Watsonville East Quadrangle, California";

(22) "Watsonville West Quadrangle, California";

(23) "Woodside Quadrangle, California-San Mateo County"; and

(24) One 5 x 11 minute series map entitled: "Santa Cruz, California."

(c) Boundaries. The Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area is located in portions of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties, California.

(1) From the beginning point where Highway 92 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Half Moon Bay Quadrangle), the boundary line follows Highway 92, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where Highway 92 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (San Mateo Quadrangle);

(2) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where the 400foot contour line and Canada Road intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);

(3) Thence along Canada Road, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where Canada Road and High

way 280 intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);

(4) Thence along Highway 280, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where Highway 280 and 84 intersect (Palo Alto Quadrangle);

(5) Thence along Highway 84, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 84 and Mountain Home Road intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);

(6) Thence along Mountain Home Road, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where Mountain Home Road and Portola Road intersect (Palo Alto Quadrangle);

(7) Thence along Portola Road, beginning in a westerly direction, to a point where Portola Road and Highway 84 intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);

(8) Thence along Highway 84, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 84 and the 600foot contour line intersect (Woodside Quadrangle);

(9) Thence along the 600-foot contour line, beginning in a northeasterly direction, to a point where the 600foot contour line and Regnart Road intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(10) Thence along Regnart Road, beginning in a northeasterly direction, to a point where Regnart Road and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(11) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southerly direction, to a point where the 400-foot contour line and the north section line of Section 35, T. 6 S./R. 2 W, intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(12) Thence along the north section line of Sections 35 and 36, in an easterly direction, to a point where the section line and Highway 85 intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(13) Thence along Highway 85, in a southerly direction, to a point where Highway 85 and the southern section line of Section 36 intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(14) Thence along the section line, in a westerly direction, to a point where the section line and the 600-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(15) Thence along the 600-foot contour line, beginning in a southerly di

rection, to a point where the 600-foot contour line and Pierce Road intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(16) Thence along Pierce Road, in a southerly direction, to a point where Pierce Road and the 800-foot contour line intersect (Cupertino Quadrangle);

(17) Thence along the 800-foot line, beginning in a northwesterly direction, to a point where the 800-foot contour line and the east section line of Section 25, T. 10 S./R. 2 E., intersect (Mt. Madonna Quadrangle);

(18) Thence along the east section line, in a southerly direction, to a point where this section line and the 800-foot contour line intersect (Mt. Madonna Quadrangle);

(19) Thence along the 800-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, to a point where the 800foot contour line and Highway 152 intersect (Watsonville East Quadrangle);

(20) Thence along Highway 152, in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Highway 152 and the 400-foot contour line intersect (Watsonville East Quadrangle);

(21) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a northwesterly direction, to a point where the 400foot contour line and the Felton Empire Road intersect (Felton Quadrangle);

(22) Thence along Felton Empire Road, in an easterly direction, to a point where Felton Empire Road and Highway 9 intersect (Felton Quadrangle);

(23) Thence along Highway 9, in a southerly direction, to a point where Highway 9 and Bull Creek intersect (Felton Quadrangle);

(24) Thence along Bull Creek, beginning in a southwesterly direction, to a point where Bull Creek and the 400foot contour line intersect (Felton Quadrangle); and

(25) Thence along the 400-foot contour line, beginning in a southeasterly direction, back to the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-98, 46 FR 59240, Dec. 4, 1981]

§ 9.32 Los Carneros.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is "Los Carneros."

(b) Approved maps. The approved maps for the Carneros viticultural area are the following U.S.G.S. maps:

(1) "Sonoma Quadrangle, California," 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1951 (photorevised 1968).

(2) "Napa Quadrangle, CaliforniaNapa Co.,' 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1951 (photorevised 1968 and 1973).

(3) "Cuttings Wharf Quadrangle, California," 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1949 (photorevised photoinspected 1973).

1968;

(4) "Sears Point Quadrangle, California," 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1951 (photorevised 1968).

"Petaluma

River

(5) Quadrangle, California-Sonoma Co.," 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1954 (photorevised 1980).

(6) "Glen Ellen Quadrangle, California-Sonoma Co.," 7.5 minute series (topographic), 1954 (photorevised 1980).

(c) Boundaries. The boundaries of the Carneros viticultural area are located in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California, and are as follows:

(1) The point of beginning is the intersection of highway 12/121 and the Napa County-Sonoma County line, near the extreme southeast corner of the Sonoma Quadrangle map.

(2) From there, following the Napa County-Sonoma County line generally northwestward for about 1.6 miles to the summit of an unnamed hill with a marked elevation of 685 ft.

(3) From there in a straight line northeastward to the summit of Milliken Peak (743 ft.), located on the Napa Quadrangle map.

(4) From there due eastward to the 400 ft. contour line.

(5) Then following that contour line generally northwestward to Carneros Creek.

(6) Then following the same contour line generally southeastward to the range line R. 5 W./R. 4 W.

(7) Then continuing to follow the same contour line generally northward for about one mile, till reaching a point due west of the summit of an un

named hill having a marked elevation of 446 ft. (That hill is about .8 mile southwest of Browns Valley School.)

(8) From that point due eastward to the summit of that hill.

(9) From there in a straight line northeastward across Buhman Avenue to the summit of an unnamed hill having a marked elevation of 343 ft.

(10) From there due eastward to the Napa-Entre Napa land grant bounda

ry.

(11) Then northeastward along that land grant boundary to Browns Valley Road.

(12) Then eastward along Browns Valley Road to Highway 29.

(13) Then southward along Highway 29 to Imola Avenue.

(14) Then eastward along Imola Avenue to the Napa River.

(15) Then generally southward along the west bank of the Napa River to the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks

(16) Then generally westward and northwestward along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to their intersection with the township line T. 5 N./ T. 4 N. (on the Sears Point Quadrangle map).

(17) From there due westward to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks.

(18) Then generally southward along the Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks to Highway 37.

(19) The westward along Highway 37 to its intersection with Highway 121.

(20) From there northwestward in a straight line to the summit of Wildcat Mountain (682 ft.).

(21) From there northwestward, following a straight line toward the summit of Sonoma Mountain (2295 ft.-on the Glenn Ellen Quadrangle map) till reaching a point due west of the intersection of Lewis Creek with the 400-ft. contour line. (That point is about 4 miles southeast of Sonoma Mountain.)

(22) From that point due eastward to Lewis Creek.

(23) Then generally southeastward along Lewis Creek to Felder Creek.

(24) Then generally eastward along Felder Creek to Leveroni Road (on the Sonoma Quadrangle map).

(25) Then generally eastward along Leveroni Road to Napa Road.

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