Establishment of the Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District Viticultural Areas, 60954-60968 [2014-24169]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Dated: October 3, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DATES:
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB–2013–0009; T.D. TTB–125;
Ref: Notice No. 140]
RIN 1513–AB68
Establishment of the Adelaida District,
Creston District, El Pomar District,
Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso
Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles
Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow
Creek District, San Juan Creek, San
Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch,
and Templeton Gap District Viticultural
Areas
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
AGENCY:
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the
Adelaida District, Creston District, El
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella
District, Paso Robles Geneseo District,
Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso
Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan
Creek, San Miguel District, Santa
Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap
District viticultural areas within the
boundary of the existing Paso Robles
viticultural area in northern San Luis
Obispo County, California. The Paso
Robles viticultural area, in turn, is
located within the larger multicounty
Central Coast viticultural area. TTB
designates viticultural areas to allow
vintners to better describe the origin of
their wines and to allow consumers to
better identify wines they may
purchase.
SUMMARY:
This final rule is effective
November 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2014–24093 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street
NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005;
phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
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TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (FAA Act), 27
U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury to prescribe regulations
for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits,
and malt beverages. The FAA Act
provides that these regulations should,
among other things, prohibit consumer
deception and the use of misleading
statements on labels and ensure that
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labels provide the consumer with
adequate information as to the identity
and quality of the product. The Alcohol
and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
(TTB) administers the FAA Act
pursuant to section 1111(d) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002,
codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The
Secretary has delegated various
authorities through Treasury
Department Order 120–01 (Revised),
dated December 10, 2013, to the TTB
Administrator to perform the functions
and duties in the administration and
enforcement of this law.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR
part 4) authorizes the establishment of
definitive viticultural areas and the use
of their names as appellations of origin
on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets forth
standards for the preparation and
submission to TTB of petitions for the
establishment or modification of
American viticultural areas (AVAs) and
lists the approved AVAs.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i)) defines
a viticultural area for American wine as
a delimited grape-growing region having
distinguishing features, as described in
part 9 of the regulations, and a name
and a delineated boundary, as
established in part 9 of the regulations.
These designations allow vintners and
consumers to attribute a given quality,
reputation, or other characteristic of a
wine made from grapes grown in an area
to the wine’s geographic origin. The
establishment of AVAs allows vintners
to describe more accurately the origin of
their wines to consumers and helps
consumers to identify wines they may
purchase. Establishment of an AVA is
neither an approval nor an endorsement
by TTB of the wine produced in that
area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB
regulations outlines the procedure for
proposing an AVA and provides that
any interested party may petition TTB
to establish a grape-growing region as an
AVA. Section 9.12 of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR 9.12) prescribes the
standards for petitions for the
establishment of AVAs. Petitions to
establish an AVA must include the
following:
• Evidence that the area within the
proposed AVA boundary is nationally
or locally known by the AVA name
specified in the petition;
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• An explanation of the basis for
defining the boundary of the proposed
AVA;
• A narrative description of the
features of the proposed AVA that affect
viticulture, such as climate, geology,
soils, physical features, and elevation,
that make the proposed AVA distinctive
and distinguish it from adjacent areas
outside the proposed AVA boundary;
• The appropriate United States
Geological Survey (USGS) map(s)
showing the location of the proposed
AVA, with the boundary of the
proposed AVA clearly drawn thereon;
and
• A detailed narrative description of
the proposed AVA boundary based on
USGS map markings.
Adelaida District, Creston District, El
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella
District, Paso Robles Geneseo District,
Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso
Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan
Creek, San Miguel District, Santa
Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap
District Petitions
The Paso Robles Viticultural Area
Committee (PRVAC) petitioned TTB to
establish 11 new AVAs located entirely
within the existing Paso Robles AVA (27
CFR 9.84) in northern San Luis Obispo
County, California. The Paso Robles
viticultural area, in turn, is located
within the larger multicounty Central
Coast viticultural area (27 CFR 9.75).
The 11 proposed AVAs are Adelaida
District, Creston District, El Pomar
District, Paso Robles Estrella District,
Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso
Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles
Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek,
San Miguel District, Santa Margarita
Ranch, and Templeton Gap District. The
59 wine industry members who
constitute PRVAC cumulatively own or
manage over 10,000 acres of vineyards
within the 11 proposed AVAs.
The PRVAC proposal to establish the
11 new AVAs would not alter the
current boundary or size of the Paso
Robles AVA. According to the PRVAC,
some portions of the Paso Robles AVA
are not included in any of the 11
proposed AVAs because they are urban
areas, government-owned lands
unavailable for commercial viticulture,
or they contain little or no viticultural
activity due to environmental or
topographical factors.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
TTB published Notice No. 140 in the
Federal Register on September 20, 2013
(78 FR 58050), proposing to establish
the Adelaida District, Creston District,
El Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella
District, Paso Robles Geneseo District,
Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso
Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan
Creek, San Miguel District, Santa
Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap
District AVAs. In the notice, TTB
summarized the evidence from all 11
petitions regarding the name, boundary,
and distinguishing features of each
proposed AVA. The notice also
compared the distinguishing features of
each proposed AVA to the other
proposed AVAs, as well as to the
distinguishing features of the larger Paso
Robles and Central Coast AVAs within
which the 11 proposed AVAs are
located. The following table summarizes
the distinctive characteristics of the 11
proposed AVAs, the Paso Robles AVA,
and the Central Coast AVA. For a more
detailed description of the evidence
relating to the names, boundaries, and
distinguishing features of the 11
proposed AVAs, see Notice No. 140.
COMPARISON OF THE CENTRAL COAST AND PASO ROBLES VITICULTURAL AREAS TO THE ELEVEN PROPOSED
VITICULTURAL AREAS
Avg. annual
rainfall
(inches)
Viticultural area
Climate
Central Coast 2 .................
Maritime climate characterized by marine fog.
Maritime climate becoming more continental to
the east, with growing
degree-day Regions II,
III and IV.
Region II–III transitional
area with modest marine influence (light sea
breezes and little marine fog).
Paso Robles ....................
Proposed Adelaida District.
Proposed El Pomar District.
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Region III with modest
marine influence (moderate sea breezes and
marine fog).
Region II with pronounced marine influence (strong sea
breezes and heavy
marine fog).
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8–30
20–50
Soils both depositional
and residual derived
from sedimentary rock;
moderate depth.
25
30
Salinas River and tributary valleys, alluvial terraces, and surrounding
mountain slopes; 600–
2,400+ feet.
Santa Lucia Range high
mountain slopes grading to foothills; 900–
2200 feet.
11.5
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15
Proposed Creston District
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Old erosional plateau at
the base of the La
Panza Range; alluvial
terraces and fans of
Huerhuero Creek;
1,000–2,000 feet.
High, older terraces,
fans, and hills; 740–
1,600 feet.
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Shallow, bedrock residual
soils and patchy colluvial hillside soils from
middle member of
Monterey Formation
and older rocks; largely
calcareous soils.
Old, well developed terrace and hillside soils;
mix of granitic and sedimentary rocks.
Quaternary alluvial soils,
well developed loams
to clay loams, some
calcareous, with Monterey Formation sandstone and siltstone at
depth in some areas.
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COMPARISON OF THE CENTRAL COAST AND PASO ROBLES VITICULTURAL AREAS TO THE ELEVEN PROPOSED
VITICULTURAL AREAS—Continued
Viticultural area
Avg. annual
rainfall
(inches)
Climate
Region III with modest
marine influence.
Proposed Paso Robles
Geneseo District.
Region III–IV with modest
marine influence.
Proposed Paso Robles
Highlands District.
Topography
Soil
Quaternary alluvial soils
of diverse ages across
younger to older terraces, deep to moderate depth, with remnant patches of older
valley fill at highest elevations.
Old alluvial terrace and
residual hillside soils of
moderate depth with
cementation of the
gravelly Paso Robles
Formation and older
granites.
Deep, sometimes cemented alluvial soils;
old leached alkaline
soils common, with
younger sandy soils
along active steams.
12.5–15.5
35–40
Rolling plains of Estrella
River valley and terraces; 745–1819 feet.
13–14
20–25
Upfaulted hills through
old river terraces along
Huerhuero-La Panza
fault; 740–1,300 feet.
Region IV with little marine influence.
12
50+
Proposed Paso Robles
Willow Creek District.
Region II with pronounced marine influence.
24–30
20
Old Pliocene-Pleistocene
erosional surface
across the Simmler,
Monterey and Paso
Robles formations
below the La Panza
Range; 1,160–2,086
feet.
High elevation mountainous bedrock slopes
across a more erodible
member of the Monterey Formation; 960–
1,900 feet.
Proposed San Juan
Creek.
Region III–IV transition
with little marine influence.
10.4
35–40
Proposed San Miguel District.
Region III with little marine influence.
11.4
30–35
Proposed Santa Margarita
Ranch.
Region II with moderate
marine influence.
29
25
Proposed Templeton Gap
District.
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Proposed Paso Robles
Estrella District.
Diurnal
growing
season temp.
change 1
(degrees)
Region II with pronounced marine influence.
20
20
San Juan Creek younger
river valleys with alluvial terraces and fans
as a tributary to the
upper Estrella River;
980–1,600 feet.
Footslope of Santa Lucia
Range, with alluvial terraces of the Salinas
and Estrella rivers and
small recent alluvial
fans; 580–1,600 feet.
High, steep mountain
slopes of ancient Salinas River and upper
reaches of incised contemporary Salinas
River along the
Rinconada Fault; 900–
1,400 feet.
Santa Lucia Range
mountain slopes and
broad alluvial terraces;
elevations 700–1,800
feet.
1 The
Mostly bedrock (residual)
soils from the middle
and lower members of
the Monterey Formation, patches of alluvial
soil along streams,
largely calcareous,
loams to clay loams.
Well to moderately
drained, deep alluvial
soils, sandy loams to
loams to clay loams on
the highest, oldest terraces.
Deep, alluvial sandy
loams to loams to a
few clay loams (some
with clay pans) from
the river bottoms up
onto the higher terraces.
Deep alluvial soils derived from many
lithologies and varying
in texture, with patchy
residual soils on mountain slopes.
Broad alluvial terraces
and fans of Paso
Robles Creek and the
Salinas River over bedrock; alluvial soils of
shallow to moderate
depth and sandy to
silty to clay loams; calcareous in places.
growing season referenced herein is from April 1 to October 31 in a calendar year.
described in T.D. ATF–216, 50 FR 43130, October 24, 1985, the primary feature of the Central Coast AVA is a marine-influenced climate
characterized by marine fog.
2 As
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Comments Received in Response to
Notice No. 140
In Notice No. 140, TTB solicited
comments on the accuracy of the name,
boundary, climatic, and other required
information submitted in support of the
11 petitions. In addition, given the
proposed AVAs’ location within the
existing Paso Robles and Central Coast
AVAs, TTB solicited comments on
whether the evidence submitted in the
petitions regarding the distinguishing
features of the 11 proposed AVAs
sufficiently differentiates them from the
2 established AVAs. TTB also asked for
comments on whether the geographical
features of any of the 11 proposed AVAs
are so distinguishable from the
surrounding Paso Robles or Central
Coast AVAs that they should no longer
be part of those established AVAs.
Finally, TTB asked for comments
regarding whether portions of the Paso
Robles AVA that are not contained
within any of the 11 proposed AVAs
have been appropriately excluded from
the proposed AVAs or whether these
excluded areas should be incorporated
into any of the proposed AVAs. The
comment period closed on January 21,
2014.
In response to Notice No. 140, TTB
received 45 comments, 2 of which were
submitted by the same commenter and
subsequently withdrawn at his request,
making for a total of 43 comments.
Among the commenters were local
residents; local vineyard owners,
managers, and winery owners; wine
consumers; a real estate appraiser
specializing in the valuation of
vineyards and wineries in the Central
Coast AVA; a certified professional soil
scientist; a wine blogger; a wine retailer;
and a major wine producing company.
The comments are summarized below.
None of the comments addressed the
question of whether or not the 11
proposed AVAs are so distinguishable
from the existing Central Coast and Paso
Robles AVAs that they should no longer
be part of these 2 AVAs. Additionally,
TTB did not receive any comments in
response to the question of whether any
of the portions of the Paso Robles AVA
that were not included in any of the 11
proposed AVAs should be incorporated
into any of the proposed AVAs.
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Comments Supporting the 11 Proposed
AVAs
Thirty-five of the 43 comments
specifically supported the establishment
of the 11 proposed AVAs. Most of the
supporting comments stated that
establishing the smaller proposed
AVAs—each with its own unique
climate, soil, and terrain—will help
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consumers better understand the
diversity of climates, soils, and terrains
within the larger Paso Robles AVA, all
of which affect the characteristics of the
grapes grown in each region. Several
commenters appreciated the depth of
the 11 petitions, including a commenter
who stated that the petitions ‘‘accurately
reflect [the] intrinsic differences’’ of
each of the proposed AVAs (comment
14) and another commenter stated that
this action would result in ‘‘meaningful
sub-appellations’’ (comment 19). A
certified soil scientist stated that ‘‘the
proposal is well documented with
respect to the earth science and
environmental conditions within the 11
proposed viticultural areas’’ (comment
17). One local vineyard owner
(comment 7) noted that people who may
be concerned that the 11 proposed
AVAs would diminish the marketing
value of the existing Paso Robles AVA
name should remember that California
has a conjunctive labeling law relating
to the Paso Robles AVA. That law will
require any label using one of the 11
proposed AVAs as an appellation of
origin on its wine labels to also use the
Paso Robles AVA name, unless the AVA
name includes the term ‘‘Paso Robles.’’
Comments Opposing the 11 Proposed
AVAs
Four comments opposed the
establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs
(comments 1, 6, 8, and 11). These
commenters included a local grapegrower, a local winemaker, and two
individuals who did not list any
affiliation. Most of the opposing
comments stated that the Paso Robles
AVA as a whole does not contain
enough unique regions to justify 11 new
AVAs within it, and that the proposed
boundaries were ‘‘meaningless and
arbitrary’’ (comment 1) and ‘‘determined
for self-serving reasons’’ (comment 8).
Another comment (comment 6) stated
that there are already too many AVAs in
the country and not enough ‘‘high
quality wineries’’ in each of the 11
proposed AVAs to warrant their
establishment. One of the comments
(comment 8) also opposed the 11
proposed AVAs because ‘‘many
vineyards were not personally notified
of such a proposal.’’
After careful review of the 11
petitions to establish the proposed
AVAs, TTB has determined that each of
the petitions contained enough evidence
to distinguish each of the proposed
AVAs from each other and from the
surrounding Paso Robles AVA. TTB also
notes that none of the four commenters
who opposed the establishment of the
proposed AVAs provided any evidence
to support their claims that the
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boundaries are arbitrary or that the
features of the proposed AVAs do not
distinguish them from the surrounding
regions and each other.
With regard to the comment that there
are too many established AVAs, TTB
notes that it does not have regulations
limiting the total number of AVAs that
may be established. Under 27 CFR 9.12,
any member of the public may petition
TTB to designate a grape-growing region
as an AVA, provided that the petition
includes evidence showing that the
proposed AVA is known by its proposed
name and showing that the proposed
AVA has features affecting viticulture,
such as climate, topography, geology, or
soils, which distinguish it from the
surrounding areas.
With regard to the comment
concerning the quality of the wines
produced within the 11 proposed AVAs,
TTB notes that establishment of an AVA
is neither an approval nor an
endorsement by TTB of the wine
produced in that area. Although some
AVA petitions may include descriptions
of awards and recognitions received by
vintners within the proposed AVA, TTB
does not require AVA petitions to
include evidence of the quality of wines
produced in the area, nor do any such
quality claims play a role in
determining whether or not TTB
designates the area as an AVA. TTB
designates AVAs in order to allow
vintners to better describe the origin of
their wines and to allow consumers to
better identify wines they may
purchase. Any benefit derived from the
use of an AVA name, as well as any
attribution of quality, reputation, or
characteristic of the wine, would be the
result of a proprietor’s efforts and
consumer acceptance of wines from that
AVA.
With regard to the comment stating
that vineyard owners were not
personally notified of the proposals
contained in Notice No. 140, TTB notes
that no Federal law or regulation
requires agencies to individually notify
all possibly-affected businesses or
persons of the publication of a proposed
regulation. However, in order to notify
the public at large of its proposed
regulations and to solicit comments on
them, TTB publishes all of its notices of
proposed rulemaking, such as Notice
No. 140, in the Federal Register, as
required by the Administrative
Procedure Act (see 5 U.S.C. 553). TTB
also notes that the use of an AVA name
on a wine label is not a regulatory
mandate; rather its use is entirely
voluntary. The establishment of an AVA
does not obligate winemakers to use that
AVA as an appellation of origin on their
wine labels, nor are grape growers
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required to market their grapes as being
grown within that AVA.
Proposed Boundary Changes
Two commenters requested changes
to certain portions of the proposed AVA
boundaries described in Notice No. 140.
The owner of AmByth Estate vineyard
stated that he believes his property is
within the proposed El Pomar District
AVA but has more features in common
with the proposed Templeton Gap
District AVA (comment 9). The
commenter provided a satellite photo
showing the location of his property
between Lupine Lane and Redondo
Road, which places his property entirely
within the proposed El Pomar District
AVA near the shared boundary with the
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA.
The commenter stated that the soils
within his property are Linne Calodo
soils, and that the breezes shift late in
the morning to flow from the Templeton
Gap and over the ridge into his
vineyard. Finally, the commenter stated
that his property receives the same
amount of rainfall and has the same
temperatures as the proposed
Templeton Gap District AVA. However,
the commenter did not provide any
empirical evidence to support his
claims of similar soil, wind patterns,
rainfall, and temperature, nor did he
provide any evidence that the
‘‘Templeton Gap District’’ name is
associated with the region of his
property.
The second comment was from the
owner of Lime Ridge Vineyards
(comment 15). The commenter stated
that his vineyard is split between two
parcels on opposite sides of State Route
41. The southeastern boundary of the
proposed El Pomar District AVA follows
State Route 41, which places one of his
vineyard parcels within the proposed
AVA and leaves the other parcel
outside, within the Paso Robles AVA.
The commenter requested that the
boundary of the proposed El Pomar
District AVA be redrawn to incorporate
his entire vineyard. The commenter
provided an agricultural preserve
contract to show that his entire property
was within the El Pomar Agricultural
Preserve, which also includes the
proposed El Pomar District AVA. The
commenter also provided a soil survey
map, a San Luis Obispo County rainfall
map, and a topographic map as
evidence that the soils, precipitation,
and elevations within his property are
identical to those of the proposed AVA.
In response to the two requests, the
PRVAC submitted their own comment
(comment 45). In its comment, the
PRVAC stated that it has no objection to
the request to modify the proposed El
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Pomar District AVA boundary to
include the entire Lime Ridge Vineyard
property, as the evidence provided by
the vineyard owner indicates the
physical characteristics of his property
are consistent with those of the
proposed El Pomar District AVA and
that the ‘‘El Pomar District’’ name
applies to the region of his property.
However, the PRVAC does not
support modifying the proposed
Templeton Gap District AVA boundary
to include the AmByth Estate vineyard,
as the characteristics of the vineyard are
different from those of the proposed
AVA. The PRVAC included a statement
from Dr. Deborah Elliot-Fisk, a
geography professor emeritus of the
University of California–Davis, who
provided PRVAC with the report on the
distinguishing features of the Paso
Robles AVA that became the basis for its
11 proposed AVA petitions, including
the proposed Templeton Gap District
and El Pomar District AVAs. In her
statement, Dr. Elliot-Fisk wrote that the
elevations within the AmByth Estate
vineyard are lower than those of the
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA,
and that wind conditions within the
vineyard would be different from the
proposed AVA because the property is
on the lee side of the ridgeline that
forms the proposed boundary. Dr. ElliotFisk concluded that, in her scientific
opinion, the conditions in the AmByth
Estate vineyard are more similar to
those of the proposed El Pomar District
AVA, in which it currently sits, than
those of the proposed Templeton Gap
District AVA.
After reviewing the comments and
evidence submitted by both vineyard
owners as well as the comment from the
PRVAC and the statement from Dr.
Elliot-Fisk, TTB has determined that the
owner of the Lime Ridge Vineyard
provided adequate evidence that his
property should be entirely included
within the proposed El Pomar District
AVA. Accordingly, TTB is modifying
the boundaries of the proposed El
Pomar District AVA. The modification
will increase the size of the 21,300-acre
proposed El Pomar District AVA by
approximately 130 acres, including 10
acres of vineyards.
TTB also has determined that the
owner of the AmByth Estate vineyard
did not provide adequate evidence to
support modifying the boundary of the
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA,
particularly in light of the statement by
Dr. Elliot-Fisk that the terrain and winds
of the proposed AVA are not consistent
with those of the vineyard owner’s
property. Section 9.12 of the TTB
regulations requires persons who wish
to expand an AVA to submit evidence
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that the proposed expansion area has
essentially the same distinguishing
features as the original AVA.
Additionally, evidence must be
submitted showing that the name of the
AVA applies to the proposed expansion
area. The owner of the AmByth Estate
stated that the soils and climate of his
property are more similar to the
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA
than to the proposed El Pomar District
AVA. However, he did not provide any
empirical evidence to support his
claims, such as a soil map or climate
data. Additionally, the owner did not
provide any evidence that his property
is known more by the ‘‘Templeton Gap
District’’ name than the ‘‘El Pomar
District’’ name. As a result, TTB is not
modifying the boundary of the proposed
Templeton Gap District AVA.
Terms of Viticultural Significance
Bronco Wine Company (‘‘Bronco’’)
submitted a comment in response to
Notice No. 140 (comment 43). In its
comment, Bronco stated that it takes no
position regarding whether or not the 11
proposed AVAs should be established.
However, Bronco does support TTB’s
proposal to designate ‘‘Paso Robles
Estrella District’’ and ‘‘Paso Robles
Estrella’’ as terms of viticultural
significance, but not to designate
‘‘Estrella,’’ standing alone, as a term of
viticultural significance. Bronco states
that the company uses the trade name
‘‘Estrella River Winery’’ and the brand
name ‘‘Estrella’’ on several of its wines.
If TTB were also to designate the word
‘‘Estrella,’’ standing alone, as a term of
viticultural significance, Bronco states
that the company would no longer be
able to use the brand or trade name
because the wines do not meet the
requirements to use ‘‘Paso Robles
Estrella District’’ as an appellation of
origin.
TTB agrees that the word ‘‘Estrella,’’
standing alone, should not be
designated as a term of viticultural
significance due to the potential for
consumer confusion based on the
multiple locations in the United States
and other countries that are known as
‘‘Estrella.’’ TTB also agrees that
designating ‘‘Estrella,’’ standing alone,
as a term of viticultural significance
would affect numerous wine producers
who use the word ‘‘Estrella’’ in a brand
name or trade name. Therefore, TTB is
only designating ‘‘Paso Robles Estrella
District’’ and ‘‘Paso Robles Estrella’’ as
terms of viticultural significance, as
proposed in Notice No. 140.
Technical Corrections
One of the 35 comments in support of
the establishment of the 11 proposed
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AVAs also requested an amendment to
the wording of the proposed boundary
descriptions for the proposed El Pomar
District and Paso Robles Geneseo AVAs
(comment 44). The commenter stated
that the road identified as ‘‘Branbrit
Road’’ in paragraphs (c)(10) and (c)(11)
of the proposed Paso Robles Geneseo
District AVA regulatory text and
paragraphs (c)(14) and (c)(15) of the
proposed El Pomar District AVA
regulatory text is not actually Branbrit
Road but is instead an unpaved private
driveway located approximately 429
feet east of Old Ford Road. The
commenter requested that TTB change
the proposed boundary descriptions to
refer to ‘‘an unpaved private driveway
east of Old Fort Road,’’ in order to more
accurately describe the boundary of the
proposed AVAs.
The PRVAC submitted a comment
(comment 45) that, among other things,
noted technical errors in the boundary
descriptions of several of the proposed
AVAs. The comment pointed out that
the same road was misidentified as
‘‘Branbrit Road’’ in the proposed El
Pomar District AVA and Paso Robles
Geneseo District AVA boundaries, as
discussed in the previous paragraph.
The PRVAC also noted minor errors in
the distances listed in paragraphs (c)(11)
and (c)(18) of the proposed Creston
District AVA regulatory text, paragraph
(c)(9) of the proposed Paso Robles
Highlands District AVA regulatory text,
and paragraph (c)(8) of the proposed
Templeton Gap District AVA regulatory
text, as well as a typographical error in
paragraph (c)(10) of the proposed San
Juan Creek AVA regulatory text. Finally,
the PRVAC believed that minor changes
made by TTB to paragraph (c)(9) of the
proposed El Pomar District AVA
boundary description resulted in a small
overlap with the proposed Paso Robles
Geneseo District AVA in the vicinity of
Creston Road and Grand Canyon Road.
After further review, TTB agrees with
the commenters. In an attempt to
identify as many of the roads by name
as possible, TTB incorrectly identified a
private driveway as ‘‘Branbrit Road.’’
The regulatory text of this final rule
correctly identifies the road in question
as a private driveway and not as a
named road. This correction does not
change the intended location of this
portion of the concurrent El Pomar
District–Paso Robles Geneseo District
boundary. Additionally, TTB is
deferring to PRVAC on the distances
described in the proposed regulatory
text and has made those changes in this
final rule. Finally, TTB agrees that the
roads used in paragraph (c)(9) of
boundary description for the proposed
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inadvertent overlap with the proposed
Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA. As a
result, TTB has amended the El Pomar
District AVA boundary to follow
Creston Drive all the way to the marked
telephone line near an unmarked lightduty road known locally as Golden Hill
Road, instead of following Creston Drive
to Grand Canyon Drive and then
following Grand Canyon Drive to the
marked telephone line. None of these
technical changes significantly increases
or decreases the size of any of the
proposed AVAs.
TTB Determination
After careful review of the petition
and the comments received in response
to Notice No. 140, TTB finds that the
evidence provided by the petitioner
supports the establishment of the 11
proposed AVAs. Accordingly, under the
authority of the FAA Act, section
1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, and part 4 of the TTB regulations,
TTB establishes the ‘‘Adelaida District,’’
‘‘Creston District,’’ ‘‘El Pomar District,’’
‘‘Paso Robles Estrella District,’’ ‘‘Paso
Robles Geneseo District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles
Highlands District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles
Willow Creek District,’’ ‘‘San Juan
Creek,’’ ‘‘San Miguel District,’’ ‘‘Santa
Margarita Ranch,’’ and ‘‘Templeton Gap
District’’ AVAs within the existing Paso
Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo County,
California, effective 30 days from the
publication date of this document. TTB
is also modifying the boundary of the
‘‘El Pomar District’’ AVA to include the
Lime Ridge Vineyard and is making
several minor technical corrections to
the regulatory text, as previously
discussed.
TTB has also determined that, based
on the evidence included in the petition
and summarized in the table earlier in
this document, each of the 11 AVAs
shares enough general characteristics
with both the Paso Robles and Central
Coast AVAs to remain part of both
AVAs.
Boundary Description
See the narrative description of each
of the boundaries of the 11 AVAs in the
regulatory text published at the end of
this final rule.
Maps
The petitioner provided the required
maps, and they are listed below in the
regulatory text.
Impact on Current Wine Labels
Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits
any label reference on a wine that
indicates or implies an origin other than
the wine’s true place of origin. For a
wine to be labeled with an AVA name
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or with a brand name that includes an
AVA name, at least 85 percent of the
wine must be derived from grapes
grown within the area represented by
that name, and the wine must meet the
other conditions listed in § 4.25(e)(3) of
the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(3)).
If the wine is not eligible for labeling
with an AVA name and that name
appears in the brand name, then the
label is not in compliance, and the
bottler must change the brand name and
obtain approval of a new label.
Similarly, if the AVA name appears in
another reference on the label in a
misleading manner, the bottler must
obtain approval of a new label. Different
rules apply if a wine has a brand name
containing an AVA name that was used
as a brand name on a label approved
before July 7, 1986. See § 4.39(i)(2) of
the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(2))
for details.
With the establishment of these 11
AVAs, their full names––‘‘Adelaida
District,’’ ‘‘Creston District,’’ ‘‘El Pomar
District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Estrella
District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Geneseo
District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Highlands
District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Willow Creek
District,’’ ‘‘San Juan Creek,’’ ‘‘San
Miguel District,’’ ‘‘Santa Margarita
Ranch,’’ and ‘‘Templeton Gap
District’’—will be recognized names of
viticultural significance under
§ 4.39(i)(3) of the TTB regulations (27
CFR 4.39(i)(3)). Additionally, TTB has
also determined that the terms ‘‘Paso
Robles Estrella’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Geneseo’’
and ‘‘Paso Robles Highlands,’’ standing
alone, have viticultural significance in
relation to the ‘‘Paso Robles Estrella
District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles Geneseo
District,’’ and ‘‘Paso Robles Highlands
District’’ AVAs respectively. The text of
the regulations clarifies this point. Once
this final rule becomes effective, wine
bottlers using any of the 11 full AVA
names, or ‘‘Paso Robles Estrella’’
standing alone, ‘‘Paso Robles Geneseo’’
standing alone, or ‘‘Paso Robles
Highlands’’ standing alone, in a brand
name, including a trademark, or in
another label reference as to the origin
of the wine, will have to ensure that the
product is eligible to use the AVA name
as an appellation of origin.
The establishment of these 11 AVAs
will not affect any existing AVA. The
establishment of the 11 AVAs will allow
vintners to use ‘‘Adelaida District,’’
‘‘Creston District,’’ ‘‘El Pomar District,’’
‘‘Paso Robles Estrella District,’’ ‘‘Paso
Robles Geneseo District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles
Highlands District,’’ ‘‘Paso Robles
Willow Creek District,’’ ‘‘San Juan
Creek,’’ ‘‘San Miguel District,’’ ‘‘Santa
Margarita Ranch,’’ or ‘‘Templeton Gap
District’’ as an appellation of origin for
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wines made from grapes grown within
the respective AVA, if the wines meet
the eligibility requirements for the
appellation. Additionally, since all 11 of
these new AVAs are located within the
existing Paso Robles AVA, which, in
turn, is located within the existing
Central Coast AVA, vintners may use
‘‘Paso Robles’’ or ‘‘Central Coast’’ as an
appellation of origin for wines made
from grapes grown within any of the 11
AVAs, if the wines meet the eligibility
requirements for the appellation.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
TTB certifies that this regulation will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. The regulation imposes no new
reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit
derived from the use of an AVA name
would be the result of a proprietor’s
efforts and consumer acceptance of
wines from that area. Therefore, no
regulatory flexibility analysis is
required.
Executive Order 12866
It has been determined that this rule
is not a significant regulatory action as
defined by Executive Order 12866 of
September 30, 1993. Therefore, no
regulatory assessment is required.
Drafting Information
Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations
and Rulings Division drafted this final
rule.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
The Regulatory Amendment
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, TTB amends title 27, chapter
I, part 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as
follows:
PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL
AREAS
1. The authority citation for part 9
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C—Approved American
Viticultural Areas
2. Subpart C is amended by adding
§§ 9.238 through 9.248 to read as
follows:
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§ 9.238
Adelaida District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is
‘‘Adelaida District.’’ For purposes of
part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Adelaida
District’’ is a term of viticultural
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(b) Approved maps. The six United
States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to
determine the boundary of the Adelaida
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(2) Templeton, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(3) York Mountain, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(4) Cypress Mountain, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(5) Lime Mountain, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979; and
(6) Adelaida, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1978.
(c) Boundary. The Adelaida District
viticultural area is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Adelaida District
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso
Robles map at the point where an
unnamed light-duty road locally known
as Wellsona Road crosses the main
channel of the Salinas River, section 4,
T26S/R12E. From the beginning point,
proceed southerly (upstream) along the
main channel of the Salinas River
approximately 3.4 miles to the river’s
first intersection with the city of Paso
Robles Corporate Boundary line, T26S/
R12E; then
(2) Proceed westerly and then
southerly along the meandering city of
Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line,
crossing onto the Templeton map, to the
boundary line’s intersection with
Peachy Canyon Road, T26S/R12E; then
(3) Proceed westerly on Peachy
Canyon Road approximately 2.6 miles,
crossing to and from the Paso Robles
map, to the road’s intersection with an
unnamed intermittent stream at the
1,100-foot elevation line near the center
of section 36, T26S/R11; then
(4) Proceed south-southeasterly
(downstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 1.2
miles to the stream’s intersection with
the R11E/R12E common boundary line,
section 1, T27S/R11E; then
(5) Proceed south along the R11E/
R12E common boundary line
approximately 0.15 mile to the line’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Kiler Canyon
Road, section 1, T27S/R11E; then
(6) Proceed westerly on the light-duty
and then unimproved Kiler Canyon
Road approximately 4 miles, crossing
onto the York Mountain map, to the
road’s intersection with Summit Canyon
Road (locally known as Peachy Canyon
Road), section 33, T26S/R11E; then
(7) Proceed southwesterly on Summit
Canyon Road (locally known as Peachy
Canyon Road) approximately 3.5 miles
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to the road’s intersection with Willow
Creek Road (locally known as Vineyard
Drive), T27S/R11E; then
(8) Proceed southerly on Willow
Creek Road (locally known as Vineyard
Drive) approximately 0.4 mile to the
road’s intersection with Dover Canyon
Road, T27S/R11E; then
(9) Proceed westerly on Dover Canyon
Road approximately 2.8 miles to the
road’s intersection with an intermittent
stream and an unnamed jeep trail in
Dover Canyon, section 14, T27S/R10E;
then
(10) Proceed west-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 5.7 miles,
crossing onto the Cypress Mountain
map, to the R9E/R10E common
boundary line at the northwest corner of
section 6, T27S/R10E; then
(11) Proceed north along the R9E/
R10E common boundary line
approximately 6.5 miles, crossing onto
the Lime Mountain map, to the line’s
intersection with the second unnamed
intermittent stream that crosses the
western boundary line of section 31,
T25S/R10E; then
(12) Proceed easterly in a straight line
approximately 0.45 mile to a marked
1,165-foot peak in section 31, T25S/
R10E, and then continue easterly in a
straight line approximately 0.8 mile to
the marked 1,135-foot peak in section
32, T25S/R10E; then
(13) Proceed due east-northeasterly in
a straight line approximately 0.3 mile to
the line’s intersection with Dip Creek,
section 32, T25S/R10E; then
(14) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly along Dip Creek approximately
6 miles, crossing onto the Adelaida
map, to the creek’s intersection with
San Miguel Road (locally known as
Chimney Rock Road), section 13, T26S/
R10E; then
(15) Proceed easterly on San Miguel
Road (locally known as Chimney Rock
Road, then Nacimiento Lake Drive, then
Godfrey Road, and then San Marcos
Road) approximately 8.6 miles, crossing
onto the Paso Robles map, to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Wellsona Road,
section 6, T26S/R12E; then
(16) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly on Wellsona Road
approximately 2.0 miles, returning to
the beginning point.
§ 9.239
Creston District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is
‘‘Creston District.’’ For purposes of part
4 of this chapter, ‘‘Creston District’’ is a
term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The five United
States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to
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determine the boundary of the Creston
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised
1980;
(2) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961;
(3) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
(4) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995; and
(5) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965,
revised 1993.
(c) Boundary. The Creston District
viticultural area is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Creston District
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is located on
the Creston map along the common
boundary line of the Huerhuero Land
Grant and section 34, T27S/R13E, at the
eastern-most intersection of State Route
41 and an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as Cripple Creek Road.
From the beginning point, proceed
northerly on Cripple Creek Road
approximately 1 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light duty
road locally known as El Pomar Drive
(at BM 1052), section 27, T27S/R13E;
then
(2) Proceed northeasterly in a straight
line approximately 0.75 mile to the
unnamed 1,142-foot elevation point,
T27S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed north in a straight line
approximately 1.2 miles to the line’s
intersection with an unnamed light duty
road locally known as Creston Road at
the southwest corner of section 14,
T27S/R13E; then
(4) Proceed east on Creston Road
approximately 0.35 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road known locally as Geneseo Road (at
BM 1014), T27S/R13E; then
(5) Proceed north-northwesterly on
Geneseo Road approximately 0.7 mile to
the road’s intersection with a jeep trail
(locally known as Rancho Verano Place)
and the western boundary line of
section 14, T27S/R13E; then
(6) Proceed due east in a straight line
approximately 0.2 mile to the line’s
intersection with the Huerhuero Land
Grant boundary line, section 14, T27S/
R13E; then
(7) Proceed north-northeasterly along
the Huerhuero Land Grant boundary
line approximately 0.7 mile to the land
grant’s northern-most point, and then
continue east-southeasterly along the
land grant’s boundary line
approximately 0.4 mile to the line’s
intersection with the northern boundary
line of section 14, T27S/R13E; then
(8) Proceed east approximately 1.3
miles along the northern boundary lines
of sections 14 and 13, T27S/R13E, and
continue east approximately 0.25 mile
along the northern boundary line of
section 18, T27S/R14E, to the T-
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intersection of two unnamed
unimproved roads; then
(9) Proceed east-southeasterly on the
generally east-west unnamed
unimproved road approximately 0.85
mile, crossing onto the Shedd Canyon
map, to the road’s intersection with the
eastern boundary line of section 18,
T27S/R14E; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 1.2 miles to
the 1,641-foot elevation point located at
the southeast corner of section 17,
T27S/R14E; then
(11) Proceed southeasterly
approximately 0.55 mile in a straight
line to BM 1533 (located beside Creston
Shandon Road (State Route 41)) and
continue southeasterly in a straight line
approximately 1.8 miles to the 1,607
elevation point near the western
boundary line of section 27, T27S/R14E;
then
(12) Proceed east-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 1.1 miles to
the 1.579-foot elevation point at the
southeast corner of section 27, T27S/
R14E; then
(13) Proceed east approximately 1.9
miles along the northern boundary lines
of sections 35 and 36, T27S/R14E, to the
section 36 boundary line’s intersection
with Indian Creek; then
(14) Proceed southerly (upstream)
along Indian Creek approximately 5.3
miles in straight-line distance, crossing
onto the Wilson Corner map, to the
creek’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as La
Panza Road, section 20, T28S/R15E;
then
(15) Proceed southeasterly on La
Panza Road approximately 0.15 mile to
the road’s intersection with State Route
58 at Wilson Corner, section 29, T28S/
R15E; then
(16) Proceed easterly on State Route
58 approximately 1.4 miles, crossing
onto the Camatta Ranch map, to the
road’s intersection with the eastern
boundary line of section 28, T28S/R15E;
then
(17) Proceed south approximately 1.5
miles along the eastern boundary lines
of sections 28 and 33, T28S/R15E, to the
T28S/T29S common boundary line at
the southeast corner of section 33,
T28S/15E; then
(18) Proceed west along the T28S/
T29S common boundary line
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing over
the Wilson Corner map and onto the
Santa Margarita map, to the boundary
line’s intersection with the Middle
Branch of Huerhuero Creek, section 31,
T28S/R14E; then
(19) Proceed north-northwesterly
(downstream) along the Middle Branch
of Huerhuero Creek approximately 2.3
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miles in straight-line distance to the
creek’s intersection with the southern
boundary line of section 24, T28S/R13E;
then
(20) Proceed west along the southern
boundary line of section 24, T28S/R13E,
approximately 0.45 mile to that
section’s southwestern corner; then
(21) Proceed north along the western
boundary line of section 24, T28S/R13E,
approximately 1.0 mile to the boundary
line’s intersection with an unnamed
unimproved road at the section’s
northwestern corner; then
(22) Proceed northwesterly on the
unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.7 mile to the road’s
intersection with State Route 229 near
BM 1138, section 14, T28S/R13E; then
(23) Proceed northeasterly on State
Route 229 approximately 0.2 mile to the
road’s intersection with the Huerhuero
Land Grant boundary line, section 14,
T28S/R13E; then
(24) Proceed north-northwesterly
along the boundary of the Huerhuero
Land Grant approximately 3 miles,
crossing onto the Creston map and
returning to the beginning point.
§ 9.240
El Pomar District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘El
Pomar District.’’ For purposes of part 4
of this chapter, ‘‘El Pomar District’’ is a
term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The two United
States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to
determine the boundary of the El Pomar
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Templeton, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979; and
(2) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised
1980.
(c) Boundary. The El Pomar District
viticultural area is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the El Pomar District
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the
southeastern portion of the Templeton
map at the intersection of State Route 41
and an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as Homestead Road, eastnortheast of Atascadero within the
Asuncion Land Grant. From the
beginning point, proceed northnorthwesterly on Homestead Road
approximately 1.1 miles to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as South El Pomar
Road, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(2) Proceed north-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.8 mile to
the 1,452-foot elevation point, and
continue north-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.3 mile to
an unnamed peak above the 1,440-foot
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elevation line (marked on the map by a
triangle), Asuncion Land Grant; then
(3) Proceed northeasterly in a straight
line approximately 0.3 mile to the
1,344-foot elevation point, Asuncion
Land Grant; then
(4) Proceed northerly in a series of
straight lines, totaling approximately 1.4
miles, through the 1,338-foot and 1,329foot elevation points to the intersection
of two unnamed light-duty roads locally
known as El Pomar Drive and Hollyhock
Lane in the Santa Ysabel Land Grant,
T27S/R12E; then
(5) Proceed north-northwesterly on
Hollyhock Lane approximately 1 mile to
the road’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Neal
Springs Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant;
then
(6) Proceed west on Neal Springs
Road approximately 0.4 mile to the
road’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as South
River Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant;
then
(7) Proceed northwesterly and then
northerly on South River Road
approximately 2.8 miles to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Charolais Road
(0.1 mile north of a marked windmill),
Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(8) Proceed east-southeasterly on
Charolais Road approximately 1.4 miles
to the road’s intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known
as Creston Road, Santa Ysabel Land
Grant; then
(9) Proceed north and then westnorthwesterly on Creston Road
approximately 1.9 miles to the road’s
intersection with a marked telephone
line (approximately 1.3 miles due east
of U.S. Route 101) in the Santa Ysabel
Land Grant, T26/R12E; then
(10) Proceed easterly in a straight line
approximately 2 miles, crossing onto the
Creston map, to the line’s intersection
with the point where the R12E/R13E
common boundary line crosses
Huerhuero Creek, western boundary
line of section 31, T26S/R13E; then
(11) Proceed southeasterly (upstream)
along Huerhuero Creek approximately
2.4 miles to the creek’s first confluence
with an unnamed intermittent stream in
the northwest quadrant of section 8,
T27S/R13E; then
(12) Proceed southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 1.4 miles to
the 1,255-foot elevation point in the
northwest quadrant of section 16, T27S/
R13E; then
(13) Proceed easterly in a straight line
approximately 0.75 mile to an unnamed
peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line
(marked on the map with a triangle),
section 16, T27S/R13E; then
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(14) Proceed east-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 0.6 mile to
the 1,342-foot elevation point in section
15, T27S/R13E, and then continue eastsoutheasterly in a straight line
approximately 0.6 mile to the northern
end of a marked, unnamed light-duty
road (locally known as a private
driveway located approximately 430
feet east of Old Ford Road), section 15,
T27S/R13E; then
(15) Proceed south on the marked,
unnamed light-duty road (locally known
as a private driveway located
approximately 430 feet east of Old Ford
Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the
road’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as
Creston Road, section 15, T27S/R13E;
then
(16) Proceed east on Creston Road
approximately 0.2 mile to the road’s
intersection with northeast corner of
section 22, T27S/R13E; then
(17) Proceed southerly in a straight
line approximately 1.2 miles to the
1,142 elevation point in the Huerhuero
Land Grant (0.1 mile south of a pipe
line), T27S/R13E; then
(18) Proceed southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.75 mile to
BM 1052 located at the intersection of
two unnamed light-duty roads locally
known locally as El Pomar Drive and
Cripple Creek Road, section 27, T27S/
R13E; then
(19) Proceed south on Cripple Creek
Road approximately 1.0 mile to the
road’s eastern-most intersection with
State Route 41, section 34, T27S/R13E;
then
(20) Proceed southwesterly on State
Route 41 approximately 0.5 mile to the
marked 1,128-foot elevation point,
section 3, T28S/R13E; then
(21) Proceed south-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.1 miles to
the southeast corner of section 4, T28S/
R13E; then
(22) Proceed east along the southern
boundary of section 4 approximately
0.75 mile to the section line’s
intersection with State Route 41; then
(23) Proceed southwesterly on State
Route 41 approximately 4.5 miles,
crossing onto the Templeton map and
returning to the beginning point.
§ 9.241
Paso Robles Estrella District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Paso
Robles Estrella District.’’ For purposes
of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Paso Robles
Estrella District’’ and ‘‘Paso Robles
Estrella’’ are terms of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The five United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
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boundary of the Paso Robles Estrella
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(2) San Miguel, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(3) Ranchito Canyon, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1976;
(4) Estrella, Calif., 1948, photorevised
1979; and
(5) Shandon, Calif., 1961.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles
Estrella District is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Paso Robles Estrella
District is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso
Robles map at the confluence of San
Jacinto Creek and the Estrella River,
section 26, T25S/R12E. From the
beginning point, proceed northnortheasterly (upstream) along San
Jacinto Creek approximately 6.5 miles,
crossing onto the San Miguel map, to
the creek’s intersection with the San
Luis Obispo County–Monterey County
boundary line, northern boundary of
section 1, T25S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed east along the San Luis
Obispo County–Monterey County
boundary line approximately 2.4 miles,
crossing onto the Ranchito Canyon map,
to the county line’s intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known
as Ranchita Canyon Road, northern
boundary of section 4, T25S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed east-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 4.5 miles to
the 1,819-foot elevation point in the
northwestern quadrant of section 18,
T25S/R14E; then
(4) Proceed southeasterly in a straight
line approximately 1.6 miles, crossing
over the northeastern corner of the
Estrella map and then onto the Shandon
map, to the 1,614-foot elevation point in
the northwestern quadrant of section 20,
T25S/R14E; then
(5) Proceed southeasterly in a straight
line approximately 1.05 miles to the
1,601-foot elevation point in the
northeastern quadrant of section 29,
T25S/R14E; then
(6) Proceed east-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 2.2 miles to
the 1,562-foot elevation point, section
34, T25S/R14E; then
(7) Proceed south-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 3 miles to
the 1,481-foot ‘‘Estrella’’ elevation point,
section 14, T26S/R14E; then
(8) Proceed southwesterly in a straight
line approximately 0.95 mile to the
intersection of the eastern boundary line
of section 15, T26S/R14E, and U.S. 446/
State Route 41 (now known as State
Route 46); then
(9) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary lines of sections 15 and 22,
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approximately 0.55 mile, to the
intersection of the section 22 boundary
line and the unnamed intermittent
stream that flows from Shedd Canyon,
section 22, T26S/R14E; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly and then
southerly (upstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream located within
Shedd Canyon approximately 1.9 miles
to the stream’s intersection with the
southern boundary line of section 26,
T26S/R14E; then
(11) Proceed west along the southern
boundary lines of sections 26, 27 and
28, T26S/R14E, approximately 1.9 miles
to the section 28 boundary line’s
intersection with an unnamed
unimproved road located between the
1,220- and 1,240-foot contour lines,
section 28, T26S/R14E; then
(12) Proceed southwesterly along the
unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.4 miles to a fork and
then continue on the westerly fork of
the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.3 miles to the 1,385foot elevation point, section 32, T26S/
R14E; then
(13) Proceed west-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.6 miles,
crossing onto the Estrella map, to the
line’s intersection with an unnamed
unimproved road and the southern
boundary of section 30, T26R/R14E;
then
(14) Proceed northerly along the
unnamed unimproved road
approximately 2.0 miles to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road known locally as River Grove Drive
in Whitley Gardens, T26S/R14E; then
(15) Proceed westerly in a straight line
less than 0.1 mile to the intersection of
the western boundary line of section 19,
T26S/R14E and State Route 46, and then
continue west on State Route 46
approximately 2.1 miles to the
southwest corner of section 14, T26S/
R13E; then
(16) Proceed west along the southern
boundary lines of sections 14, 15, 16,
17, and 18 (largely concurrent with
State Route 46) approximately 4 miles to
the southwest corner of section 18,
T26S/R13E; then
(17) Proceed southwest in a straight
line approximately 1.45 miles, crossing
onto the Paso Robles map, to the line’s
intersection with State Route 46 at the
southwestern corner of section 24,
T26S/R12E; then
(18) Proceed west on State Route 46
approximately 2.4 miles to the road’s
intersection with the Salinas River at
the city of Paso Robles, T26S/R12E; then
(19) Proceed northerly (downstream)
along the main channel of the Salinas
River approximately 5.2 miles in
straight-line distance to the river’s
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intersection with the northern boundary
line of section 33, T25S/R12E; then
(20) Proceed east along the northern
boundary lines of sections 33, 34, and
35, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.8 miles
to the intersection of the section 35
boundary line with the Estrella River;
then
(21) Proceed northerly (downstream)
along the main channel of the Estrella
River approximately 0.7 mile, returning
to the beginning point.
§ 9.242
Paso Robles Geneseo District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Paso
Robles Geneseo District.’’ For purposes
of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Paso Robles
Geneseo District’’ and ‘‘Paso Robles
Geneseo’’ are terms of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The four United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the Paso Robles Geneseo
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(2) Estrella Calif., 1948; photorevised
1979;
(3) Creston, Calif., 1948; photorevised
1980; and
(4) Templeton, Calif., 1948;
photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles
Geneseo District is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Paso Robles Geneseo
District is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso
Robles map at the intersection of State
Route 46 and Golden Hill Road at the
northwest corner of section 26, T26S/
R12E. From the beginning point,
proceed east on State Route 46 for 1
mile to the southwest corner of section
24, T26S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed northeast in a straight line
approximately 1.45 miles, crossing onto
the Estrella map, to the northwest
corner of section 19, T26S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed east along the northern
boundary lines of sections 19 and 20,
T26S/R13E, to the section 20 boundary
line’s intersection with State Route 46
and then continue east on State Route
46 to the road’s intersection with the
eastern boundary line of section 24,
T26S/R13E; then
(4) Proceed easterly in a straight line
less than 0.1 mile to the intersection of
an unnamed light duty road locally
known as River Grove Drive and an
unnamed unimproved road in Whitley
Gardens, section 19, T26S/R14E; then
(5) Proceed south on the unnamed
unimproved road approximately 2 miles
to the road’s intersection with the
southern boundary line of section 30,
T26S/R14E; then
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(6) Proceed west-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.9 miles,
crossing onto the Creston map, to the
intersection of an unnamed light duty
road locally known as Geneseo Road
and an unnamed unimproved road
locally known as Dry Canyon Road (just
east of a windmill within Dry Canyon),
section 35, T26S/R13E; then
(7) Proceed south on Geneseo Road
approximately 1 mile to the road’s
intersection with the eastern boundary
line of section 3, T27S/R13E (near BM
1200); then
(8) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary lines of sections 3, 10, and 15,
T27S/R13E, approximately 1.9 miles to
the first intersection of the section 15
eastern boundary line with the
unnamed light-duty road locally known
as Geneseo Road, section 15, T27S/
R13E; then
(9) Proceed south-southeasterly on
Geneseo Road approximately 0.85 mile
to the road’s intersection with an
unnamed light duty road locally known
as Creston Road, Huerhuero Land Grant,
T27S/R13E; then
(10) Proceed west on Creston Road 0.5
mile to the road’s intersection with a
marked, unnamed light-duty road
(locally known as a private driveway
located approximately 430 feet east of
Old Ford Road), southern boundary of
section 15, T27S/R13E; then
(11) Proceed north on the marked,
unnamed light-duty road (locally known
as a private driveway located
approximately 430 feet east of Old Ford
Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the
road’s end, section 15, T27S/R13E; then
(12) Proceed west-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.6 mile to
the 1,342 foot elevation point in section
15, T27S/R13E, and then continue westnorthwesterly in a straight line
approximately 0.6 mile to an unnamed
peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line
(marked on the map with a triangle),
section 16, T27S/R13E; then
(13) Proceed westerly in a straight line
approximately 0.75 mile to the 1,255foot elevation point in the northwest
quadrant of section 16, T27S/R13E; then
(14) Proceed northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.4 miles to
the confluence of Huerhuero Creek and
an unnamed intermittent stream in the
northwest quadrant of section 8, T27S/
R13E; then
(15) Proceed northwesterly
(downstream) along Huerhuero Creek
approximately 2.4 miles to the creek’s
intersection with the R12E/R13E
common boundary line, section 31,
T26S/R13E; then
(16) Proceed westerly in a straight line
approximately 2.3 miles, crossing onto
the Templeton map, to the line’s
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intersection with the junction of a
marked telephone line and an unnamed
light duty road locally known as Creston
Road (approximately 1.3 miles due east
of U.S. Route 101 in the Santa Ysabel
Land Grant, T26S/R12E; then
(17) Proceed west on Creston Road
approximately 0.05 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Rolling Hills
Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(18) Proceed north on Rolling Hills
Road, crossing onto the Paso Robles
map (where a portion of Rolling Hills
Road is labeled Golden Hill Road), and
continue north on Rolling Hills Road
and then Golden Hill Road (a total
distance of approximately 1.5 miles),
returning to the beginning point.
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§ 9.243
Paso Robles Highlands District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Paso
Robles Highlands District.’’ For
purposes of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Paso
Robles Highlands District’’ and ‘‘Paso
Robles Highlands’’ are terms of
viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the Paso Robles Highlands
District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995;
(2) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
(3) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961,
revised 1993;
(4) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961,
revised 1993;
(5) Holland Canyon, Calif., 1961,
revised 1993; and
(6) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles
Highlands District viticultural area is
located in San Luis Obispo County,
California. The boundary of the Paso
Robles Highlands District viticultural
area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the
Camatta Ranch map along the T28S/
T29S common boundary line (also
concurrent with the northern boundary
line of the Los Padres National Forest)
at the southwest corner of section 34,
T28S/R15E. From the beginning point,
proceed north along the western
boundary lines of sections 34 and 27,
T28S/R15E, approximately 1.5 miles to
the section 27 boundary line’s
intersection with State Route 58; then
(2) Proceed west on State Route 58
approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto
the Wilson Corner map, to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road known locally as La Panza Road at
Wilson Corner, section 29, T28S/R15E;
then
(3) Proceed northwest on the
unnamed light-duty road known locally
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as La Panza Road approximately 0.15
mile to the road’s intersection with
Indian Creek, section 20, T28S/R15E;
then
(4) Proceed north-northwesterly
(downstream) along the meandering
Indian Creek approximately 8.5 miles in
straight-line distance, crossing onto the
Shedd Canyon map, to the creek’s
intersection with the northern boundary
line of section 13, T27S/R14E, within
Shedd Canyon; then
(5) Proceed east approximately 6.2
miles along the northern boundary line
of section 13, T27S/R14E, and the
northern boundary lines of sections 18,
17, 16, 15, 14, and 13, T27S/R15E,
crossing onto the Camatta Canyon map,
to the intersection of the northern
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R15E,
with the 1,200-foot elevation line on the
western edge of the San Juan Valley;
then
(6) Proceed southerly then easterly
along the 1,200-foot elevation line to the
elevation line’s first intersection with
the eastern boundary line of section 13,
T27S/R15E; then
(7) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R15E,
approximately 0.2 mile to the section 13
boundary line’s second intersection
with an unnamed unimproved road;
then
(8) Proceed southeasterly on the
unnamed unimproved road
approximately 3 miles as it follows the
southwestern edge of the San Juan
Valley to the road’s intersection with
the eastern boundary line of section 29,
T27S/R16E; then
(9) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary line of section 29, T27S/R16E,
approximately 0.3 mile to the section
line’s intersection with the 1,300-foot
elevation line; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly along the
1,300-foot elevation line approximately
3.7 miles as it follows the southwestern
edge of the San Juan Valley, crossing
onto the Holland Canyon map, to the
elevation line’s first intersection with
the eastern boundary line of section 3,
T28S/R16E; then
(11) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary line of section 3, T28S/R16E,
approximately 0.55 mile to the section
boundary line’s fifth intersection with
the 1,300-foot elevation line (northwest
of Pear Tree Spring); then
(12) Proceed southeasterly along the
1,300-foot elevation line approximately
1.3 miles to the elevation line’s
intersection with an unnamed tributary
of San Juan Creek (approximately 0.35
mile east of the 1,686-foot San Juan
peak), section 11, T28S/R16E; then
(13) Proceed southerly in a straight
line approximately 0.6 mile, crossing
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onto the La Panza Ranch map, to the
northwestern corner of section 13,
T28S/R16E; then
(14) Proceed east along the northern
boundary line of section 13, T28S/R16E,
approximately 0.7 mile to the section
boundary line’s intersection with an
unnamed unimproved road; then
(15) Proceed south-southeasterly on
the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.85 mile to the road’s
intersection with the eastern boundary
line of section 13, T28S/R16E, which is
concurrent with the R16E/R17E
common boundary line; then
(16) Proceed south along the R16E/
R17E common boundary line
approximately 3.35 miles to the
southeast corner of section 36, T28S/
R16E, which is concurrent with the
eastern-most intersection of the R16E/
R17E and T28S/T29S common
boundary lines; then
(17) Proceed west along the T28S/
R29S common boundary line
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing onto
the Camatta Ranch map, returning to the
beginning point.
§ 9.244
Paso Robles Willow Creek District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Paso
Robles Willow Creek District.’’ For
purposes of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Paso
Robles Willow Creek District’’ is a term
of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The three United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the Paso Robles Willow
Creek District viticultural area are titled:
(1) York Mountain, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(2) Templeton, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979; and
(3) Paso Robles, Calif. 1948,
photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Willow
Creek District is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Paso Robles Willow
Creek District is as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the York
Mountain map at the intersection of
Summit Canyon Road (locally known as
Peachy Canyon Road), and an unnamed
unimproved road locally known as Kiler
Canyon Road, section 33, T26S/R11E.
From the beginning point, proceed
southerly and then southwesterly on
Summit Canyon Road (locally known as
Peachy Canyon Road) approximately 3.3
miles to the road’s intersection with
Willow Canyon Road (locally known as
Vineyard Drive), Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(2) Proceed southerly on Willow
Creek Road (locally known as Vineyard
Drive) approximately 0.35 mile to its
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intersection with Dover Canyon Road;
then
(3) Proceed westerly then southerly
on Dover Canyon Road approximately 1
mile to the road’s intersection with the
common boundary line of section 18,
T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(4) Proceed east, south, and southeast
along the Paso de Robles Land Grant
Boundary line approximately 1.9 miles
to the fourth crossing of an unnamed
intermittent tributary of Jack Creek by
the common boundary line of section
20, T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(5) Proceed northerly (downstream)
along the unnamed intermittent
tributary of Jack Creek approximately
0.15 mile to the tributary’s confluence
with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(6) Proceed southeasterly
(downstream) along Jack Creek
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Jack Creek Road
(near BM 920), Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(7) Proceed northeasterly and then
east-southeasterly along Jack Creek Road
approximately 1 mile to the road’s
intersection with State Route 46; then
(8) Proceed east on State Route 46
approximately 0.15 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Hidden Valley
Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(9) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly on Hidden Valley Road
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto
the Templeton map, to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Vineyard Drive,
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(10) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive
approximately 0.85 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as S. Bethel Road,
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(11) Proceed north-northeasterly on S.
Bethel Road and then N. Bethel Road
approximately 1.7 miles to the road’s
fifth intersection with an unnamed
intermittent stream, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(12) Proceed westerly (upstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
and then the stream’s middle branch
approximately 1.1 miles to the marked
end of the stream, and then continue
due west in a straight line
approximately 0.05 mile to State Route
46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(13) Proceed northeasterly on State
Route 46 (Cayucos Road) approximately
0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
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(14) Proceed due north in a straight
line to the southeast corner of section
12, T27S/R11E, and continue north
along the eastern boundary line of
section 12, a total of approximately 1.1
miles, to the section boundary line’s
intersection with a light-duty road
locally known as Live Oak Road; then
(15) Proceed easterly on Live Oak
Road approximately 0.2 mile to the
road’s intersection with an unnamed
intermittent stream, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(16) Proceed northwesterly (upstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern
boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E;
then
(17) Proceed north along the eastern
boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E,
to the section’s northeast corner, and
then proceed east along the southern
boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E,
a total of approximately 1.3 miles, to the
intersection of the section 6 boundary
line with an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as Arbor Road; then
(18) Proceed south-southeasterly on
Arbor Road approximately 0.35 mile to
the road’s first intersection with an
unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(19) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly (downstream) along the
unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 1.4 miles to the stream’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road known locally as S. Vine Street,
just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46
interchange, Paso de Robles Land Grant;
then
(20) Proceed northerly along S. Vine
Street (which generally parallels U.S.
101) approximately 1.8 miles to the
street’s intersection with the marked
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line (concurrent with the locally-known
intersection of S. Vine and 1st Streets),
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(21) Proceed west, north, west, and
north again along the marked city of
Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line
approximately 1 mile to the boundary
line’s junction with the intersection of
an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as Merry Hill Road and Peachy
Canyon Road, Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(22) Proceed westerly on Peachy
Canyon Road approximately 2.6 miles,
crossing to and from the Paso Robles
map, to the road’s intersection with an
unnamed intermittent stream near the
center of section 36, T26S/R11E; then
(23) Proceed south-southeasterly
(downstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 1.2
miles to the stream’s intersection with
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the eastern boundary line of section 1,
T27S/R11E; then
(24) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary line of section 1, T27S/R11E,
approximately 0.15 mile to the line’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Kiler Canyon
Road, section 1, T27S/R11E; then
(25) Proceed westerly on Kiler Canyon
Road approximately 3.7 miles, crossing
onto the York Mountain map, returning
to the beginning point.
§ 9.245
San Juan Creek.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘San
Juan Creek.’’ For purposes of part 4 of
this chapter, ‘‘San Juan Creek’’ is a term
of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the San Juan Creek
viticultural area are titled:
(1) Cholame, Calif., 1961, revised
1993;
(2) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961,
revised 1993;
(3) Holland Canyon, Calif. 1961,
revised 1993;
(4) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995;
(5) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961,
revised 1993; and
(6) Shandon, Calif., 1961, revised
1993.
(c) Boundary. The San Juan Creek
viticultural area is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the San Juan Creek
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the
Cholame map in the Shandon Valley at
the intersection of State Route 41 and
San Juan Road, northern boundary of
section 21, T26S/R15E. From the
beginning point on the Cholame map,
and crossing onto the Camatta Canyon
map and then the Holland Canyon map,
proceed south and then southeasterly
approximately 16 miles along the
eastern edge of the Shandon Valley and
then the San Juan Valley by following
San Juan Road (also locally known in
places as Shandon San Juan Road,
Camatti-Shandon Road, Bitterwater
Canyon Road, and then San Juan Road
again), passing the San Juan Ranch
(where to road is marked as
unimproved), to the road’s intersection
with the San Luis Obispo–Kern County
boundary line at the eastern boundary
line of section 12, T28S/R16E, which is
also concurrent with the R16E/R17E
common boundary line; then
(2) Proceed south along the R16E/
R17E common boundary line
approximately 1.3 miles, crossing onto
the La Panza Ranch map, to the
boundary line’s intersection with an
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unnamed unimproved road locally
known as Navajo Creek Road,
immediately south of the 1,340-foot
elevation line, section 13, T28S/R16E;
then
(3) Proceed north-northwesterly on
Navajo Creek Road to the road’s
intersection with the southern boundary
line of section 12, T28S/R16E; then
(4) Proceed west along the southern
boundary line of section 12, T28S/R16E,
approximately 0.7 mile to the section’s
southwestern corner; then
(5) Proceed northerly in a straight line
approximately 0.6 mile, crossing onto
the Holland Canyon map, to the
intersection of the 1,300-foot elevation
line and an unnamed tributary of San
Juan Creek (approximately 0.35 mile
east of the 1,686-foot San Juan peak), in
section 11, T28S/R16E; then
(6) Proceed northwesterly along the
1,300-foot elevation line approximately
1.3 miles to the line’s first intersection
with the western boundary line of
section 2, T28S/R16E, northwest of Pear
Tree Spring; then
(7) Proceed north along the western
boundary line of section 2
approximately 0.55 to the section
boundary line’s last intersection with
the 1,300-foot elevation line, near the
northwestern corner of section 2, T28S/
R16E; then
(8) Proceed northwesterly along the
meandering 1,300-foot elevation line
approximately 3.7 miles, crossing onto
the Camatta Canyon map, to the
elevation line’s intersection with the
western boundary line of section 28,
T27S/R16E; then
(9) Proceed north along the western
boundary line of section 28
approximately 0.15 mile to the section
boundary line’s intersection with an
unnamed unimproved road, section 28,
T27S/R16E; then
(10) Proceed northwesterly on the
unnamed unimproved road
approximately 3 miles as it follows the
southwestern edge of the San Juan
Valley to the road’s intersection with
western boundary line of section 18,
T27S/R16E; then
(11) Proceed north along the western
boundary line of section 18, T27S/R16E,
approximately 0.2 mile to the section
boundary line’s intersection with 1,200foot elevation line, section 18, T27S/
R16E; then
(12) Proceed westerly then northerly
along the 1,200-foot elevation line to the
elevation line’s intersection with the
southern boundary of section 12, T27S/
R15E; then
(13) Proceed west approximately 6.4
miles along the southern boundary lines
of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, T27S/
R15E, crossing onto the Shedd Canyon
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map, and continue west along the
southern boundary lines of sections 12
and 11, T27S/R14E, to the intersection
of the southern boundary line of section
11 with an unnamed unimproved road
locally known as Shedd Canyon Road
(within Shedd Canyon 0.1 mile west of
State Route 41); then
(14) Proceed northerly on Shedd
Canyon Road approximately 3.2 miles,
crossing onto the Shandon map, to the
road’s intersection with the southern
boundary line of section 26, T26S/R14E;
then
(15) Proceed west along the southern
boundary line of section 26, T26S/R14E,
to the boundary line’s intersection with
the unnamed intermittent stream
located within Shedd Canyon; then
(16) Proceed northerly along the
unnamed intermittent stream located
within Shedd Canyon approximately 1.8
miles to the stream’s intersection with
the western boundary line of section 23,
T26S/R14E; then
(17) Proceed north along the western
boundary lines of sections 23 and 14,
T26S/R14E, approximately 0.6 mile to
the section 14 boundary line’s
intersection with State Route 46; then
(18) Proceed northeasterly in a
straight line approximately 0.95 mile to
the 1,481-foot ‘‘Estrella’’ elevation point,
section 14, T26S/R14E; then
(19) Proceed north-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.25 miles to
the line’s intersection with 1,300-foot
elevation line and the northern
boundary line of section 11, T26S/R14E;
then
(20) Proceed east along northern
section boundary lines of sections 11
and 12, T26S/R14E, and the northern
boundary lines of sections 7, 8, 9, and
10, T26S/R15E, approximately 5.9 miles
in total distance and crossing onto the
Cholame map, to the northeast corner of
section 10, T26S/R15E (adjacent to State
Routes 41/46); then
(21) Proceed south along the eastern
boundary line of section 10, T26S/R15E,
approximately 1 mile to the section’s
southeast corner; then
(22) Proceed west-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.8 miles,
returning to the beginning point.
§ 9.246
San Miguel District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘San
Miguel District.’’ For purposes of part 4
of this chapter, ‘‘San Miguel District’’ is
a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The three United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the San Miguel District
viticultural area are titled:
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(1) San Miguel, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979;
(2) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979; and
(3) Adelaida, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1978.
(c) Boundary. The San Miguel District
is located in San Luis Obispo County,
California. The boundary of the San
Miguel District is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the San
Miguel map at the intersection of U.S.
Highway 101 and the San Luis Obispo–
Monterey County boundary line, section
1, T25S/R11E. From the beginning
point, proceed east along the San Luis
Obispo-Monterey County line
approximately 5.9 miles to the county
line’s intersection with San Jacinto
Creek, section 1, T25S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed south-southwesterly
(downstream) along San Jacinto Creek
for approximately 6.5 miles, crossing on
to the Paso Robles map, to the creek’s
confluence with the Estrella River,
section 26, T25S/R12E; then
(3) Proceed southerly (upstream) 0.7
mile along the main channel of the
Estrella River to the river’s intersection
with the southern boundary line of
section 26, T25S/R12E; then
(4) Proceed west along the southern
boundary lines of sections 26, 27, and
28, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.85
miles to the section 28 boundary line’s
intersection with the Salinas River; then
(5) Proceed southerly (upstream)
along the main channel of the Salinas
River approximately 1.6 miles to the
river’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as
Wellsona Road, section 4, T26S/R12E;
then
(6) Proceed west then northwesterly
on Wellsona Road approximately 2
miles to the road’s intersection with San
Miguel Road (locally known as San
Marcos Road), section 6, T26S/R12E;
then
(7) Proceed west-southwesterly on
San Miguel Road (locally known as San
Marcos Road) approximately 2.6 miles,
crossing onto the Adelaida map, to the
road’s intersection with the eastern
boundary line of the Camp Roberts
Military Reservation (approximately 400
feet east of the road’s intersection with
Generals Road), section 2, T26S/R11E;
then
(8) Proceed northerly along the
meandering eastern boundary line of the
Camp Roberts Military Reservation
(approximately 6.3 miles in straight line
distance), crossing onto the San Miguel
map, to the intersection of the military
reservation’s boundary line with U.S.
Highway 101 near the northeast corner
of section 7, T25S/R12E; then
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§ 9.247
Santa Margarita Ranch.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is ‘‘Santa
Margarita Ranch.’’ For purposes of part
4 of this chapter, ‘‘Santa Margarita
Ranch’’ is a term of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The four United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch
viticultural area are titled:
(1) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965,
revised 1993;
(2) Lopez Mountain, CA, 1995;
(3) San Luis Obispo, CA, 1995; and
(4) Atascadero, CA, 1995.
(c) Boundary. The Santa Margarita
Ranch is located in San Luis Obispo
County, California. The boundary of the
Santa Margarita Ranch is as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the
Santa Margarita map at the intersection
of the northern boundary line of section
10, T29S/R13E, and the Salinas River.
From the beginning point, proceed
southerly (upstream) along the
meandering Salinas River
approximately 7.9 miles, crossing onto
the Lopez Mountain map, to the river’s
intersection with the R13E/R14E
boundary line, which coincides with the
eastern boundary line of section 36,
T29S/R13E; then
(2) Proceed south along the R13E/
R14E boundary line approximately 3.2
miles to the boundary line’s first
intersection with the Los Padres
National Forest boundary line, section
13, T30S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed northwesterly along the
Los Padres National Forest boundary
line approximately 4 miles to the Forest
boundary line’s intersection with the
T29S/T30S boundary line, near the
northwest corner of section 3, T30S/
R13E; then
(4) Proceed west along the Los Padres
National Forest boundary line and then
the T29S/T30S boundary line
approximately 2 miles to the southwest
corner of section 32, T29S/R13E; then
(5) Proceed north along the western
boundary line of section 32, T29S/R13E,
and then the Los Padres National Forest
boundary line to northwest corner of
section 32 where the Forest boundary
line makes a 90 degree turn to the west;
then
(6) Proceed west along the Los Padres
National Forest boundary line
approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto
the San Luis Obispo map, to the point
where the Los Padres National Forest
boundary line first dips to the south and
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is no longer concurrent with the
northern boundary line of section 36,
T29S/R12E; then
(7) Proceed north-northwesterly in a
straight line approximately 2.25 miles,
crossing onto the Atascadero map, to the
western-most intersection of the 1,400foot elevation line with the northern
boundary line of section 23, T29S/R12E;
then
(8) Proceed west along the northern
boundary line of section 23, T29S/R12E,
approximately 0.6 mile to the section’s
northeast corner; then
(9) Proceed east along the western
boundary line of section 13, T29S/R12E,
to the section’s northwest corner, and
then continue east along the northern
boundary line of section 13, T29S/R12E,
to the section boundary line’s
intersection with the R12E/R13E
common boundary line at section 13’s
northeast corner; then
(10) Proceed due north along the
R12E/R13E common boundary line
approximately 0.75 mile to the
boundary line’s intersection with the Tintersection of two unnamed
unimproved roads, locally known as
Powerline Road and Santa Margarita
Road; then
(11) Proceed easterly and then eastnortheasterly on Santa Margarita Road
approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto
the Santa Margarita map, to the road’s
intersection with El Camino Real, Santa
Margarita Land Grant, T29S/R13E; then
(12) Proceed southeasterly on El
Camino Real approximately 300 feet to
the road’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as
Asuncion Road at BM 931 (just south of
Santa Margarita Creek), Santa Margarita
Land Grant; then
(13) Proceed northeasterly on
Asuncion Road approximately 0.3 mile
(crossing a railroad line) to the road’s
intersection with Chispa Road; then
(14) Proceed due east in a straight line
approximately 0.1 mile to the line’s
intersection with the boundary line of
the Santa Margarita Land Grant, which,
at this point, is concurrent with the
southwestern boundary line of section
5, T29S/R13E; then
(15) Proceed southeasterly along the
Santa Margarita Land Grant boundary
line approximately 0.7 mile to the
boundary line’s intersection with the
northwest corner of section 9, T29S/
R13E, and then continue east along the
northern boundary lines of sections 9
and 10, T29S/R13E, approximately 1.15
miles, returning to the beginning point.
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Templeton Gap District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural
area described in this section is
‘‘Templeton Gap District.’’ For purposes
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of part 4 of this chapter, ‘‘Templeton
Gap District’’ is a term of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The two United
States Geological Survey 1:24,000 scale
topographic maps used to determine the
boundary of the Templeton Gap District
viticultural area are titled:
(1) Templeton, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979; and
(2) York Mountain, Calif., 1948,
photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Templeton Gap
viticultural area is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The
boundary of the Templeton Gap District
viticultural area is as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the
northern portion of the Templeton map
at the point where the marked southern
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line intersects the Salinas River (now
very approximate to the point where
Niblick Road crosses the Salinas River).
From the beginning point, proceed
southerly (upstream) along the Salinas
River approximately 1.1 miles to the
river’s confluence with the first marked
unnamed intermittent stream flowing
from the east, Santa Ysabel Land Grant;
then
(2) Proceed southeasterly (upstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 0.4 mile to the stream’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as S. River Road,
Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(3) Proceed southeasterly then
southerly on S. River Road
approximately 2.2 miles to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Neal Springs
Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(4) Proceed east on Neal Springs
Roads approximately 0.4 mile to the
road’s intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as
Hollyhock Lane, Santa Ysabel Land
Grant; then
(5) Proceed south-southeasterly on
Hollyhock Lane approximately 0.95
mile to the road’s intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known
as El Pomar Drive, Santa Ysabel Land
Grant; then
(6) Proceed southerly in a series of
straight lines, totaling approximately 1.4
miles, through the 1,329-foot and 1,338foot elevation points (crossing from the
Santa Ysabel to the Asuncion Land
Grants) to the 1,344-foot elevation point;
then
(7) Proceed southwesterly in a straight
line approximately 0.3 mile to the
elevation control point (marked by a
triangle) above the 1,440-foot contour
line, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(8) Proceed south-southeasterly in a
straight line approximately 0.3 mile to
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the 1,452-foot elevation point, and
continue south-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.3 mile to
the intersection of two light-duty roads
locally known as S. El Pomar Road and
Homestead Road, Asuncion Land Grant;
then
(9) Proceed west-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 1.1 miles to
the point where an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Templeton Road
intersects with an unnamed intermittent
stream (where Templeton Road makes a
90 degree turn at its junction with two
unnamed unimproved roads), Asuncion
Land Grant; then
(10) Proceed westerly (downstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 0.5 mile to the stream’s
confluence with the Salinas River,
Asuncion Land Grant; then
(11) Proceed westerly (downstream)
along the Salinas River approximately
2.3 miles to the river’s intersection with
the boundary line of the Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(12) Proceed southwesterly along the
boundary line of the Paso de Robles
Land Grant approximately 2.3 miles to
the point where the boundary line turns
sharply to the northwest; then
(13) Proceed northwesterly
approximately 4.65 miles along the
boundary line of the Paso de Robles
Land Grant, crossing onto the York
Mountain map, to the point where the
boundary line turns due north
(coincides with the southeast corner of
section 32, T27S/R11E); then
(14) Proceed north and then northnortheasterly along the boundary line of
the Paso de Robles Land Grant
approximately 1.5 miles to the point
where the boundary line turns sharply
to the northwest (coincides with the
eastern-most point of section 20, T27S/
R11E); then
(15) Proceed northwesterly along the
boundary line of the Paso de Robles
Land Grant approximately 0.3 mile to
the eastern-most fork of an unnamed
three-fork tributary of the Jack Creek;
then
(16) Proceed northerly (downstream)
along the unnamed intermittent
tributary of Jack Creek approximately
0.15 mile to the tributary’s confluence
with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(17) Proceed southeasterly
(downstream) along Jack Creek
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Jack Creek Road
(near BM 920), Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(18) Proceed northeasterly and then
east-southeasterly along Jack Creek Road
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approximately 1 mile to the road’s
intersection with State Route 46; then
(19) Proceed east on State Route 46
approximately 0.15 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Hidden Valley
Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(20) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly on Hidden Valley Road
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto
the Templeton map, to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Vineyard Drive,
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(21) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive
approximately 0.85 mile to the road’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as S. Bethel Road,
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(22) Proceed north-northeasterly on S.
Bethel Road and then N. Bethel Road
approximately 1.7 miles to the road’s
fifth intersection with an unnamed
intermittent stream, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(23) Proceed westerly (upstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
and then the stream’s middle branch
approximately 1.1 miles to the marked
end of the stream, and then continue
due west in a straight line
approximately 0.05 mile to State Route
46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(24) Proceed northeasterly on State
Route 46 (Cayucos Road) approximately
0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(25) Proceed due north in a straight
line to the southeast corner of section
12, T27S/R11E, and continue north
along the eastern boundary line of
section 12, a total of approximately 1.1
miles, to the section boundary line’s
intersection with a light-duty road
locally known as Live Oak Road; then
(26) Proceed easterly on Live Oak
Road approximately 0.2 mile to the
road’s intersection with an unnamed
intermittent stream, Paso de Robles
Land Grant; then
(27) Proceed northwesterly (upstream)
along the unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern
boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E;
then
(28) Proceed north along the eastern
boundary line of section 12, T27S/R11E,
to the section’s northeast corner, and
then proceed east along the southern
boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E,
a total of approximately 1.3 miles, to the
intersection of the section 6 boundary
line with an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as Arbor Road; then
(29) Proceed south-southeasterly on
Arbor Road approximately 0.35 mile to
the road’s first intersection with an
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unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(30) Proceed southeasterly and then
easterly (downstream) along the
unnamed intermittent stream
approximately 1.4 miles to the stream’s
intersection with an unnamed light-duty
road known locally as S. Vine Street,
just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46
interchange, Paso de Robles Land Grant;
then
(31) Proceed northerly along S. Vine
Street (which generally parallels U.S.
101) approximately 1.8 miles to the
street’s intersection with the marked
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line (concurrent with the locally-known
intersection of S. Vine and 1st Streets),
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(32) Proceed east along the marked
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line (now very approximate to the
alignment of 1st Street and then Niblick
Road) approximately 0.5 mile, returning
to the beginning point.
Signed: September 4, 2014.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
Approved: September 9, 2014.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and
Tariff Policy).
[FR Doc. 2014–24169 Filed 10–8–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB–2013–0004; T.D. TTB–124;
Ref: Notice No. 135]
RIN 1513–AB96
Establishment of the Eagle Peak
Mendocino County Viticultural Area
and Realignments of the Mendocino
and Redwood Valley Viticultural Areas
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
AGENCY:
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the
approximately 26,260-acre ‘‘Eagle Peak
Mendocino County’’ viticultural area in
Mendocino County, California. The
viticultural area lies entirely within the
multi-county North Coast viticultural
area. TTB also modifies the boundaries
of the Mendocino viticultural area and
the Redwood Valley viticultural area to
eliminate overlaps with the Eagle Peak
Mendocino County viticultural area.
TTB designates viticultural areas to
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
27 CFR Part 9
[Docket No. TTB-2013-0009; T.D. TTB-125; Ref: Notice No. 140]
RIN 1513-AB68
Establishment of the Adelaida District, Creston District, El
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo
District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek
District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch,
and Templeton Gap District Viticultural Areas
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
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SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes
the Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles
Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands
District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel
District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District
viticultural areas within the boundary of the existing Paso Robles
viticultural area in northern San Luis Obispo County, California. The
Paso Robles viticultural area, in turn, is located within the larger
multicounty Central Coast viticultural area. TTB designates
viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of
their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may
purchase.
DATES: This final rule is effective November 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G
Street NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; phone 202-453-1039, ext. 175.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on Viticultural Areas
TTB Authority
Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act),
27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe
regulations for the labeling of wine, distilled spirits, and malt
beverages. The FAA Act provides that these regulations should, among
other things, prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading
statements on labels and ensure that labels provide the consumer with
adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product. The
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act
pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). The Secretary has delegated various
authorities through Treasury Department Order 120-01 (Revised), dated
December 10, 2013, to the TTB Administrator to perform the functions
and duties in the administration and enforcement of this law.
Part 4 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 4) authorizes the
establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their
names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine
advertisements. Part 9 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR part 9) sets
forth standards for the preparation and submission to TTB of petitions
for the establishment or modification of American viticultural areas
(AVAs) and lists the approved AVAs.
Definition
Section 4.25(e)(1)(i) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(1)(i))
defines a viticultural area for American wine as a delimited grape-
growing region having distinguishing features, as described in part 9
of the regulations, and a name and a delineated boundary, as
established in part 9 of the regulations. These designations allow
vintners and consumers to attribute a given quality, reputation, or
other characteristic of a wine made from grapes grown in an area to the
wine's geographic origin. The establishment of AVAs allows vintners to
describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and
helps consumers to identify wines they may purchase. Establishment of
an AVA is neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine
produced in that area.
Requirements
Section 4.25(e)(2) of the TTB regulations outlines the procedure
for proposing an AVA and provides that any interested party may
petition TTB to establish a grape-growing region as an AVA. Section
9.12 of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 9.12) prescribes the standards for
petitions for the establishment of AVAs. Petitions to establish an AVA
must include the following:
Evidence that the area within the proposed AVA boundary is
nationally or locally known by the AVA name specified in the petition;
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An explanation of the basis for defining the boundary of
the proposed AVA;
A narrative description of the features of the proposed
AVA that affect viticulture, such as climate, geology, soils, physical
features, and elevation, that make the proposed AVA distinctive and
distinguish it from adjacent areas outside the proposed AVA boundary;
The appropriate United States Geological Survey (USGS)
map(s) showing the location of the proposed AVA, with the boundary of
the proposed AVA clearly drawn thereon; and
A detailed narrative description of the proposed AVA
boundary based on USGS map markings.
Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles
Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands
District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel
District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District Petitions
The Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee (PRVAC) petitioned TTB
to establish 11 new AVAs located entirely within the existing Paso
Robles AVA (27 CFR 9.84) in northern San Luis Obispo County,
California. The Paso Robles viticultural area, in turn, is located
within the larger multicounty Central Coast viticultural area (27 CFR
9.75). The 11 proposed AVAs are Adelaida District, Creston District, El
Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo
District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek
District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch,
and Templeton Gap District. The 59 wine industry members who constitute
PRVAC cumulatively own or manage over 10,000 acres of vineyards within
the 11 proposed AVAs.
The PRVAC proposal to establish the 11 new AVAs would not alter the
current boundary or size of the Paso Robles AVA. According to the
PRVAC, some portions of the Paso Robles AVA are not included in any of
the 11 proposed AVAs because they are urban areas, government-owned
lands unavailable for commercial viticulture, or they contain little or
no viticultural activity due to environmental or topographical factors.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
TTB published Notice No. 140 in the Federal Register on September
20, 2013 (78 FR 58050), proposing to establish the Adelaida District,
Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District,
Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso
Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District,
Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District AVAs. In the notice,
TTB summarized the evidence from all 11 petitions regarding the name,
boundary, and distinguishing features of each proposed AVA. The notice
also compared the distinguishing features of each proposed AVA to the
other proposed AVAs, as well as to the distinguishing features of the
larger Paso Robles and Central Coast AVAs within which the 11 proposed
AVAs are located. The following table summarizes the distinctive
characteristics of the 11 proposed AVAs, the Paso Robles AVA, and the
Central Coast AVA. For a more detailed description of the evidence
relating to the names, boundaries, and distinguishing features of the
11 proposed AVAs, see Notice No. 140.
Comparison of the Central Coast and Paso Robles Viticultural Areas to the Eleven Proposed Viticultural Areas
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Diurnal
Avg. annual growing season
Viticultural area Climate rainfall temp. change Topography Soil
(inches) \1\ (degrees)
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Central Coast \2\............ Maritime N/A N/A N/A............ N/A.
climate
characterized
by marine fog.
Paso Robles.................. Maritime 8-30 20-50 Salinas River Soils both
climate and tributary depositional
becoming more valleys, and residual
continental to alluvial derived from
the east, with terraces, and sedimentary
growing degree- surrounding rock; moderate
day Regions mountain depth.
II, III and IV. slopes; 600-
2,400+ feet.
Proposed Adelaida District... Region II-III 25 30 Santa Lucia Shallow,
transitional Range high bedrock
area with mountain residual soils
modest marine slopes grading and patchy
influence to foothills; colluvial
(light sea 900-2200 feet. hillside soils
breezes and from middle
little marine member of
fog). Monterey
Formation and
older rocks;
largely
calcareous
soils.
Proposed Creston District.... Region III with 11.5 25 Old erosional Old, well
modest marine plateau at the developed
influence base of the La terrace and
(moderate sea Panza Range; hillside
breezes and alluvial soils; mix of
marine fog). terraces and granitic and
fans of sedimentary
Huerhuero rocks.
Creek; 1,000-
2,000 feet.
Proposed El Pomar District... Region II with 15 20-25 High, older Quaternary
pronounced terraces, alluvial
marine fans, and soils, well
influence hills; 740- developed
(strong sea 1,600 feet. loams to clay
breezes and loams, some
heavy marine calcareous,
fog). with Monterey
Formation
sandstone and
siltstone at
depth in some
areas.
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Proposed Paso Robles Estrella Region III with 12.5-15.5 35-40 Rolling plains Quaternary
District. modest marine of Estrella alluvial soils
influence. River valley of diverse
and terraces; ages across
745-1819 feet. younger to
older
terraces, deep
to moderate
depth, with
remnant
patches of
older valley
fill at
highest
elevations.
Proposed Paso Robles Geneseo Region III-IV 13-14 20-25 Upfaulted hills Old alluvial
District. with modest through old terrace and
marine river terraces residual
influence. along hillside soils
Huerhuero-La of moderate
Panza fault; depth with
740-1,300 feet. cementation of
the gravelly
Paso Robles
Formation and
older
granites.
Proposed Paso Robles Region IV with 12 50+ Old Pliocene- Deep, sometimes
Highlands District. little marine Pleistocene cemented
influence. erosional alluvial
surface across soils; old
the Simmler, leached
Monterey and alkaline soils
Paso Robles common, with
formations younger sandy
below the La soils along
Panza Range; active steams.
1,160-2,086
feet.
Proposed Paso Robles Willow Region II with 24-30 20 High elevation Mostly bedrock
Creek District. pronounced mountainous (residual)
marine bedrock slopes soils from the
influence. across a more middle and
erodible lower members
member of the of the
Monterey Monterey
Formation; 960- Formation,
1,900 feet. patches of
alluvial soil
along streams,
largely
calcareous,
loams to clay
loams.
Proposed San Juan Creek...... Region III-IV 10.4 35-40 San Juan Creek Well to
transition younger river moderately
with little valleys with drained, deep
marine alluvial alluvial
influence. terraces and soils, sandy
fans as a loams to loams
tributary to to clay loams
the upper on the
Estrella highest,
River; 980- oldest
1,600 feet. terraces.
Proposed San Miguel District. Region III with 11.4 30-35 Footslope of Deep, alluvial
little marine Santa Lucia sandy loams to
influence. Range, with loams to a few
alluvial clay loams
terraces of (some with
the Salinas clay pans)
and Estrella from the river
rivers and bottoms up
small recent onto the
alluvial fans; higher
580-1,600 feet. terraces.
Proposed Santa Margarita Region II with 29 25 High, steep Deep alluvial
Ranch. moderate mountain soils derived
marine slopes of from many
influence. ancient lithologies
Salinas River and varying in
and upper texture, with
reaches of patchy
incised residual soils
contemporary on mountain
Salinas River slopes.
along the
Rinconada
Fault; 900-
1,400 feet.
Proposed Templeton Gap Region II with 20 20 Santa Lucia Broad alluvial
District. pronounced Range mountain terraces and
marine slopes and fans of Paso
influence. broad alluvial Robles Creek
terraces; and the
elevations 700- Salinas River
1,800 feet. over bedrock;
alluvial soils
of shallow to
moderate depth
and sandy to
silty to clay
loams;
calcareous in
places.
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\1\ The growing season referenced herein is from April 1 to October 31 in a calendar year.
\2\ As described in T.D. ATF-216, 50 FR 43130, October 24, 1985, the primary feature of the Central Coast AVA is
a marine-influenced climate characterized by marine fog.
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Comments Received in Response to Notice No. 140
In Notice No. 140, TTB solicited comments on the accuracy of the
name, boundary, climatic, and other required information submitted in
support of the 11 petitions. In addition, given the proposed AVAs'
location within the existing Paso Robles and Central Coast AVAs, TTB
solicited comments on whether the evidence submitted in the petitions
regarding the distinguishing features of the 11 proposed AVAs
sufficiently differentiates them from the 2 established AVAs. TTB also
asked for comments on whether the geographical features of any of the
11 proposed AVAs are so distinguishable from the surrounding Paso
Robles or Central Coast AVAs that they should no longer be part of
those established AVAs. Finally, TTB asked for comments regarding
whether portions of the Paso Robles AVA that are not contained within
any of the 11 proposed AVAs have been appropriately excluded from the
proposed AVAs or whether these excluded areas should be incorporated
into any of the proposed AVAs. The comment period closed on January 21,
2014.
In response to Notice No. 140, TTB received 45 comments, 2 of which
were submitted by the same commenter and subsequently withdrawn at his
request, making for a total of 43 comments. Among the commenters were
local residents; local vineyard owners, managers, and winery owners;
wine consumers; a real estate appraiser specializing in the valuation
of vineyards and wineries in the Central Coast AVA; a certified
professional soil scientist; a wine blogger; a wine retailer; and a
major wine producing company. The comments are summarized below. None
of the comments addressed the question of whether or not the 11
proposed AVAs are so distinguishable from the existing Central Coast
and Paso Robles AVAs that they should no longer be part of these 2
AVAs. Additionally, TTB did not receive any comments in response to the
question of whether any of the portions of the Paso Robles AVA that
were not included in any of the 11 proposed AVAs should be incorporated
into any of the proposed AVAs.
Comments Supporting the 11 Proposed AVAs
Thirty-five of the 43 comments specifically supported the
establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs. Most of the supporting comments
stated that establishing the smaller proposed AVAs--each with its own
unique climate, soil, and terrain--will help consumers better
understand the diversity of climates, soils, and terrains within the
larger Paso Robles AVA, all of which affect the characteristics of the
grapes grown in each region. Several commenters appreciated the depth
of the 11 petitions, including a commenter who stated that the
petitions ``accurately reflect [the] intrinsic differences'' of each of
the proposed AVAs (comment 14) and another commenter stated that this
action would result in ``meaningful sub-appellations'' (comment 19). A
certified soil scientist stated that ``the proposal is well documented
with respect to the earth science and environmental conditions within
the 11 proposed viticultural areas'' (comment 17). One local vineyard
owner (comment 7) noted that people who may be concerned that the 11
proposed AVAs would diminish the marketing value of the existing Paso
Robles AVA name should remember that California has a conjunctive
labeling law relating to the Paso Robles AVA. That law will require any
label using one of the 11 proposed AVAs as an appellation of origin on
its wine labels to also use the Paso Robles AVA name, unless the AVA
name includes the term ``Paso Robles.''
Comments Opposing the 11 Proposed AVAs
Four comments opposed the establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs
(comments 1, 6, 8, and 11). These commenters included a local grape-
grower, a local winemaker, and two individuals who did not list any
affiliation. Most of the opposing comments stated that the Paso Robles
AVA as a whole does not contain enough unique regions to justify 11 new
AVAs within it, and that the proposed boundaries were ``meaningless and
arbitrary'' (comment 1) and ``determined for self-serving reasons''
(comment 8). Another comment (comment 6) stated that there are already
too many AVAs in the country and not enough ``high quality wineries''
in each of the 11 proposed AVAs to warrant their establishment. One of
the comments (comment 8) also opposed the 11 proposed AVAs because
``many vineyards were not personally notified of such a proposal.''
After careful review of the 11 petitions to establish the proposed
AVAs, TTB has determined that each of the petitions contained enough
evidence to distinguish each of the proposed AVAs from each other and
from the surrounding Paso Robles AVA. TTB also notes that none of the
four commenters who opposed the establishment of the proposed AVAs
provided any evidence to support their claims that the boundaries are
arbitrary or that the features of the proposed AVAs do not distinguish
them from the surrounding regions and each other.
With regard to the comment that there are too many established
AVAs, TTB notes that it does not have regulations limiting the total
number of AVAs that may be established. Under 27 CFR 9.12, any member
of the public may petition TTB to designate a grape-growing region as
an AVA, provided that the petition includes evidence showing that the
proposed AVA is known by its proposed name and showing that the
proposed AVA has features affecting viticulture, such as climate,
topography, geology, or soils, which distinguish it from the
surrounding areas.
With regard to the comment concerning the quality of the wines
produced within the 11 proposed AVAs, TTB notes that establishment of
an AVA is neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine
produced in that area. Although some AVA petitions may include
descriptions of awards and recognitions received by vintners within the
proposed AVA, TTB does not require AVA petitions to include evidence of
the quality of wines produced in the area, nor do any such quality
claims play a role in determining whether or not TTB designates the
area as an AVA. TTB designates AVAs in order to allow vintners to
better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to
better identify wines they may purchase. Any benefit derived from the
use of an AVA name, as well as any attribution of quality, reputation,
or characteristic of the wine, would be the result of a proprietor's
efforts and consumer acceptance of wines from that AVA.
With regard to the comment stating that vineyard owners were not
personally notified of the proposals contained in Notice No. 140, TTB
notes that no Federal law or regulation requires agencies to
individually notify all possibly-affected businesses or persons of the
publication of a proposed regulation. However, in order to notify the
public at large of its proposed regulations and to solicit comments on
them, TTB publishes all of its notices of proposed rulemaking, such as
Notice No. 140, in the Federal Register, as required by the
Administrative Procedure Act (see 5 U.S.C. 553). TTB also notes that
the use of an AVA name on a wine label is not a regulatory mandate;
rather its use is entirely voluntary. The establishment of an AVA does
not obligate winemakers to use that AVA as an appellation of origin on
their wine labels, nor are grape growers
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required to market their grapes as being grown within that AVA.
Proposed Boundary Changes
Two commenters requested changes to certain portions of the
proposed AVA boundaries described in Notice No. 140. The owner of
AmByth Estate vineyard stated that he believes his property is within
the proposed El Pomar District AVA but has more features in common with
the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA (comment 9). The commenter
provided a satellite photo showing the location of his property between
Lupine Lane and Redondo Road, which places his property entirely within
the proposed El Pomar District AVA near the shared boundary with the
proposed Templeton Gap District AVA. The commenter stated that the
soils within his property are Linne Calodo soils, and that the breezes
shift late in the morning to flow from the Templeton Gap and over the
ridge into his vineyard. Finally, the commenter stated that his
property receives the same amount of rainfall and has the same
temperatures as the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA. However, the
commenter did not provide any empirical evidence to support his claims
of similar soil, wind patterns, rainfall, and temperature, nor did he
provide any evidence that the ``Templeton Gap District'' name is
associated with the region of his property.
The second comment was from the owner of Lime Ridge Vineyards
(comment 15). The commenter stated that his vineyard is split between
two parcels on opposite sides of State Route 41. The southeastern
boundary of the proposed El Pomar District AVA follows State Route 41,
which places one of his vineyard parcels within the proposed AVA and
leaves the other parcel outside, within the Paso Robles AVA. The
commenter requested that the boundary of the proposed El Pomar District
AVA be redrawn to incorporate his entire vineyard. The commenter
provided an agricultural preserve contract to show that his entire
property was within the El Pomar Agricultural Preserve, which also
includes the proposed El Pomar District AVA. The commenter also
provided a soil survey map, a San Luis Obispo County rainfall map, and
a topographic map as evidence that the soils, precipitation, and
elevations within his property are identical to those of the proposed
AVA.
In response to the two requests, the PRVAC submitted their own
comment (comment 45). In its comment, the PRVAC stated that it has no
objection to the request to modify the proposed El Pomar District AVA
boundary to include the entire Lime Ridge Vineyard property, as the
evidence provided by the vineyard owner indicates the physical
characteristics of his property are consistent with those of the
proposed El Pomar District AVA and that the ``El Pomar District'' name
applies to the region of his property.
However, the PRVAC does not support modifying the proposed
Templeton Gap District AVA boundary to include the AmByth Estate
vineyard, as the characteristics of the vineyard are different from
those of the proposed AVA. The PRVAC included a statement from Dr.
Deborah Elliot-Fisk, a geography professor emeritus of the University
of California-Davis, who provided PRVAC with the report on the
distinguishing features of the Paso Robles AVA that became the basis
for its 11 proposed AVA petitions, including the proposed Templeton Gap
District and El Pomar District AVAs. In her statement, Dr. Elliot-Fisk
wrote that the elevations within the AmByth Estate vineyard are lower
than those of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA, and that wind
conditions within the vineyard would be different from the proposed AVA
because the property is on the lee side of the ridgeline that forms the
proposed boundary. Dr. Elliot-Fisk concluded that, in her scientific
opinion, the conditions in the AmByth Estate vineyard are more similar
to those of the proposed El Pomar District AVA, in which it currently
sits, than those of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA.
After reviewing the comments and evidence submitted by both
vineyard owners as well as the comment from the PRVAC and the statement
from Dr. Elliot-Fisk, TTB has determined that the owner of the Lime
Ridge Vineyard provided adequate evidence that his property should be
entirely included within the proposed El Pomar District AVA.
Accordingly, TTB is modifying the boundaries of the proposed El Pomar
District AVA. The modification will increase the size of the 21,300-
acre proposed El Pomar District AVA by approximately 130 acres,
including 10 acres of vineyards.
TTB also has determined that the owner of the AmByth Estate
vineyard did not provide adequate evidence to support modifying the
boundary of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA, particularly in
light of the statement by Dr. Elliot-Fisk that the terrain and winds of
the proposed AVA are not consistent with those of the vineyard owner's
property. Section 9.12 of the TTB regulations requires persons who wish
to expand an AVA to submit evidence that the proposed expansion area
has essentially the same distinguishing features as the original AVA.
Additionally, evidence must be submitted showing that the name of the
AVA applies to the proposed expansion area. The owner of the AmByth
Estate stated that the soils and climate of his property are more
similar to the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA than to the proposed
El Pomar District AVA. However, he did not provide any empirical
evidence to support his claims, such as a soil map or climate data.
Additionally, the owner did not provide any evidence that his property
is known more by the ``Templeton Gap District'' name than the ``El
Pomar District'' name. As a result, TTB is not modifying the boundary
of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA.
Terms of Viticultural Significance
Bronco Wine Company (``Bronco'') submitted a comment in response to
Notice No. 140 (comment 43). In its comment, Bronco stated that it
takes no position regarding whether or not the 11 proposed AVAs should
be established. However, Bronco does support TTB's proposal to
designate ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles
Estrella'' as terms of viticultural significance, but not to designate
``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a term of viticultural significance.
Bronco states that the company uses the trade name ``Estrella River
Winery'' and the brand name ``Estrella'' on several of its wines. If
TTB were also to designate the word ``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a
term of viticultural significance, Bronco states that the company would
no longer be able to use the brand or trade name because the wines do
not meet the requirements to use ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' as
an appellation of origin.
TTB agrees that the word ``Estrella,'' standing alone, should not
be designated as a term of viticultural significance due to the
potential for consumer confusion based on the multiple locations in the
United States and other countries that are known as ``Estrella.'' TTB
also agrees that designating ``Estrella,'' standing alone, as a term of
viticultural significance would affect numerous wine producers who use
the word ``Estrella'' in a brand name or trade name. Therefore, TTB is
only designating ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles
Estrella'' as terms of viticultural significance, as proposed in Notice
No. 140.
Technical Corrections
One of the 35 comments in support of the establishment of the 11
proposed
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AVAs also requested an amendment to the wording of the proposed
boundary descriptions for the proposed El Pomar District and Paso
Robles Geneseo AVAs (comment 44). The commenter stated that the road
identified as ``Branbrit Road'' in paragraphs (c)(10) and (c)(11) of
the proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA regulatory text and
paragraphs (c)(14) and (c)(15) of the proposed El Pomar District AVA
regulatory text is not actually Branbrit Road but is instead an unpaved
private driveway located approximately 429 feet east of Old Ford Road.
The commenter requested that TTB change the proposed boundary
descriptions to refer to ``an unpaved private driveway east of Old Fort
Road,'' in order to more accurately describe the boundary of the
proposed AVAs.
The PRVAC submitted a comment (comment 45) that, among other
things, noted technical errors in the boundary descriptions of several
of the proposed AVAs. The comment pointed out that the same road was
misidentified as ``Branbrit Road'' in the proposed El Pomar District
AVA and Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA boundaries, as discussed in
the previous paragraph. The PRVAC also noted minor errors in the
distances listed in paragraphs (c)(11) and (c)(18) of the proposed
Creston District AVA regulatory text, paragraph (c)(9) of the proposed
Paso Robles Highlands District AVA regulatory text, and paragraph
(c)(8) of the proposed Templeton Gap District AVA regulatory text, as
well as a typographical error in paragraph (c)(10) of the proposed San
Juan Creek AVA regulatory text. Finally, the PRVAC believed that minor
changes made by TTB to paragraph (c)(9) of the proposed El Pomar
District AVA boundary description resulted in a small overlap with the
proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA in the vicinity of Creston
Road and Grand Canyon Road.
After further review, TTB agrees with the commenters. In an attempt
to identify as many of the roads by name as possible, TTB incorrectly
identified a private driveway as ``Branbrit Road.'' The regulatory text
of this final rule correctly identifies the road in question as a
private driveway and not as a named road. This correction does not
change the intended location of this portion of the concurrent El Pomar
District-Paso Robles Geneseo District boundary. Additionally, TTB is
deferring to PRVAC on the distances described in the proposed
regulatory text and has made those changes in this final rule. Finally,
TTB agrees that the roads used in paragraph (c)(9) of boundary
description for the proposed El Pomar District AVA did cause an
inadvertent overlap with the proposed Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA.
As a result, TTB has amended the El Pomar District AVA boundary to
follow Creston Drive all the way to the marked telephone line near an
unmarked light-duty road known locally as Golden Hill Road, instead of
following Creston Drive to Grand Canyon Drive and then following Grand
Canyon Drive to the marked telephone line. None of these technical
changes significantly increases or decreases the size of any of the
proposed AVAs.
TTB Determination
After careful review of the petition and the comments received in
response to Notice No. 140, TTB finds that the evidence provided by the
petitioner supports the establishment of the 11 proposed AVAs.
Accordingly, under the authority of the FAA Act, section 1111(d) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, and part 4 of the TTB regulations, TTB
establishes the ``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar
District,'' ``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo
District,'' ``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow
Creek District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa
Margarita Ranch,'' and ``Templeton Gap District'' AVAs within the
existing Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo County, California,
effective 30 days from the publication date of this document. TTB is
also modifying the boundary of the ``El Pomar District'' AVA to include
the Lime Ridge Vineyard and is making several minor technical
corrections to the regulatory text, as previously discussed.
TTB has also determined that, based on the evidence included in the
petition and summarized in the table earlier in this document, each of
the 11 AVAs shares enough general characteristics with both the Paso
Robles and Central Coast AVAs to remain part of both AVAs.
Boundary Description
See the narrative description of each of the boundaries of the 11
AVAs in the regulatory text published at the end of this final rule.
Maps
The petitioner provided the required maps, and they are listed
below in the regulatory text.
Impact on Current Wine Labels
Part 4 of the TTB regulations prohibits any label reference on a
wine that indicates or implies an origin other than the wine's true
place of origin. For a wine to be labeled with an AVA name or with a
brand name that includes an AVA name, at least 85 percent of the wine
must be derived from grapes grown within the area represented by that
name, and the wine must meet the other conditions listed in Sec.
4.25(e)(3) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.25(e)(3)). If the wine is
not eligible for labeling with an AVA name and that name appears in the
brand name, then the label is not in compliance, and the bottler must
change the brand name and obtain approval of a new label. Similarly, if
the AVA name appears in another reference on the label in a misleading
manner, the bottler must obtain approval of a new label. Different
rules apply if a wine has a brand name containing an AVA name that was
used as a brand name on a label approved before July 7, 1986. See Sec.
4.39(i)(2) of the TTB regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(2)) for details.
With the establishment of these 11 AVAs, their full names--
``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar District,''
``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo District,''
``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow Creek
District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa
Margarita Ranch,'' and ``Templeton Gap District''--will be recognized
names of viticultural significance under Sec. 4.39(i)(3) of the TTB
regulations (27 CFR 4.39(i)(3)). Additionally, TTB has also determined
that the terms ``Paso Robles Estrella'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo'' and
``Paso Robles Highlands,'' standing alone, have viticultural
significance in relation to the ``Paso Robles Estrella District,''
``Paso Robles Geneseo District,'' and ``Paso Robles Highlands
District'' AVAs respectively. The text of the regulations clarifies
this point. Once this final rule becomes effective, wine bottlers using
any of the 11 full AVA names, or ``Paso Robles Estrella'' standing
alone, ``Paso Robles Geneseo'' standing alone, or ``Paso Robles
Highlands'' standing alone, in a brand name, including a trademark, or
in another label reference as to the origin of the wine, will have to
ensure that the product is eligible to use the AVA name as an
appellation of origin.
The establishment of these 11 AVAs will not affect any existing
AVA. The establishment of the 11 AVAs will allow vintners to use
``Adelaida District,'' ``Creston District,'' ``El Pomar District,''
``Paso Robles Estrella District,'' ``Paso Robles Geneseo District,''
``Paso Robles Highlands District,'' ``Paso Robles Willow Creek
District,'' ``San Juan Creek,'' ``San Miguel District,'' ``Santa
Margarita Ranch,'' or ``Templeton Gap District'' as an appellation of
origin for
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wines made from grapes grown within the respective AVA, if the wines
meet the eligibility requirements for the appellation. Additionally,
since all 11 of these new AVAs are located within the existing Paso
Robles AVA, which, in turn, is located within the existing Central
Coast AVA, vintners may use ``Paso Robles'' or ``Central Coast'' as an
appellation of origin for wines made from grapes grown within any of
the 11 AVAs, if the wines meet the eligibility requirements for the
appellation.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
TTB certifies that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The
regulation imposes no new reporting, recordkeeping, or other
administrative requirement. Any benefit derived from the use of an AVA
name would be the result of a proprietor's efforts and consumer
acceptance of wines from that area. Therefore, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required.
Executive Order 12866
It has been determined that this rule is not a significant
regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
1993. Therefore, no regulatory assessment is required.
Drafting Information
Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations and Rulings Division drafted
this final rule.
List of Subjects in 27 CFR Part 9
Wine.
The Regulatory Amendment
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, TTB amends title 27,
chapter I, part 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
0
1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.
Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
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2. Subpart C is amended by adding Sec. Sec. 9.238 through 9.248 to
read as follows:
Sec. 9.238 Adelaida District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Adelaida District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``Adelaida District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
Adelaida District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(2) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(3) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(4) Cypress Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(5) Lime Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(6) Adelaida, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1978.
(c) Boundary. The Adelaida District viticultural area is located in
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Adelaida
District viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the point
where an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Wellsona Road crosses
the main channel of the Salinas River, section 4, T26S/R12E. From the
beginning point, proceed southerly (upstream) along the main channel of
the Salinas River approximately 3.4 miles to the river's first
intersection with the city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line,
T26S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed westerly and then southerly along the meandering city
of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line, crossing onto the Templeton
map, to the boundary line's intersection with Peachy Canyon Road, T26S/
R12E; then
(3) Proceed westerly on Peachy Canyon Road approximately 2.6 miles,
crossing to and from the Paso Robles map, to the road's intersection
with an unnamed intermittent stream at the 1,100-foot elevation line
near the center of section 36, T26S/R11; then
(4) Proceed south-southeasterly (downstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 1.2 miles to the stream's
intersection with the R11E/R12E common boundary line, section 1, T27S/
R11E; then
(5) Proceed south along the R11E/R12E common boundary line
approximately 0.15 mile to the line's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Kiler Canyon Road, section 1, T27S/
R11E; then
(6) Proceed westerly on the light-duty and then unimproved Kiler
Canyon Road approximately 4 miles, crossing onto the York Mountain map,
to the road's intersection with Summit Canyon Road (locally known as
Peachy Canyon Road), section 33, T26S/R11E; then
(7) Proceed southwesterly on Summit Canyon Road (locally known as
Peachy Canyon Road) approximately 3.5 miles to the road's intersection
with Willow Creek Road (locally known as Vineyard Drive), T27S/R11E;
then
(8) Proceed southerly on Willow Creek Road (locally known as
Vineyard Drive) approximately 0.4 mile to the road's intersection with
Dover Canyon Road, T27S/R11E; then
(9) Proceed westerly on Dover Canyon Road approximately 2.8 miles
to the road's intersection with an intermittent stream and an unnamed
jeep trail in Dover Canyon, section 14, T27S/R10E; then
(10) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
5.7 miles, crossing onto the Cypress Mountain map, to the R9E/R10E
common boundary line at the northwest corner of section 6, T27S/R10E;
then
(11) Proceed north along the R9E/R10E common boundary line
approximately 6.5 miles, crossing onto the Lime Mountain map, to the
line's intersection with the second unnamed intermittent stream that
crosses the western boundary line of section 31, T25S/R10E; then
(12) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 0.45 mile to
a marked 1,165-foot peak in section 31, T25S/R10E, and then continue
easterly in a straight line approximately 0.8 mile to the marked 1,135-
foot peak in section 32, T25S/R10E; then
(13) Proceed due east-northeasterly in a straight line
approximately 0.3 mile to the line's intersection with Dip Creek,
section 32, T25S/R10E; then
(14) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly along Dip Creek
approximately 6 miles, crossing onto the Adelaida map, to the creek's
intersection with San Miguel Road (locally known as Chimney Rock Road),
section 13, T26S/R10E; then
(15) Proceed easterly on San Miguel Road (locally known as Chimney
Rock Road, then Nacimiento Lake Drive, then Godfrey Road, and then San
Marcos Road) approximately 8.6 miles, crossing onto the Paso Robles
map, to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as Wellsona Road, section 6, T26S/R12E; then
(16) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Wellsona Road
approximately 2.0 miles, returning to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.239 Creston District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Creston District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``Creston District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The five United States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to
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determine the boundary of the Creston District viticultural area are
titled:
(1) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1980;
(2) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961;
(3) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
(4) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995; and
(5) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965, revised 1993.
(c) Boundary. The Creston District viticultural area is located in
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Creston
District viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is located on the Creston map along the
common boundary line of the Huerhuero Land Grant and section 34, T27S/
R13E, at the eastern-most intersection of State Route 41 and an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Cripple Creek Road. From the beginning
point, proceed northerly on Cripple Creek Road approximately 1 mile to
the road's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally known
as El Pomar Drive (at BM 1052), section 27, T27S/R13E; then
(2) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.75
mile to the unnamed 1,142-foot elevation point, T27S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed north in a straight line approximately 1.2 miles to the
line's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally known as
Creston Road at the southwest corner of section 14, T27S/R13E; then
(4) Proceed east on Creston Road approximately 0.35 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as
Geneseo Road (at BM 1014), T27S/R13E; then
(5) Proceed north-northwesterly on Geneseo Road approximately 0.7
mile to the road's intersection with a jeep trail (locally known as
Rancho Verano Place) and the western boundary line of section 14, T27S/
R13E; then
(6) Proceed due east in a straight line approximately 0.2 mile to
the line's intersection with the Huerhuero Land Grant boundary line,
section 14, T27S/R13E; then
(7) Proceed north-northeasterly along the Huerhuero Land Grant
boundary line approximately 0.7 mile to the land grant's northern-most
point, and then continue east-southeasterly along the land grant's
boundary line approximately 0.4 mile to the line's intersection with
the northern boundary line of section 14, T27S/R13E; then
(8) Proceed east approximately 1.3 miles along the northern
boundary lines of sections 14 and 13, T27S/R13E, and continue east
approximately 0.25 mile along the northern boundary line of section 18,
T27S/R14E, to the T-intersection of two unnamed unimproved roads; then
(9) Proceed east-southeasterly on the generally east-west unnamed
unimproved road approximately 0.85 mile, crossing onto the Shedd Canyon
map, to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of
section 18, T27S/R14E; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.2
miles to the 1,641-foot elevation point located at the southeast corner
of section 17, T27S/R14E; then
(11) Proceed southeasterly approximately 0.55 mile in a straight
line to BM 1533 (located beside Creston Shandon Road (State Route 41))
and continue southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.8 miles
to the 1,607 elevation point near the western boundary line of section
27, T27S/R14E; then
(12) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately
1.1 miles to the 1.579-foot elevation point at the southeast corner of
section 27, T27S/R14E; then
(13) Proceed east approximately 1.9 miles along the northern
boundary lines of sections 35 and 36, T27S/R14E, to the section 36
boundary line's intersection with Indian Creek; then
(14) Proceed southerly (upstream) along Indian Creek approximately
5.3 miles in straight-line distance, crossing onto the Wilson Corner
map, to the creek's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as La Panza Road, section 20, T28S/R15E; then
(15) Proceed southeasterly on La Panza Road approximately 0.15 mile
to the road's intersection with State Route 58 at Wilson Corner,
section 29, T28S/R15E; then
(16) Proceed easterly on State Route 58 approximately 1.4 miles,
crossing onto the Camatta Ranch map, to the road's intersection with
the eastern boundary line of section 28, T28S/R15E; then
(17) Proceed south approximately 1.5 miles along the eastern
boundary lines of sections 28 and 33, T28S/R15E, to the T28S/T29S
common boundary line at the southeast corner of section 33, T28S/15E;
then
(18) Proceed west along the T28S/T29S common boundary line
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing over the Wilson Corner map and onto
the Santa Margarita map, to the boundary line's intersection with the
Middle Branch of Huerhuero Creek, section 31, T28S/R14E; then
(19) Proceed north-northwesterly (downstream) along the Middle
Branch of Huerhuero Creek approximately 2.3 miles in straight-line
distance to the creek's intersection with the southern boundary line of
section 24, T28S/R13E; then
(20) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 24,
T28S/R13E, approximately 0.45 mile to that section's southwestern
corner; then
(21) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 24,
T28S/R13E, approximately 1.0 mile to the boundary line's intersection
with an unnamed unimproved road at the section's northwestern corner;
then
(22) Proceed northwesterly on the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.7 mile to the road's intersection with State Route 229
near BM 1138, section 14, T28S/R13E; then
(23) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 229 approximately 0.2
mile to the road's intersection with the Huerhuero Land Grant boundary
line, section 14, T28S/R13E; then
(24) Proceed north-northwesterly along the boundary of the
Huerhuero Land Grant approximately 3 miles, crossing onto the Creston
map and returning to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.240 El Pomar District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``El Pomar District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``El Pomar District'' is a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The two United States Geological Survey (USGS)
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
El Pomar District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(2) Creston, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1980.
(c) Boundary. The El Pomar District viticultural area is located in
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the El Pomar
District viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the southeastern portion of the
Templeton map at the intersection of State Route 41 and an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Homestead Road, east-northeast of
Atascadero within the Asuncion Land Grant. From the beginning point,
proceed north-northwesterly on Homestead Road approximately 1.1 miles
to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as South El Pomar Road, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(2) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
0.8 mile to the 1,452-foot elevation point, and continue north-
northwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile to an unnamed
peak above the 1,440-foot
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elevation line (marked on the map by a triangle), Asuncion Land Grant;
then
(3) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile
to the 1,344-foot elevation point, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(4) Proceed northerly in a series of straight lines, totaling
approximately 1.4 miles, through the 1,338-foot and 1,329-foot
elevation points to the intersection of two unnamed light-duty roads
locally known as El Pomar Drive and Hollyhock Lane in the Santa Ysabel
Land Grant, T27S/R12E; then
(5) Proceed north-northwesterly on Hollyhock Lane approximately 1
mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as Neal Springs Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(6) Proceed west on Neal Springs Road approximately 0.4 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as
South River Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(7) Proceed northwesterly and then northerly on South River Road
approximately 2.8 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Charolais Road (0.1 mile north of a
marked windmill), Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(8) Proceed east-southeasterly on Charolais Road approximately 1.4
miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as Creston Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(9) Proceed north and then west-northwesterly on Creston Road
approximately 1.9 miles to the road's intersection with a marked
telephone line (approximately 1.3 miles due east of U.S. Route 101) in
the Santa Ysabel Land Grant, T26/R12E; then
(10) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 2 miles,
crossing onto the Creston map, to the line's intersection with the
point where the R12E/R13E common boundary line crosses Huerhuero Creek,
western boundary line of section 31, T26S/R13E; then
(11) Proceed southeasterly (upstream) along Huerhuero Creek
approximately 2.4 miles to the creek's first confluence with an unnamed
intermittent stream in the northwest quadrant of section 8, T27S/R13E;
then
(12) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.4
miles to the 1,255-foot elevation point in the northwest quadrant of
section 16, T27S/R13E; then
(13) Proceed easterly in a straight line approximately 0.75 mile to
an unnamed peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line (marked on the map
with a triangle), section 16, T27S/R13E; then
(14) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately
0.6 mile to the 1,342-foot elevation point in section 15, T27S/R13E,
and then continue east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately
0.6 mile to the northern end of a marked, unnamed light-duty road
(locally known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet
east of Old Ford Road), section 15, T27S/R13E; then
(15) Proceed south on the marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally
known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old
Ford Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the road's intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known as Creston Road, section 15,
T27S/R13E; then
(16) Proceed east on Creston Road approximately 0.2 mile to the
road's intersection with northeast corner of section 22, T27S/R13E;
then
(17) Proceed southerly in a straight line approximately 1.2 miles
to the 1,142 elevation point in the Huerhuero Land Grant (0.1 mile
south of a pipe line), T27S/R13E; then
(18) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.75
mile to BM 1052 located at the intersection of two unnamed light-duty
roads locally known locally as El Pomar Drive and Cripple Creek Road,
section 27, T27S/R13E; then
(19) Proceed south on Cripple Creek Road approximately 1.0 mile to
the road's eastern-most intersection with State Route 41, section 34,
T27S/R13E; then
(20) Proceed southwesterly on State Route 41 approximately 0.5 mile
to the marked 1,128-foot elevation point, section 3, T28S/R13E; then
(21) Proceed south-southwesterly in a straight line approximately
1.1 miles to the southeast corner of section 4, T28S/R13E; then
(22) Proceed east along the southern boundary of section 4
approximately 0.75 mile to the section line's intersection with State
Route 41; then
(23) Proceed southwesterly on State Route 41 approximately 4.5
miles, crossing onto the Templeton map and returning to the beginning
point.
Sec. 9.241 Paso Robles Estrella District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Paso Robles Estrella District.'' For purposes of part 4 of
this chapter, ``Paso Robles Estrella District'' and ``Paso Robles
Estrella'' are terms of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The five United States Geological Survey
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
Paso Robles Estrella District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(2) San Miguel, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(3) Ranchito Canyon, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1976;
(4) Estrella, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(5) Shandon, Calif., 1961.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Estrella District is located in San
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles
Estrella District is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the confluence
of San Jacinto Creek and the Estrella River, section 26, T25S/R12E.
From the beginning point, proceed north-northeasterly (upstream) along
San Jacinto Creek approximately 6.5 miles, crossing onto the San Miguel
map, to the creek's intersection with the San Luis Obispo County-
Monterey County boundary line, northern boundary of section 1, T25S/
R12E; then
(2) Proceed east along the San Luis Obispo County-Monterey County
boundary line approximately 2.4 miles, crossing onto the Ranchito
Canyon map, to the county line's intersection with an unnamed light-
duty road locally known as Ranchita Canyon Road, northern boundary of
section 4, T25S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 4.5
miles to the 1,819-foot elevation point in the northwestern quadrant of
section 18, T25S/R14E; then
(4) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.6
miles, crossing over the northeastern corner of the Estrella map and
then onto the Shandon map, to the 1,614-foot elevation point in the
northwestern quadrant of section 20, T25S/R14E; then
(5) Proceed southeasterly in a straight line approximately 1.05
miles to the 1,601-foot elevation point in the northeastern quadrant of
section 29, T25S/R14E; then
(6) Proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 2.2
miles to the 1,562-foot elevation point, section 34, T25S/R14E; then
(7) Proceed south-southeasterly in a straight line approximately 3
miles to the 1,481-foot ``Estrella'' elevation point, section 14, T26S/
R14E; then
(8) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.95
mile to the intersection of the eastern boundary line of section 15,
T26S/R14E, and U.S. 446/State Route 41 (now known as State Route 46);
then
(9) Proceed south along the eastern boundary lines of sections 15
and 22,
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approximately 0.55 mile, to the intersection of the section 22 boundary
line and the unnamed intermittent stream that flows from Shedd Canyon,
section 22, T26S/R14E; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly and then southerly (upstream) along the
unnamed intermittent stream located within Shedd Canyon approximately
1.9 miles to the stream's intersection with the southern boundary line
of section 26, T26S/R14E; then
(11) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 26,
27 and 28, T26S/R14E, approximately 1.9 miles to the section 28
boundary line's intersection with an unnamed unimproved road located
between the 1,220- and 1,240-foot contour lines, section 28, T26S/R14E;
then
(12) Proceed southwesterly along the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.4 miles to a fork and then continue on the westerly
fork of the unnamed unimproved road approximately 0.3 miles to the
1,385-foot elevation point, section 32, T26S/R14E; then
(13) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
1.6 miles, crossing onto the Estrella map, to the line's intersection
with an unnamed unimproved road and the southern boundary of section
30, T26R/R14E; then
(14) Proceed northerly along the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 2.0 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road known locally as River Grove Drive in Whitley Gardens,
T26S/R14E; then
(15) Proceed westerly in a straight line less than 0.1 mile to the
intersection of the western boundary line of section 19, T26S/R14E and
State Route 46, and then continue west on State Route 46 approximately
2.1 miles to the southwest corner of section 14, T26S/R13E; then
(16) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 14,
15, 16, 17, and 18 (largely concurrent with State Route 46)
approximately 4 miles to the southwest corner of section 18, T26S/R13E;
then
(17) Proceed southwest in a straight line approximately 1.45 miles,
crossing onto the Paso Robles map, to the line's intersection with
State Route 46 at the southwestern corner of section 24, T26S/R12E;
then
(18) Proceed west on State Route 46 approximately 2.4 miles to the
road's intersection with the Salinas River at the city of Paso Robles,
T26S/R12E; then
(19) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the main channel of the
Salinas River approximately 5.2 miles in straight-line distance to the
river's intersection with the northern boundary line of section 33,
T25S/R12E; then
(20) Proceed east along the northern boundary lines of sections 33,
34, and 35, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.8 miles to the intersection of
the section 35 boundary line with the Estrella River; then
(21) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the main channel of the
Estrella River approximately 0.7 mile, returning to the beginning
point.
Sec. 9.242 Paso Robles Geneseo District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Paso Robles Geneseo District.'' For purposes of part 4 of
this chapter, ``Paso Robles Geneseo District'' and ``Paso Robles
Geneseo'' are terms of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The four United States Geological Survey
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
Paso Robles Geneseo District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(2) Estrella Calif., 1948; photorevised 1979;
(3) Creston, Calif., 1948; photorevised 1980; and
(4) Templeton, Calif., 1948; photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Geneseo District is located in San
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles Geneseo
District is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Paso Robles map at the
intersection of State Route 46 and Golden Hill Road at the northwest
corner of section 26, T26S/R12E. From the beginning point, proceed east
on State Route 46 for 1 mile to the southwest corner of section 24,
T26S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed northeast in a straight line approximately 1.45 miles,
crossing onto the Estrella map, to the northwest corner of section 19,
T26S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed east along the northern boundary lines of sections 19
and 20, T26S/R13E, to the section 20 boundary line's intersection with
State Route 46 and then continue east on State Route 46 to the road's
intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 24, T26S/R13E;
then
(4) Proceed easterly in a straight line less than 0.1 mile to the
intersection of an unnamed light duty road locally known as River Grove
Drive and an unnamed unimproved road in Whitley Gardens, section 19,
T26S/R14E; then
(5) Proceed south on the unnamed unimproved road approximately 2
miles to the road's intersection with the southern boundary line of
section 30, T26S/R14E; then
(6) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.9
miles, crossing onto the Creston map, to the intersection of an unnamed
light duty road locally known as Geneseo Road and an unnamed unimproved
road locally known as Dry Canyon Road (just east of a windmill within
Dry Canyon), section 35, T26S/R13E; then
(7) Proceed south on Geneseo Road approximately 1 mile to the
road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 3, T27S/
R13E (near BM 1200); then
(8) Proceed south along the eastern boundary lines of sections 3,
10, and 15, T27S/R13E, approximately 1.9 miles to the first
intersection of the section 15 eastern boundary line with the unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Geneseo Road, section 15, T27S/R13E;
then
(9) Proceed south-southeasterly on Geneseo Road approximately 0.85
mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light duty road locally
known as Creston Road, Huerhuero Land Grant, T27S/R13E; then
(10) Proceed west on Creston Road 0.5 mile to the road's
intersection with a marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally known as a
private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old Ford Road),
southern boundary of section 15, T27S/R13E; then
(11) Proceed north on the marked, unnamed light-duty road (locally
known as a private driveway located approximately 430 feet east of Old
Ford Road) approximately 0.3 mile to the road's end, section 15, T27S/
R13E; then
(12) Proceed west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
0.6 mile to the 1,342 foot elevation point in section 15, T27S/R13E,
and then continue west-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
0.6 mile to an unnamed peak above the 1,380-foot elevation line (marked
on the map with a triangle), section 16, T27S/R13E; then
(13) Proceed westerly in a straight line approximately 0.75 mile to
the 1,255-foot elevation point in the northwest quadrant of section 16,
T27S/R13E; then
(14) Proceed northwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.4
miles to the confluence of Huerhuero Creek and an unnamed intermittent
stream in the northwest quadrant of section 8, T27S/R13E; then
(15) Proceed northwesterly (downstream) along Huerhuero Creek
approximately 2.4 miles to the creek's intersection with the R12E/R13E
common boundary line, section 31, T26S/R13E; then
(16) Proceed westerly in a straight line approximately 2.3 miles,
crossing onto the Templeton map, to the line's
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intersection with the junction of a marked telephone line and an
unnamed light duty road locally known as Creston Road (approximately
1.3 miles due east of U.S. Route 101 in the Santa Ysabel Land Grant,
T26S/R12E; then
(17) Proceed west on Creston Road approximately 0.05 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as
Rolling Hills Road, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(18) Proceed north on Rolling Hills Road, crossing onto the Paso
Robles map (where a portion of Rolling Hills Road is labeled Golden
Hill Road), and continue north on Rolling Hills Road and then Golden
Hill Road (a total distance of approximately 1.5 miles), returning to
the beginning point.
Sec. 9.243 Paso Robles Highlands District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Paso Robles Highlands District.'' For purposes of part 4
of this chapter, ``Paso Robles Highlands District'' and ``Paso Robles
Highlands'' are terms of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey 1:24,000
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Paso
Robles Highlands District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Camatta Ranch, CA, 1995;
(2) Wilson Corner, CA, 1995;
(3) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
(4) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
(5) Holland Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993; and
(6) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Highlands District viticultural area
is located in San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the
Paso Robles Highlands District viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Camatta Ranch map along the T28S/
T29S common boundary line (also concurrent with the northern boundary
line of the Los Padres National Forest) at the southwest corner of
section 34, T28S/R15E. From the beginning point, proceed north along
the western boundary lines of sections 34 and 27, T28S/R15E,
approximately 1.5 miles to the section 27 boundary line's intersection
with State Route 58; then
(2) Proceed west on State Route 58 approximately 1.5 miles,
crossing onto the Wilson Corner map, to the road's intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road known locally as La Panza Road at Wilson
Corner, section 29, T28S/R15E; then
(3) Proceed northwest on the unnamed light-duty road known locally
as La Panza Road approximately 0.15 mile to the road's intersection
with Indian Creek, section 20, T28S/R15E; then
(4) Proceed north-northwesterly (downstream) along the meandering
Indian Creek approximately 8.5 miles in straight-line distance,
crossing onto the Shedd Canyon map, to the creek's intersection with
the northern boundary line of section 13, T27S/R14E, within Shedd
Canyon; then
(5) Proceed east approximately 6.2 miles along the northern
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R14E, and the northern boundary lines
of sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, and 13, T27S/R15E, crossing onto the
Camatta Canyon map, to the intersection of the northern boundary line
of section 13, T27S/R15E, with the 1,200-foot elevation line on the
western edge of the San Juan Valley; then
(6) Proceed southerly then easterly along the 1,200-foot elevation
line to the elevation line's first intersection with the eastern
boundary line of section 13, T27S/R15E; then
(7) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 13,
T27S/R15E, approximately 0.2 mile to the section 13 boundary line's
second intersection with an unnamed unimproved road; then
(8) Proceed southeasterly on the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 3 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San
Juan Valley to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line
of section 29, T27S/R16E; then
(9) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 29,
T27S/R16E, approximately 0.3 mile to the section line's intersection
with the 1,300-foot elevation line; then
(10) Proceed southeasterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line
approximately 3.7 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San
Juan Valley, crossing onto the Holland Canyon map, to the elevation
line's first intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 3,
T28S/R16E; then
(11) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 3,
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.55 mile to the section boundary line's fifth
intersection with the 1,300-foot elevation line (northwest of Pear Tree
Spring); then
(12) Proceed southeasterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line
approximately 1.3 miles to the elevation line's intersection with an
unnamed tributary of San Juan Creek (approximately 0.35 mile east of
the 1,686-foot San Juan peak), section 11, T28S/R16E; then
(13) Proceed southerly in a straight line approximately 0.6 mile,
crossing onto the La Panza Ranch map, to the northwestern corner of
section 13, T28S/R16E; then
(14) Proceed east along the northern boundary line of section 13,
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.7 mile to the section boundary line's
intersection with an unnamed unimproved road; then
(15) Proceed south-southeasterly on the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 0.85 mile to the road's intersection with the eastern
boundary line of section 13, T28S/R16E, which is concurrent with the
R16E/R17E common boundary line; then
(16) Proceed south along the R16E/R17E common boundary line
approximately 3.35 miles to the southeast corner of section 36, T28S/
R16E, which is concurrent with the eastern-most intersection of the
R16E/R17E and T28S/T29S common boundary lines; then
(17) Proceed west along the T28S/R29S common boundary line
approximately 9.1 miles, crossing onto the Camatta Ranch map, returning
to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.244 Paso Robles Willow Creek District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Paso Robles Willow Creek District.'' For purposes of part
4 of this chapter, ``Paso Robles Willow Creek District'' is a term of
viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The three United States Geological Survey
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
Paso Robles Willow Creek District viticultural area are titled:
(1) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(2) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(3) Paso Robles, Calif. 1948, photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Paso Robles Willow Creek District is located in
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Paso Robles
Willow Creek District is as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the York Mountain map at the
intersection of Summit Canyon Road (locally known as Peachy Canyon
Road), and an unnamed unimproved road locally known as Kiler Canyon
Road, section 33, T26S/R11E. From the beginning point, proceed
southerly and then southwesterly on Summit Canyon Road (locally known
as Peachy Canyon Road) approximately 3.3 miles to the road's
intersection with Willow Canyon Road (locally known as Vineyard Drive),
Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(2) Proceed southerly on Willow Creek Road (locally known as
Vineyard Drive) approximately 0.35 mile to its
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intersection with Dover Canyon Road; then
(3) Proceed westerly then southerly on Dover Canyon Road
approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with the common
boundary line of section 18, T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(4) Proceed east, south, and southeast along the Paso de Robles
Land Grant Boundary line approximately 1.9 miles to the fourth crossing
of an unnamed intermittent tributary of Jack Creek by the common
boundary line of section 20, T27S/R11E, and the Paso de Robles Land
Grant; then
(5) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent
tributary of Jack Creek approximately 0.15 mile to the tributary's
confluence with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(6) Proceed southeasterly (downstream) along Jack Creek
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Jack Creek Road (near BM 920), Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(7) Proceed northeasterly and then east-southeasterly along Jack
Creek Road approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with State
Route 46; then
(8) Proceed east on State Route 46 approximately 0.15 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as
Hidden Valley Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(9) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Hidden Valley Road
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto the Templeton map, to the road's
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Vineyard
Drive, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(10) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive approximately 0.85 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as S.
Bethel Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(11) Proceed north-northeasterly on S. Bethel Road and then N.
Bethel Road approximately 1.7 miles to the road's fifth intersection
with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(12) Proceed westerly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent
stream and then the stream's middle branch approximately 1.1 miles to
the marked end of the stream, and then continue due west in a straight
line approximately 0.05 mile to State Route 46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(13) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 46 (Cayucos Road)
approximately 0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(14) Proceed due north in a straight line to the southeast corner
of section 12, T27S/R11E, and continue north along the eastern boundary
line of section 12, a total of approximately 1.1 miles, to the section
boundary line's intersection with a light-duty road locally known as
Live Oak Road; then
(15) Proceed easterly on Live Oak Road approximately 0.2 mile to
the road's intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(16) Proceed northwesterly (upstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern boundary
line of section 12, T27S/R11E; then
(17) Proceed north along the eastern boundary line of section 12,
T27S/R11E, to the section's northeast corner, and then proceed east
along the southern boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E, a total of
approximately 1.3 miles, to the intersection of the section 6 boundary
line with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Arbor Road; then
(18) Proceed south-southeasterly on Arbor Road approximately 0.35
mile to the road's first intersection with an unnamed intermittent
stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(19) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly (downstream) along the
unnamed intermittent stream approximately 1.4 miles to the stream's
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as S. Vine
Street, just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46 interchange, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(20) Proceed northerly along S. Vine Street (which generally
parallels U.S. 101) approximately 1.8 miles to the street's
intersection with the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line (concurrent with the locally-known intersection of S. Vine and 1st
Streets), Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(21) Proceed west, north, west, and north again along the marked
city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary line approximately 1 mile to the
boundary line's junction with the intersection of an unnamed light-duty
road locally known as Merry Hill Road and Peachy Canyon Road, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(22) Proceed westerly on Peachy Canyon Road approximately 2.6
miles, crossing to and from the Paso Robles map, to the road's
intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream near the center of
section 36, T26S/R11E; then
(23) Proceed south-southeasterly (downstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 1.2 miles to the stream's
intersection with the eastern boundary line of section 1, T27S/R11E;
then
(24) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 1,
T27S/R11E, approximately 0.15 mile to the line's intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known as Kiler Canyon Road, section 1,
T27S/R11E; then
(25) Proceed westerly on Kiler Canyon Road approximately 3.7 miles,
crossing onto the York Mountain map, returning to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.245 San Juan Creek.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``San Juan Creek.'' For purposes of part 4 of this chapter,
``San Juan Creek'' is a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The six United States Geological Survey 1:24,000
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the San Juan
Creek viticultural area are titled:
(1) Cholame, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
(2) Camatta Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993;
(3) Holland Canyon, Calif. 1961, revised 1993;
(4) La Panza Ranch, CA, 1995;
(5) Shedd Canyon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993; and
(6) Shandon, Calif., 1961, revised 1993.
(c) Boundary. The San Juan Creek viticultural area is located in
San Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the San Juan Creek
viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the Cholame map in the Shandon Valley
at the intersection of State Route 41 and San Juan Road, northern
boundary of section 21, T26S/R15E. From the beginning point on the
Cholame map, and crossing onto the Camatta Canyon map and then the
Holland Canyon map, proceed south and then southeasterly approximately
16 miles along the eastern edge of the Shandon Valley and then the San
Juan Valley by following San Juan Road (also locally known in places as
Shandon San Juan Road, Camatti-Shandon Road, Bitterwater Canyon Road,
and then San Juan Road again), passing the San Juan Ranch (where to
road is marked as unimproved), to the road's intersection with the San
Luis Obispo-Kern County boundary line at the eastern boundary line of
section 12, T28S/R16E, which is also concurrent with the R16E/R17E
common boundary line; then
(2) Proceed south along the R16E/R17E common boundary line
approximately 1.3 miles, crossing onto the La Panza Ranch map, to the
boundary line's intersection with an
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unnamed unimproved road locally known as Navajo Creek Road, immediately
south of the 1,340-foot elevation line, section 13, T28S/R16E; then
(3) Proceed north-northwesterly on Navajo Creek Road to the road's
intersection with the southern boundary line of section 12, T28S/R16E;
then
(4) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 12,
T28S/R16E, approximately 0.7 mile to the section's southwestern corner;
then
(5) Proceed northerly in a straight line approximately 0.6 mile,
crossing onto the Holland Canyon map, to the intersection of the 1,300-
foot elevation line and an unnamed tributary of San Juan Creek
(approximately 0.35 mile east of the 1,686-foot San Juan peak), in
section 11, T28S/R16E; then
(6) Proceed northwesterly along the 1,300-foot elevation line
approximately 1.3 miles to the line's first intersection with the
western boundary line of section 2, T28S/R16E, northwest of Pear Tree
Spring; then
(7) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 2
approximately 0.55 to the section boundary line's last intersection
with the 1,300-foot elevation line, near the northwestern corner of
section 2, T28S/R16E; then
(8) Proceed northwesterly along the meandering 1,300-foot elevation
line approximately 3.7 miles, crossing onto the Camatta Canyon map, to
the elevation line's intersection with the western boundary line of
section 28, T27S/R16E; then
(9) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 28
approximately 0.15 mile to the section boundary line's intersection
with an unnamed unimproved road, section 28, T27S/R16E; then
(10) Proceed northwesterly on the unnamed unimproved road
approximately 3 miles as it follows the southwestern edge of the San
Juan Valley to the road's intersection with western boundary line of
section 18, T27S/R16E; then
(11) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 18,
T27S/R16E, approximately 0.2 mile to the section boundary line's
intersection with 1,200-foot elevation line, section 18, T27S/R16E;
then
(12) Proceed westerly then northerly along the 1,200-foot elevation
line to the elevation line's intersection with the southern boundary of
section 12, T27S/R15E; then
(13) Proceed west approximately 6.4 miles along the southern
boundary lines of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, T27S/R15E, crossing
onto the Shedd Canyon map, and continue west along the southern
boundary lines of sections 12 and 11, T27S/R14E, to the intersection of
the southern boundary line of section 11 with an unnamed unimproved
road locally known as Shedd Canyon Road (within Shedd Canyon 0.1 mile
west of State Route 41); then
(14) Proceed northerly on Shedd Canyon Road approximately 3.2
miles, crossing onto the Shandon map, to the road's intersection with
the southern boundary line of section 26, T26S/R14E; then
(15) Proceed west along the southern boundary line of section 26,
T26S/R14E, to the boundary line's intersection with the unnamed
intermittent stream located within Shedd Canyon; then
(16) Proceed northerly along the unnamed intermittent stream
located within Shedd Canyon approximately 1.8 miles to the stream's
intersection with the western boundary line of section 23, T26S/R14E;
then
(17) Proceed north along the western boundary lines of sections 23
and 14, T26S/R14E, approximately 0.6 mile to the section 14 boundary
line's intersection with State Route 46; then
(18) Proceed northeasterly in a straight line approximately 0.95
mile to the 1,481-foot ``Estrella'' elevation point, section 14, T26S/
R14E; then
(19) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
1.25 miles to the line's intersection with 1,300-foot elevation line
and the northern boundary line of section 11, T26S/R14E; then
(20) Proceed east along northern section boundary lines of sections
11 and 12, T26S/R14E, and the northern boundary lines of sections 7, 8,
9, and 10, T26S/R15E, approximately 5.9 miles in total distance and
crossing onto the Cholame map, to the northeast corner of section 10,
T26S/R15E (adjacent to State Routes 41/46); then
(21) Proceed south along the eastern boundary line of section 10,
T26S/R15E, approximately 1 mile to the section's southeast corner; then
(22) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately
1.8 miles, returning to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.246 San Miguel District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``San Miguel District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``San Miguel District'' is a term of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The three United States Geological Survey
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
San Miguel District viticultural area are titled:
(1) San Miguel, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979;
(2) Paso Robles, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(3) Adelaida, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1978.
(c) Boundary. The San Miguel District is located in San Luis Obispo
County, California. The boundary of the San Miguel District is as
described below:
(1) The beginning point is on the San Miguel map at the
intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and the San Luis Obispo-Monterey
County boundary line, section 1, T25S/R11E. From the beginning point,
proceed east along the San Luis Obispo-Monterey County line
approximately 5.9 miles to the county line's intersection with San
Jacinto Creek, section 1, T25S/R12E; then
(2) Proceed south-southwesterly (downstream) along San Jacinto
Creek for approximately 6.5 miles, crossing on to the Paso Robles map,
to the creek's confluence with the Estrella River, section 26, T25S/
R12E; then
(3) Proceed southerly (upstream) 0.7 mile along the main channel of
the Estrella River to the river's intersection with the southern
boundary line of section 26, T25S/R12E; then
(4) Proceed west along the southern boundary lines of sections 26,
27, and 28, T25S/R12E, approximately 1.85 miles to the section 28
boundary line's intersection with the Salinas River; then
(5) Proceed southerly (upstream) along the main channel of the
Salinas River approximately 1.6 miles to the river's intersection with
an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Wellsona Road, section 4,
T26S/R12E; then
(6) Proceed west then northwesterly on Wellsona Road approximately
2 miles to the road's intersection with San Miguel Road (locally known
as San Marcos Road), section 6, T26S/R12E; then
(7) Proceed west-southwesterly on San Miguel Road (locally known as
San Marcos Road) approximately 2.6 miles, crossing onto the Adelaida
map, to the road's intersection with the eastern boundary line of the
Camp Roberts Military Reservation (approximately 400 feet east of the
road's intersection with Generals Road), section 2, T26S/R11E; then
(8) Proceed northerly along the meandering eastern boundary line of
the Camp Roberts Military Reservation (approximately 6.3 miles in
straight line distance), crossing onto the San Miguel map, to the
intersection of the military reservation's boundary line with U.S.
Highway 101 near the northeast corner of section 7, T25S/R12E; then
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(9) Proceed northwesterly on U.S. Highway 101 approximately 1.55
miles, returning to the beginning point.
Sec. 9.247 Santa Margarita Ranch.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Santa Margarita Ranch.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``Santa Margarita Ranch'' is a term of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The four United States Geological Survey
1:24,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the
Santa Margarita Ranch viticultural area are titled:
(1) Santa Margarita, Calif., 1965, revised 1993;
(2) Lopez Mountain, CA, 1995;
(3) San Luis Obispo, CA, 1995; and
(4) Atascadero, CA, 1995.
(c) Boundary. The Santa Margarita Ranch is located in San Luis
Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Santa Margarita Ranch is
as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the Santa Margarita map at the
intersection of the northern boundary line of section 10, T29S/R13E,
and the Salinas River. From the beginning point, proceed southerly
(upstream) along the meandering Salinas River approximately 7.9 miles,
crossing onto the Lopez Mountain map, to the river's intersection with
the R13E/R14E boundary line, which coincides with the eastern boundary
line of section 36, T29S/R13E; then
(2) Proceed south along the R13E/R14E boundary line approximately
3.2 miles to the boundary line's first intersection with the Los Padres
National Forest boundary line, section 13, T30S/R13E; then
(3) Proceed northwesterly along the Los Padres National Forest
boundary line approximately 4 miles to the Forest boundary line's
intersection with the T29S/T30S boundary line, near the northwest
corner of section 3, T30S/R13E; then
(4) Proceed west along the Los Padres National Forest boundary line
and then the T29S/T30S boundary line approximately 2 miles to the
southwest corner of section 32, T29S/R13E; then
(5) Proceed north along the western boundary line of section 32,
T29S/R13E, and then the Los Padres National Forest boundary line to
northwest corner of section 32 where the Forest boundary line makes a
90 degree turn to the west; then
(6) Proceed west along the Los Padres National Forest boundary line
approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto the San Luis Obispo map, to the
point where the Los Padres National Forest boundary line first dips to
the south and is no longer concurrent with the northern boundary line
of section 36, T29S/R12E; then
(7) Proceed north-northwesterly in a straight line approximately
2.25 miles, crossing onto the Atascadero map, to the western-most
intersection of the 1,400-foot elevation line with the northern
boundary line of section 23, T29S/R12E; then
(8) Proceed west along the northern boundary line of section 23,
T29S/R12E, approximately 0.6 mile to the section's northeast corner;
then
(9) Proceed east along the western boundary line of section 13,
T29S/R12E, to the section's northwest corner, and then continue east
along the northern boundary line of section 13, T29S/R12E, to the
section boundary line's intersection with the R12E/R13E common boundary
line at section 13's northeast corner; then
(10) Proceed due north along the R12E/R13E common boundary line
approximately 0.75 mile to the boundary line's intersection with the T-
intersection of two unnamed unimproved roads, locally known as
Powerline Road and Santa Margarita Road; then
(11) Proceed easterly and then east-northeasterly on Santa
Margarita Road approximately 1.5 miles, crossing onto the Santa
Margarita map, to the road's intersection with El Camino Real, Santa
Margarita Land Grant, T29S/R13E; then
(12) Proceed southeasterly on El Camino Real approximately 300 feet
to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally
known as Asuncion Road at BM 931 (just south of Santa Margarita Creek),
Santa Margarita Land Grant; then
(13) Proceed northeasterly on Asuncion Road approximately 0.3 mile
(crossing a railroad line) to the road's intersection with Chispa Road;
then
(14) Proceed due east in a straight line approximately 0.1 mile to
the line's intersection with the boundary line of the Santa Margarita
Land Grant, which, at this point, is concurrent with the southwestern
boundary line of section 5, T29S/R13E; then
(15) Proceed southeasterly along the Santa Margarita Land Grant
boundary line approximately 0.7 mile to the boundary line's
intersection with the northwest corner of section 9, T29S/R13E, and
then continue east along the northern boundary lines of sections 9 and
10, T29S/R13E, approximately 1.15 miles, returning to the beginning
point.
Sec. 9.248 Templeton Gap District.
(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this
section is ``Templeton Gap District.'' For purposes of part 4 of this
chapter, ``Templeton Gap District'' is a term of viticultural
significance.
(b) Approved maps. The two United States Geological Survey 1:24,000
scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Templeton
Gap District viticultural area are titled:
(1) Templeton, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979; and
(2) York Mountain, Calif., 1948, photorevised 1979.
(c) Boundary. The Templeton Gap viticultural area is located in San
Luis Obispo County, California. The boundary of the Templeton Gap
District viticultural area is as follows:
(1) The beginning point is on the northern portion of the Templeton
map at the point where the marked southern city of Paso Robles
Corporate Boundary line intersects the Salinas River (now very
approximate to the point where Niblick Road crosses the Salinas River).
From the beginning point, proceed southerly (upstream) along the
Salinas River approximately 1.1 miles to the river's confluence with
the first marked unnamed intermittent stream flowing from the east,
Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(2) Proceed southeasterly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent
stream approximately 0.4 mile to the stream's intersection with an
unnamed light-duty road locally known as S. River Road, Santa Ysabel
Land Grant; then
(3) Proceed southeasterly then southerly on S. River Road
approximately 2.2 miles to the road's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Neal Springs Road, Santa Ysabel Land
Grant; then
(4) Proceed east on Neal Springs Roads approximately 0.4 mile to
the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known
as Hollyhock Lane, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(5) Proceed south-southeasterly on Hollyhock Lane approximately
0.95 mile to the road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road
locally known as El Pomar Drive, Santa Ysabel Land Grant; then
(6) Proceed southerly in a series of straight lines, totaling
approximately 1.4 miles, through the 1,329-foot and 1,338-foot
elevation points (crossing from the Santa Ysabel to the Asuncion Land
Grants) to the 1,344-foot elevation point; then
(7) Proceed southwesterly in a straight line approximately 0.3 mile
to the elevation control point (marked by a triangle) above the 1,440-
foot contour line, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(8) Proceed south-southeasterly in a straight line approximately
0.3 mile to
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the 1,452-foot elevation point, and continue south-southwesterly in a
straight line approximately 0.3 mile to the intersection of two light-
duty roads locally known as S. El Pomar Road and Homestead Road,
Asuncion Land Grant; then
(9) Proceed west-southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.1
miles to the point where an unnamed light-duty road locally known as
Templeton Road intersects with an unnamed intermittent stream (where
Templeton Road makes a 90 degree turn at its junction with two unnamed
unimproved roads), Asuncion Land Grant; then
(10) Proceed westerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent
stream approximately 0.5 mile to the stream's confluence with the
Salinas River, Asuncion Land Grant; then
(11) Proceed westerly (downstream) along the Salinas River
approximately 2.3 miles to the river's intersection with the boundary
line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(12) Proceed southwesterly along the boundary line of the Paso de
Robles Land Grant approximately 2.3 miles to the point where the
boundary line turns sharply to the northwest; then
(13) Proceed northwesterly approximately 4.65 miles along the
boundary line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant, crossing onto the York
Mountain map, to the point where the boundary line turns due north
(coincides with the southeast corner of section 32, T27S/R11E); then
(14) Proceed north and then north-northeasterly along the boundary
line of the Paso de Robles Land Grant approximately 1.5 miles to the
point where the boundary line turns sharply to the northwest (coincides
with the eastern-most point of section 20, T27S/R11E); then
(15) Proceed northwesterly along the boundary line of the Paso de
Robles Land Grant approximately 0.3 mile to the eastern-most fork of an
unnamed three-fork tributary of the Jack Creek; then
(16) Proceed northerly (downstream) along the unnamed intermittent
tributary of Jack Creek approximately 0.15 mile to the tributary's
confluence with Jack Creek, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(17) Proceed southeasterly (downstream) along Jack Creek
approximately 1.8 miles to the creek's intersection with an unnamed
light-duty road locally known as Jack Creek Road (near BM 920), Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(18) Proceed northeasterly and then east-southeasterly along Jack
Creek Road approximately 1 mile to the road's intersection with State
Route 46; then
(19) Proceed east on State Route 46 approximately 0.15 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as
Hidden Valley Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(20) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly on Hidden Valley Road
approximately 2.2 miles, crossing onto the Templeton map, to the road's
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Vineyard
Drive, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(21) Proceed east on Vineyard Drive approximately 0.85 mile to the
road's intersection with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as S.
Bethel Road, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(22) Proceed north-northeasterly on S. Bethel Road and then N.
Bethel Road approximately 1.7 miles to the road's fifth intersection
with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(23) Proceed westerly (upstream) along the unnamed intermittent
stream and then the stream's middle branch approximately 1.1 miles to
the marked end of the stream, and then continue due west in a straight
line approximately 0.05 mile to State Route 46 (Cayucos Road), Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(24) Proceed northeasterly on State Route 46 (Cayucos Road)
approximately 0.8 mile to BM 924, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(25) Proceed due north in a straight line to the southeast corner
of section 12, T27S/R11E, and continue north along the eastern boundary
line of section 12, a total of approximately 1.1 miles, to the section
boundary line's intersection with a light-duty road locally known as
Live Oak Road; then
(26) Proceed easterly on Live Oak Road approximately 0.2 mile to
the road's intersection with an unnamed intermittent stream, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(27) Proceed northwesterly (upstream) along the unnamed
intermittent stream approximately 0.35 mile to the eastern boundary
line of section 12, T27S/R11E; then
(28) Proceed north along the eastern boundary line of section 12,
T27S/R11E, to the section's northeast corner, and then proceed east
along the southern boundary line of section 6, T27S/R11E, a total of
approximately 1.3 miles, to the intersection of the section 6 boundary
line with an unnamed light-duty road locally known as Arbor Road; then
(29) Proceed south-southeasterly on Arbor Road approximately 0.35
mile to the road's first intersection with an unnamed intermittent
stream, Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(30) Proceed southeasterly and then easterly (downstream) along the
unnamed intermittent stream approximately 1.4 miles to the stream's
intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as S. Vine
Street, just west of the U.S. 101/State Route 46 interchange, Paso de
Robles Land Grant; then
(31) Proceed northerly along S. Vine Street (which generally
parallels U.S. 101) approximately 1.8 miles to the street's
intersection with the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate Boundary
line (concurrent with the locally-known intersection of S. Vine and 1st
Streets), Paso de Robles Land Grant; then
(32) Proceed east along the marked city of Paso Robles Corporate
Boundary line (now very approximate to the alignment of 1st Street and
then Niblick Road) approximately 0.5 mile, returning to the beginning
point.
Signed: September 4, 2014.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
Approved: September 9, 2014.
Timothy E. Skud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and Tariff Policy).
[FR Doc. 2014-24169 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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