Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau March 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Treasury decision renames the ``Sonoma County Green Valley'' viticultural area in northern California as the ``Green Valley of Russian River Valley'' viticultural area. This decision does not affect the location, size, or boundary of the viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

This Treasury decision establishes the 8,263-square mile ``Snake River Valley'' viticultural area in southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.