[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR9.64]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
 
Sec. 9.64  Dry Creek Valley.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Dry Creek Valley.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the 
boundaries of the Dry Creek Valley viticultural area are six U.S.G.S. 
topographic maps. They are--
    (1) ``Geyserville Quadrangle, California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 
minute series, 1955 (Photorevised 1975);

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    (2) ``Jimtown Quadrangle, California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 minute 
series, 1955 (Photorevised 1975);
    (3) ``Healdsburg Quadrangle, California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 minute 
series, 1955 (Photorevised 1980);
    (4) ``Guerneville Quadrangle, California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 
minute series, 1955;
    (5) ``Cazadero Quadrangle, California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 minute 
series, 1978; and
    (6) ``Warm Springs Dam Quadrangle (formerly `Skaggs Springs 
Quadrangle'), California--Sonoma County,'' 7.5 minute series, 1978.
    (c) Boundaries. The Dry Creek Valley viticultural area is located in 
north central Sonoma County, California. From the beginning point, lying 
at the intersection of latitude line 38 degrees 45 minutes and the 
northwest corner of Section 5, T. 10 N., R. 10 W. on the ``Geyserville 
Quadrangle'' map, the boundary runs--
    (1) Southeasterly in a straight line approximately 11,000 feet 
(closely following the ridge line) to the northeast corner of Section 9, 
T. 10 N., R. 10 W.;
    (2) Then southerly along the east line of Section 9 to the southeast 
corner thereof;
    (3) Then S. 74 degrees, E. 2,800 feet in a straight line to the 
northeasterly tip of a small unnamed lake;
    (4) Then N. 57 degrees, E. 2,300 feet in a straight line to the 
southeast corner of Section 10, T. 10 N., R. 10 W.;
    (5) Then S. 16 degrees, E. 1,800 feet in a straight line to the 
point on a peak identified as having an elevation of 664 feet;
    (6) Then S. 55 degrees, E. 7,900 feet in a straight line to the most 
northerly point on the northeasterly line of ``Olive Hill'' cemetery 
lying on the easterly side of Canyon Road;
    (7) Then southeasterly along the northeasterly line of ``Olive 
Hill'' cemetery to the most easterly point thereon;
    (8) Then S. 2 degrees, E. 3,100 feet in a straight line to the point 
in the westerly fork of Wood Creek lying at the westerly terminus of a 
dirt road;
    (9) Then southerly 3,000 feet along the west fork of Wood Creek to 
the point lying 400 feet north of the point on a peak identified as 
having an elevation of 781 feet;
    (10) Then southerly 400 feet in a straight line to the point on a 
peak identified as having an elevation of 781 feet;
    (11) Then S. 50\1/2\ degrees, E. 15,500 feet in a straight line to 
the point lying at the intersection of Lytton Creek and the township 
line common to T. 9 N. and T. 10 N. in R. 9 W.;
    (12) Then southerly along the meanders of Lytton Creek to the point 
of intersection with Lytton Springs Road in T. 9 N., R. 9 W.;
    (13) Then easterly along Lytton Springs Road to the point of 
intersection with U.S. Highway 101 (a.k.a. Redwood Highway) on the 
``Jimtown Quadrangle'' map;
    (14) Then southerly along U.S. Highway 101 to the point of 
intersection with an unnamed light duty road (known locally as Chiquita 
Road) on the ``Geyserville Quadrangle'' map;
    (15) Then easterly along the unnamed light duty road to the point of 
intersection with an unnamed heavy duty road (known locally as 
Healdsburg Avenue) on the ``Jimtown Quadrangle'' map;
    (16) Then southerly along the unnamed heavy duty road through the 
town of Healdsburg to the point of intersection with the Russian River 
on the ``Healdsburg Quadrangle'' map;
    (17) Then southerly along the meanders of the Russian River to the 
confluence of Dry Creek;
    (18) Then west-southwesterly 1,300 feet in a straight line to an 
unnamed light duty road (known locally as Foreman Lane);
    (19) Then westerly along the unnamed light duty road, crossing West 
Dry Creek Road and passing Felta School, to the point of intersection 
with Felta Creek on the ``Guerneville Quadrangle'' map;
    (20) Then southwesterly 18,000 feet along the meanders of Felta 
Creek to the point lying at the intersection of three springs in T. 8 
N., R. 10 W., approximately 300 feet east from the word ``Springs'';
    (21) Then S. 58 degrees, W. 15,000 feet in a straight line to the 
southwest corner of Section 9, T. 8 N., R. 10 W.;
    (22) Then northerly along the west line of Sections 9 and 4, T. 8 
N., R. 10

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W., continuing along the west line of Section 33, T. 9 N., R. 10 W. to 
the northwest corner thereof;
    (23) Then westerly along the south line of Sections 29 and 30, T. 9 
N., R. 10 W. to the southwest corner of Section 30 on the ``Cazadero 
Quadrangle'' map;
    (24) Then northerly along the west line of Sections 30 and 19, T. 9 
N., R. 10 W. to the northwest corner of Section 19;
    (25) Then westerly along the south line of Section 13, T. 9 N., R. 
11 W. to the southwest corner thereof;
    (26) Then southwesterly 14,200 feet in a straight line to the 
northeast corner of Section 20, T. 9 N., R. 11 W.;
    (27) Then westerly along the north line of Section 20 to the 
northwest corner thereof;
    (28) Then northerly along the east line of Sections 18, 7, and 6, T. 
9 N., R. 11 W., continuing along the east line of Sections 31, 30, 19, 
18, 7, and 6, T. 10 N., R. 11 W. to the point of intersection with 
latitude line 38 degrees 45 minutes on the ``Warm Springs Dam 
Quadrangle'' map; and
    (29) Then easterly along latitude line 38 degrees 45 minutes to the 
point of beginning on the ``Geyserville Quadrangle'' map.

[T.D. ATF-137, 48 FR 35397, Aug. 4, 1983, as amended by T.D. ATF-468, 66 
FR 50565, Oct. 4, 2001]