[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR9.66]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 9--AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart C--Approved American Viticultural Areas
 
Sec. 9.66  Russian River Valley.

    (a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this 
section is ``Russian River Valley.''
    (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the 
boundaries of the Russian River Valley viticultural area are the 1954 
U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute series maps titled:

``Healdsburg Quadrangle, California''
``Guerneville Quadrangle, California''
``Cazadero Quadrangle, California''
``Duncans Mills Quadrangle, California''
``Camp Meeker Quadrangle, California''
``Valley Ford Quadrangle, California''
``Sebastopol Quadrangle, California''
``Santa Rosa Quadrangle, California''
``Mark West Springs Quadrangle, California''
``Jimtown Quadrangle, California''

    (c) Boundaries. The Russian River Valley viticultural area is 
located in Sonoma County, California.
    (1) Starting point Healdsburg map-Healdsburg Avenue Bridge over the 
Russian River at Healdsburg. Proceed south along Russian River to the 
point where Russian River and Dry Creek converge, from this point 
proceed west in a straight line to Forman Lane.
    (2) Proceed west along Foreman Lane to where it crosses Westside 
Road and becomes Felta School Road.
    (3) Proceed west on Felta School Road to the point where it crosses 
Felta Creek.
    (4) Proceed 18000[min] up Felta Creek to its headwaters as shown on 
the Guerneville, map as ``Springs.''
    (5) Proceed southwest in a straight line 58 degrees W 27000[min] to 
an intersection with Hulbert Creek on the Cazadero map.
    (6) Proceed south and southeast along Hulbert Creek to the point 
where it intersects California Hwy 116 on the Duncan Mills map.
    (7) Proceed in a westerly direction along California Hwy 116 to 
Monte Rio where it intersects the Bohemian Hwy.
    (8) Proceed southeast along the Bohemian Hwy onto the Camp Meeker 
Map and then the Valley Ford map to the town of Freestone where it 
intersects the Bodega Road.
    (9) Proceed northeast along the Bodega Road onto the Sebastopol map

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to the city of Sebastopol where it becomes California Hwy 12 then 
northeast along California Hwy 12 to its intersection with Wright Road.
    (10) Proceed north along Wright Road to where it becomes Fulton Road 
and into the town Fulton to where in intersects River Road.
    (11) Proceed east along River Road to its intersection with Mark 
West Springs Road.
    (12) Proceed north east along Mark West Springs Road through the 
Santa Rosa map and onto the Mark West map to where it becomes Porter 
Creek Road and onto its intersection with Franz Valley Road.
    (13) Proceed in a northerly direction along Franz Vally Road to the 
northerly most crossing of Franz Creek.
    (14) Proceed west along Franz Creek until it intersects the line 
separating Section 21 and Section 22.
    (15) Proceed south on this line separating Section 21 and 22 to the 
corner common to Section 21 and 22 and Section 27 and 28.
    (16) Proceed west from the common corner of Section 21 and 22 and 27 
and 28 and in a straight line to the peak of Chalk Hill on the 
Healdsburg map.
    (17) Proceed west from the peak of Chalk Hill in a straight line to 
the point where Brooks Creek joins the Russian River.
    (18) Proceed north west in a straight line 8000[foot] to a peak 
marked 772[foot] elv. on the Jimtown map.
    (19) Proceed north west in a straight line from hill top 772[foot] 
elv. to hill top 596 elv.
    (20) Proceed north west in a straight line from hill top 596[foot] 
elv. to hill top 516[foot] elv.
    (21) Proceed north west in a straight line from hill top 516[foot] 
elv. to hill top 530[foot] elv.
    (22) Proceed west in a straight line from hill top 530[foot] elv. to 
hill top 447[foot] elv.
    (23) Proceed west in a straight line from hill top 447[foot] elv. to 
the point where Alexander Valley Road meets Healdsburg Avenue.
    (24) Proceed south along Healdsburg Avenue through the city of 
Healdsburg on the Healdsburg map to the point where it crosses the 
Russian River at the point of beginning.

[T.D. ATF-159, 48 FR 48813, Oct. 21, 1983, as amended by T.D. ATF-249, 
52 FR 5959, Feb. 27, 1987]