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Wine appellation · NY

Champlain Valley of New York

The Champlain Valley of New York appellation was established in 2016 and covers 363,802 acres across Clinton, Essex.

Established2016
Area363,802 acres · 568 sq miles
CountiesClinton, Essex
Federal listing27 CFR 9.258
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Colin Read, owner of North Star Vineyard, on behalf of the Lake Champlain Grape Growers Association.

363,802 acres


The boundary, as written into law

Every American wine appellation is defined in federal regulations by walking the boundary landmark by landmark. The official description of this one begins:

(1) The beginning point is found on the Lake Champlain map at the intersection of the western shore of Lake Champlain and the U.S.-Canada border, just north of the town of Rouses Point. (2) From the beginning point, proceed south along the western shore of Lake Champlain approximately 109.4 miles, crossing onto the Glens Falls map, to a road marked on the map as State Route 73 (now known as State Route 74) and known...

Boundary traced by the UC Davis Library from the official descriptions in federal regulation, and released under an open licence. Smoothed for manufacturing. Decorative use only, not for legal boundary determination.