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Wine appellation · CA

Dos Rios

The Dos Rios appellation was established in 2005 and covers 16,041 acres across Mendocino.

Established2005
Area16,041 acres · 25 sq miles
CountiesMendocino
Federal listing27 CFR 9.175
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Ralph Jens Carter of Sonoma, California.

16,041 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) Beginning in the northwestern quarter of the Dos Rios map in section 32, T22N, R13W, at the intersection of the 2,000-foot contour line and Poonkinny Road, proceed southerly and then easterly along the meandering 2,000-foot contour line to its intersection with the eastern boundary of section 2, T21N, R13W, immediately south of State Route 162 (Dos Rios Quadrangle); then (2) Proceed straight south along the...

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.