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Wine appellation · WA

Horse Heaven Hills

The Horse Heaven Hills appellation was established in 2005 and covers 574,692 acres across Benton, Klickitat, Yakima. It sits inside Columbia Valley.

Established2005
Area574,692 acres · 898 sq miles
CountiesBenton, Klickitat, Yakima
Part ofColumbia Valley
Federal listing27 CFR 9.188
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Paul D. Lucas.

574,692 acres

Neighbouring appellations


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 on the Umatilla map at the intersection of Interstate Highway 82 and the north bank of the Columbia River in Benton County, Washington, proceed westerly (downstream) along the river's north bank, passing through the Irrigon, Paterson, West of Paterson, Boardman, Crow Butte, and Golgotha Butte maps, to the mouth of Pine Creek in section 32, T4N/R22E, on the Heppner Junction map in Klickitat County;...

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.