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Wine appellation · WI

Lake Wisconsin

The Lake Wisconsin appellation was established in 1994 and covers 32,068 acres across Columbia, Dane. It sits inside Upper Mississippi River Valley.

Established1994
Area32,068 acres · 50 sq miles
CountiesColumbia, Dane
Part ofUpper Mississippi River Valley
Federal listing27 CFR 9.146
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Charles W. Dean, Wollersheim Winery.

32,068 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 point of beginning is on the "Lodi, Wisc." U.S.G.S. map in the northeast quarter-section of section 17, Lodi Township, Columbia County, where Spring Creek enters Lake Wisconsin; (2) From the point of beginning, follow the southern shoreline of Lake Wisconsin northwest to where Lake Wisconsin narrows and becomes the Wisconsin River on the map, in the vicinity of the town of Merrimac, Sauk County; (3) Then...

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.