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Wine appellation · CA

Mt. Harlan

The Mt. Harlan appellation was established in 1990 and covers 7,793 acres across San Benito. It sits inside Central Coast.

Established1990
Area7,793 acres · 12 sq miles
CountiesSan Benito
Part ofCentral Coast, Gabilan Mountains
Federal listing27 CFR 9.131
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by unlisted.

7,793 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) The point of beginning is the unnamed 3,063′ peak on the county line between San Benito and Monterey Counties in Township 14 S., Range 5 E., Section 34 of the "Mt. Harlan," California Quadrangle map. (2) From the point of beginning on the Mt. Harlan Quadrangle map proceed in a generally northwesterly direction along the county line through Sections 34 and 33, briefly into Section 28 and back through Section 33,...

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.