The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
The The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater appellation was established in 2015 and covers 3,163 acres across Umatilla. It sits inside Columbia Valley.
| Established | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Area | 3,163 acres · 5 sq miles |
| Counties | Umatilla |
| Part of | Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley |
| Federal listing | 27 CFR 9.249 |
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How it came to be
Recognised by the federal government on petition by Kevin R. Pogue, a professor of geology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
3,163 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 beginning point is found on the Milton-Freewater map at the intersection of an unnamed medium-duty road known locally as Freewater Highway (State Route 339) and an unnamed light-duty road known locally as Crockett Road, section 26, T6N/R35E. From the beginning point, proceed east-southeasterly in a straight line for 0.8 mile to the intersection of State Highway 11 (Oregon-Washington Highway) and an unnamed...
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.