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Wine appellation · CA

Upper Lake Valley

The Upper Lake Valley appellation was established in 2022 and covers 19,701 acres across Lake. It sits inside Clear Lake.

Established2022
Area19,701 acres · 31 sq miles
CountiesLake
Part ofClear Lake, North Coast
Federal listing27 CFR 9.286
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Terry Dereniuk, on behalf of the Growers of Upper Lake Valley.

19,701 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 on the Lakeport map at the intersection of Lyons Creek and the western shore of Clear Lake in Section 31, T15N/R9W. From the beginning point, proceed south in a straight line to an unnamed light-duty road known locally as Lafferty Road; then (2) Proceed west along Lafferty Road to its intersection with an unnamed secondary highway known locally as Lakeshore Boulevard; then (3) Proceed...

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.