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Wine appellation · VA

Virginia’s Eastern Shore

The Virginia’s Eastern Shore appellation was established in 1990 and covers 302,396 acres across Accomack, Northampton.

Established1990
Area302,396 acres · 472 sq miles
CountiesAccomack, Northampton
Federal listing27 CFR 9.135
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Not found.

302,396 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 beginning point is the intersection of the Virginia/Maryland border and Chincoteague Bay, near Greenbackville on the Salisbury, MD., U.S.G.S. map; (2) From the beginning point, the boundary follows the coastline in a southwesterly direction. Where there are marshes indicated on the U.S.G.S. maps, the boundry is the inland side of these marshes; (3) When the boundary reaches the southernmost point of the...

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.