Western Connecticut Highlands
The Western Connecticut Highlands appellation was established in 1988 and covers 1,012,780 acres across Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield.
| Established | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Area | 1,012,780 acres · 1,582 sq miles |
| Counties | Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven |
| Federal listing | 27 CFR 9.122 |
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How it came to be
Recognised by the federal government on petition by Mr. & Mrs. William Hopkins, Hopkins Vineyard.
1,012,780 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 where Connecticut Route #15 (Merritt Parkway) meets the Connecticut-New York State line near Glenville, CT, in the Town of Greenwich. (2) The boundary goes approximately 80 miles northerly along the Connecticut-New York State line to the northwest corner of Connecticut at the Town of Salisbury (Connecticut-New York-Massachusetts State line); (3) The boundary proceeds approximately 32 miles...
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.