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Wine appellation · CA

Yorkville Highlands

The Yorkville Highlands appellation was established in 1998 and covers 43,899 acres across Mendocino. It sits inside Mendocino.

Established1998
Area43,899 acres · 69 sq miles
CountiesMendocino
Part ofMendocino, North Coast
Federal listing27 CFR 9.159
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by William J. A. Weir, Weir Vineyards.

43,899 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 Benchmark 680, located in Section 30, T. 12 N., R. 13 W., on the Ornbaum Valley quadrangle map; (2) From the beginning point, the boundary proceeds in a straight line in a northeasterly direction to a point intersecting the North Fork of Robinson Creek and the Section 20, T. 13 N., R. 13 W.; (3) The boundary then proceeds in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the summit of...

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.