27 C.F.R. § 9.157 San Francisco Bay.
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(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “San Francisco Bay.” (b) Approved maps. The appropriate maps for determining the boundary of the San Francisco Bay viticultural area are 43 United States Geological Survey topographic maps. They are titled: (1) Pacheco Peak, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1971; (2) Gilroy Hot Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971 (3) Mt. Sizer, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971 (4) Morgan Hill, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1980 (5) Lick Observatory, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 1973, Photorevised 1968 (6) San Jose East, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, Photorevised 1980; (7) Calaveras Reservoir, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, Photorevised 1980; (8) La Costa Valley, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1960, Photorevised 1968; (9) Mendenhall Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971; (10) Altamont, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 1981; (11) Byron Hot Springs, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 1968; (12) Tassajara, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photoinspected 1974, Photorevised 1968; (13) Diablo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 1980; (14) Clayton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 1980; (15) Honker Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1953, Photorevised 1980; (16) Vine Hill, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (17) Benicia, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (18) Mare Island, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (19) Richmond, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (20) San Quentin, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (21) Oakland West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1959, Photorevised 1980; (22) San Francisco North, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, Photorevised 1968 and 1973; (23) San Francisco South, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, Photorevised 1980; (24) Montara Mountain, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, Photorevised 1980; (25) Half Moon Bay, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968 and 1973; (26) San Gregorio, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1961, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968; (27) Pigeon Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1968; (28) Franklin Point, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1968; (29) Año Nuevo, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1968; (30) Davenport, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1968; (31) Santa Cruz, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photorevised 1981; (32) Felton, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1980; (33) Laurel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968; (34) Soquel, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photorevised 1980; (35) Watsonville West, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photorevised 1980; (36) Loma Prieta, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1968; (37) Watsonville East, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1980; (38) Mt. Madonna, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1980; (39) Gilroy, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1981; (40) Chittenden, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1980; (41) San Felipe, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1955, Photorevised 1971; (42) Three Sisters, California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1954, Photoinspected 1978, Photorevised 1971; and (43) Cedar Mtn., California, scale 1:24,000, dated 1956, Photorevised 1971; Minor Revision 1994. (c) Boundary. The San Francisco Bay viticultural area is located mainly within five counties which border the San Francisco Bay and partly within two other counties in the State of California. These counties are: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and partly in Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. The Santa Cruz Mountains viticultural area is excluded (see 27 CFR 9.31.) The boundaries of the San Francisco Bay viticultural area, using landmarks and points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps, are as follows: (1) Beginning at the intersection of the 37 degree 00' North latitude parallel with State Route 152 on the Pacheco Peak Quadrangle. (2) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to the intersection of Coyote Creek with the township line dividing Township 9 South from Township 10 South on the Gilroy Hot Springs Quadrangle. (3) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to the intersection of the township line dividing Township 8 South from Township 9 South with the range line dividing Range 3 East from Range 4 East on the Mt. Sizer Quadrangle. (4) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line (across the Morgan Hill Quadrangle) to the intersection of the township line dividing Township 7 South from Township 8 South with the range line dividing Range 2 East from Range 3 East on the Lick Observatory Quadrangle. (5) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to the intersection of State Route 130 with the township line dividing Township 6 South from Township 7 South on the San Jose East Quadrangle. (6) Then proceed in a northeasterly direction following State Route 130 to its intersection with the range line dividing Range 1 East from Range 2 East on the Calaveras Reservoir Quadrangle. (7) Then proceed north following this range line to its intersection with the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct on the La Costa Valley Quadrangle. (8) Then proceed in a northeasterly direction in a straight line following the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to the western boundary of Section 14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle. (9) Then proceed south along the western boundary of Section 14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southwest corner of Section 14 on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle. (10) Then proceed east along the southern boundary of Section 14 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southeast corner of Section 14 on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle. (11) Then proceed south along the western boundary of Section 24 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East to the southwest corner of Section 24 on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle. (12) Then proceed east along the southern boundary of Section 24 in Township 4 South, Range 2 East and Section 19 in Township 4 South, Range 3 East to the southeast corner of Section 19 on the Mendenhall Springs Quadrangle. (13) Then proceed northeast in a straight line approximately 3.2 miles to BM 1878 in Section 14 on the Cedar Mtn. Quadrangle. (14) Then proceed north in a straight line approximately 4.2 miles to BM 1600 adjacent to Tesla Road in Section 26, Township 3 South, Range 3 East on the Midway Quadrangle. (15) Then proceed north-northwest in a straight line approximately 2.8 miles to Patterson Pass, BM 1602, in Section 10, Township 3 South, Range 3 East, on the Altamont Quadrangle. (16) Then proceed north-northwest in a straight line approximately 2.7 miles to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 32 with Highway 580 in Township 2 South, Range 3 East. (17) Then proceed north-northeast in a straight line approximately 1.1 miles to an unnamed peak, elevation 1147, in Section 28, Township 2 South, Range 3 East. (18) Then proceed north-northwest in a straight line approximately 1 mile to BM 720 in Section 21, Township 2 South, Range 3 East, and proceed northwest in a straight line approximately 1.8 miles to the northeast corner of Section 18 on the Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle, Township 2 South, Range 3 East. (19) Then proceed due west along the northern boundaries of Section 18 and Section 13 (Township 2 South, Range 2 East) to a point approximately 400 feet due south of Brushy Peak on the Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle. (20) Then proceed due north to Brushy Peak (elevation 1,702) on the Byron Hot Springs Quadrangle. (21) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line (across the Tassajara and Diablo Quadrangles) to Mt. Diablo (elevation 3,849) on the Clayton Quadrangle. (22) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line to Mulligan Hill (elevation 1,438) on the Clayton Quadrangle. (23) Then proceed in a northwesterly direction in a straight line (across the Honker Bay Quadrangle) to a point marked BM 15 on the shoreline of Contra Costa County on the Vine Hill Quadrangle. (24) Then proceed west along the shoreline of Contra Costa County and Alameda County (across the Quadrangles of Benicia, Mare Island, Richmond, and San Quentin) to the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge on the Oakland West Quadrangle. (25) Then proceed west on the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge to the San Francisco County shoreline on the San Francisco North Quadrangle. (26) Then proceed along the San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz County shoreline (across the Quadrangles of San Francisco South, Montara Mountain, Half Moon Bay, San Gregorio, Pigeon Point, Franklin Point, Año Nuevo and Davenport) to the place where Majors Creek flows into the Pacific Ocean on the Santa Cruz Quadrangle. (27) Then proceed northeasterly along Majors Creek to its intersection with the 400 foot contour line on the Felton Quadrangle. (28) Then proceed along the 400 foot contour line in a generally easterly/northeasterly direction to its intersection with Bull Creek on the Felton Quadrangle. (29) Then proceed along Bull Creek to its intersection with Highway 9 on the Felton Quadrangle. (30) Then proceed along Highway 9 in a northerly direction to its intersection with Felton Empire Road. (31) Then proceed along Felton Empire Road in a westerly direction to its intersection with the 400 foot contour line on the Felton Quadrangle. (32) Then proceed along the 400 foot contour line (across the Laurel, Soquel, Watsonville West and Loma Prieta Quadrangles) to its intersection with Highway 152 on the Watsonville East Quadrangle. (33) Then proceed along Highway 152 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the 600 foot contour line just west of Bodfish Creek on the Watsonville East Quadrangle. (34) Then proceed in a generally east/southeasterly direction along the 600 foot contour line (across the Mt. Madonna and Gilroy Quadrangles), approximately 7.3 miles, to the first intersection of the western section line of Section 30, Township 11 South, Range 4 East on the Chittenden Quadrangle. (35) Then proceed south along the section line approximately 1.9 miles to the south township line at Section 31, Township 11 South, Range 4 East on the Chittenden Quadrangle. (36) Then proceed in an easterly direction along the township line (across the San Felipe Quadrangle), approximately 12.4 miles to the intersection of Township 11 South and Township 12 South and Range 5 East and Range 6 East on the Three Sisters Quadrangle. (37) Then proceed north along the Range 5 East and Range 6 East range line approximately 5.5 miles to Pacheco Creek on the Pacheco Creek Quadrangle. (38) Then proceed northeast along Pacheco Creek approximately .5 mile to the beginning point. [T.D. ATF–407, 64 FR 3024, Jan. 20, 1999, as amended by T.D TTB–48, 71 FR 34525, June 16, 2006]
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 9—AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS
Subpart C—Approved American Viticultural Areas
§ 9.157 San Francisco Bay.
