27 CFR §9.176
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- (a)Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Capay Valley”.
- (b)Approved maps. The appropriate map for determining the boundary of the Capay Valley viticultural area is the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) topographic map titled: 30X60 Minute Quadrangle (Healdsburg, California 1972) (Scale: 1:100,000).
- (c)Boundaries. The Capay Valley viticultural area is located in Yolo County, California. The beginning point is the junction of the Yolo, Napa, and Lake County lines.
- (1)From the beginning point, proceed north then east along the Yolo-Lake County line;
- (2)At the junction of the Yolo, Lake, and Colusa County lines, continue east along the Yolo-Colusa County line to its junction with the boundary between ranges R4W and R3W;
- (3)Then south along the R4W and R3W boundary to its junction with the 250 meter contour line;
- (4)Proceed generally southeast along the meandering 250 meter contour line to its junction with the T10N-T11N section line;
- (5)Continue east along the T10N-T11N section line to the unnamed north-south secondary highway known locally as County Road 85;
- (6)Then south along County Road 85, crossing Cache Creek, to its intersection with State Highway 16;
- (7)Proceed east on Highway 16 to its junction with the unnamed north-south light duty road known locally as County Road 85B;
- (8)Then south on County Road 85B to its junction with the unnamed east-west light duty road known locally as County Road 23;
- (9)Proceed west on County Road 23 for approximately 500 feet to an unnamed light duty road known locally as County Road 85;
- (10)Proceed south on County Road 85 until the road ends and continue south in a straight line to the T9N-T10N section line;
- (11)Then west on the T9N-T10N section line to the Napa-Yolo County line;
- (12)Continue northwest following the Napa-Yolo county line and return to the starting point.