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Wine appellation · AR

Altus

The Altus appellation was established in 1984 and covers 46,060 acres across Franklin, Johnson. It sits inside Arkansas Mountain.

Established1984
Area46,060 acres · 72 sq miles
CountiesFranklin, Johnson
Part ofArkansas Mountain, Ozark Mountain
Federal listing27 CFR 9.77
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Matthew J. Post, Post Winery.

46,060 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:

General. The Altus viticultural area is located in Arkansas. The starting point of the following boundary description is the crossing of the Missouri Pacific Railroad over Gar Creek, near the Arkansas River at the southeast corner of the city of Ozark, Arkansas (on the Ozark Quadrangle map). Boundary Description: (i) From the crossing of the Missouri Pacific Railroad over Gar Creek, following the railroad tracks...

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.