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Wine appellation · OR

Applegate Valley

The Applegate Valley appellation was established in 2000 and covers 269,268 acres across Jackson, Josephine. It sits inside Rogue Valley.

Established2000
Area269,268 acres · 421 sq miles
CountiesJackson, Josephine
Part ofRogue Valley, Southern Oregon
Federal listing27 CFR 9.165
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Barnard E. Smith, President, The Academy of Wine of Oregon Inc..

269,268 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) Beginning at the confluence of the Applegate River with the Rogue River approximately 5 miles west of Grants Pass, the boundary proceeds due west to the boundary of the Siskiyou National Forest north of Dutcher Creek; (2) Then in a straight line in a southerly and westerly direction along the boundary of the Siskiyou National Forest to Highway 199; (3) Then in a straight line easterly to the peak of Roundtop...

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.