Central Coast GIS
Wine appellation · CA

Benmore Valley

The Benmore Valley appellation was established in 1991 and covers 1,288 acres across Lake. It sits inside North Coast.

Established1991
Area1,288 acres · 2 sq miles
CountiesLake
Part ofNorth Coast
Federal listing27 CFR 9.138
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Compliance Specialists, Santa Rosa, California, on behalf of Vimark, Inc..

1,288 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:

The beginning point is an unnamed peak of 2788 feet elevation found in the southeast portion of section 35, T. 14 N., R. 11 W., on the "Purdys Gardens, CA" U.S.G.S. map: (1) Then southwest in a straight line to the point where an unnamed unimproved road crosses the south section line of section 35, T. 14 N., R. 11 W., west of Benmore Creek; (2) Then following the unnamed unimproved road south to the intersection...

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.