Haw River Valley
The Haw River Valley appellation was established in 2009 and covers 613,103 acres across Alamance, Caswell, Chatham.
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Area | 613,103 acres · 958 sq miles |
| Counties | Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Rockingham |
| Federal listing | 27 CFR 9.214 |
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How it came to be
Recognised by the federal government on petition by Patricia McRitchie, McRitchie Associates.
613,103 acres
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) Begin at a point on the Greensboro map at the intersection of the Caswell and Orange Counties boundary line with Lynch Creek, southeast of Corbett and the Corbett Ridge, and then proceed in a straight line southeast 2 miles to the intersection of North Carolina State Highway 49 and an unnamed, light-duty road, known locally as McCulloch Road, located approximately 1 mile northeast of Carr, in west Orange County;...
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.