Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta appellation was established in 1984 and covers 4,116,463 acres across Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma.
| Established | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Area | 4,116,463 acres · 6,432 sq miles |
| Counties | Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Madison, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Yazoo |
| Federal listing | 27 CFR 9.96 |
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How it came to be
Recognised by the federal government on petition by Samuel H. Rushing, The Winery Rushing.
4,116,463 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:
General. The Mississippi Delta viticultural area is located in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The starting point of the following boundary description is the intersection of the Illinois Central Gulf (I.C.G.) Railroad and the Mississippi River levee system, on the southeast side of Lake Horne, between Lake View, Mississippi, and Walls, Mississippi, on the Helena map. Boundary Description. (i) From the...
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.