Central Coast GIS
Wine appellation · CA

Pacheco Pass

The Pacheco Pass appellation was established in 1984 and covers 2,707 acres across San Benito, Santa Clara. It sits inside Central Coast.

Established1984
Area2,707 acres · 4 sq miles
CountiesSan Benito, Santa Clara
Part ofCentral Coast, San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara Valley
Federal listing27 CFR 9.88
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by H. G. Zanger.

2,707 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 Pacheco Pass viticultural area is located in California. The starting point of the following boundary description is the crossing of Pacheco Creek under California Highway 156, about 4 miles north of Hollister Municipal Airport, in San Benito County, California. Boundary Description. (i) From the starting point northwestward along Pacheco Creek to the intersection with the straight-line extension of...

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.