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Wine appellation · WA

Rattlesnake Hills

The Rattlesnake Hills appellation was established in 2006 and covers 74,746 acres across Yakima. It sits inside Yakima Valley.

Established2006
Area74,746 acres · 117 sq miles
CountiesYakima
Part ofYakima Valley, Columbia Valley
Federal listing27 CFR 9.193
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Gail Puryear.

74,746 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) The beginning point is on the Yakima East map at the point where a line drawn straight east from the west end of the Wapato Dam on the Yakima River intersects Interstate Highway 82, section 17, T12N/R19E. This line coincides with the boundary of the Yakima Valley viticultural area (27 CFR 9.69). From the beginning point, the Rattlesnake Hills viticultural area boundary line: (2) Proceeds straight eastward,...

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.