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Wine appellation · MI

Tip of the Mitt

The Tip of the Mitt appellation was established in 2018 and covers 1,746,792 acres across Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix.

Established2018
Area1,746,792 acres · 2,729 sq miles
CountiesAlpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Presque Isle
Federal listing27 CFR 9.257
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Straits Area Grape Growers Association.

1,746,792 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) The beginning point is on the Cheboygan map, at the point where the Mackinac Bridge intersects the southern shoreline of the Straits of Mackinac. From the beginning point, proceed east-southeasterly along the shoreline of the South Channel of the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Huron, crossing onto the Alpena map and continuing to follow the Lake Huron shoreline and then the Thunder Bay shoreline to the point where...

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.