---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 9.58"
title: "27"
number: "9.58"
heading: "Carmel Valley."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/9.58"
---

# §9.58. Carmel Valley.

- (a) **Name.** The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Carmel Valley.”
- (b) **Approved maps.** The approved maps for determining the boundary of the Carmel Valley viticultural area are five U.S.G.S. topographic maps in the 7.5 minute series, as follows:
  - (1) **Mt.** Carmel, Calif., dated 1956;
  - (2) Carmel Valley, Calif., dated 1956;
  - (3) Ventana Cones, Calif., dated 1956;
  - (4) Chews Ridge, Calif., dated 1956; and
  - (5) Rana Creek, Calif., dated 1956.
- (c) **Boundary.** The Carmel Valley viticultural area is located in Monterey County, California. The boundary is as follows:
  - (1) **The beginning point is the northeast corner of Section 5 in Township 17 South, Range 2 East.**
  - (2) The boundary follows the Los Laurelles Land Grant boundary south, then easterly, to the north-south section line dividing [Section 9](/cfr/27/9.md) from [Section 10](/cfr/27/10.md) in Township 17 South, Range 2 East.
  - (3) The boundary follows this section line south to the southwest corner of [Section 22](/cfr/27/22.md) in Township 17 South, Range 2 East.
  - (4) **From this point, the boundary follows section lines in Township 17 South, Range 2 East—**
    - (i) To the southeast corner of [Section 22](/cfr/27/22.md),
    - (ii) To the southwest corner of [Section 26](/cfr/27/26.md),
    - (iii) To the southeast corner of [Section 26](/cfr/27/26.md),
    - (iv) **To the southwest corner of Section 36.**
  - (5) From this point, the boundary follows the Los Padres National Forest boundary east, then south, then east to the southwest corner of [Section 9](/cfr/27/9.md) in Township 18 South, Range 3 East.
  - (6) The boundary follows the section line east to the southeast corner of the same section, where the section line rejoins the Los Padres National Forest boundary.
  - (7) The boundary follows the Los Padres National Forest boundary to the north-south section line dividing [Section 11](/cfr/27/11.md) from [Section 12](/cfr/27/12.md) in Township 18 South, Range 3 East.
  - (8) The boundary follows this section line north to the township line dividing Township 17 South from Township 18 South.
  - (9) The boundary follows this township line west to the north-south section line dividing [Section 34](/cfr/27/34.md) from [Section 35](/cfr/27/35.md) in Township 17 South, Range 3 East.
  - (10) **The boundary follows this section line north to the Los Tularcitos Land Grant boundary.**
  - (11) **The boundary follows the Los Tularcitos Land Grant boundary northwesterly to the Carmel River.**
  - (12) **The boundary follows the Carmel River northerly to the Los Tularcitos Land Grant boundary.**
  - (13) The boundary follows the Los Tularcitos Land Grant boundary northeasterly to the unsurveyed township line (approximate location denoted by a line of red dashes) dividing Township 16 South from Township 17 South.
  - (14) **The boundary follows the unsurveyed township line west to the beginning point.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-119, 47 FR 55916, Dec. 14, 1982, as amended by T.D. TTB-91, 76 FR 5477, Feb. 1, 2011]

### Authority

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205.

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-60, 44 FR 56692, Oct. 2, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[T.D. ATF-119, 47 FR 55916, Dec. 14, 1982, as amended by T.D. TTB-91, 76 FR 5477, Feb. 1, 2011]