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Proposed Ribbon Ridge Viticultural Area (2002R-215P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 3, 2003

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Authority To Establish Viticultural Areas The Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act) at 27 U.S.C. 205(e) requires that alcohol beverage labels provide the … The area between these two elevation lines receives maximum heat accumulation, as well as good air and water drainage.

Proposed Establishment of the Winters Highlands Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 28, 2022

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The petition also included average relative air humidity for the same locations and time period as used in the precipitation data.

Proposed Establishment of the Eagle Peak Mendocino County Viticultural Area and Realignments of the Mendocino and Redwood Valley Viticultural Areas

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 27, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … (d) Transition period.

Proposed Establishment of the Petaluma Gap Viticultural Area and Modification of the North Coast Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 28, 2016

the flow of air. … The period of record for each station is the same as used for Table 1. 10  Period of record 2009-2014. 11  Period of record 2011-2014. 12  Period of record 2011-2014. 13  Period

Proposed Establishment of the Willcox Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 21, 2016

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … To protect their vines, vineyard owners often install tall fans to mix warmer ambient air with the cooler descending air streams and to prevent the cold air from pooling.

Proposed Establishment of the San Antonio Valley Viticultural Area (2004R-599P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 19, 2005

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) requires that alcohol … According to the petitioners, the inland position of the San Antonio Valley and its basin shape act to block the intrusion of this marine air.

Proposed Establishment of the Big Valley District-Lake County and Kelsey Bench-Lake County Viticultural Areas, and Modification of the Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 5, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The longer frost periods can be attributed to cool air drainage.

Proposed Establishment of the Lamorinda Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 14, 2015

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … When the heat that has been absorbed by soil during the day is released back into the air at night, nocturnal fog acts as a blanket, trapping the heat closer to the ground and preventing it from dissipating

Proposed Establishment of the Tryon Foothills Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jan 5, 2024

As the cool air sinks, it displaces the warmer air at lower elevations. … The warm air settles on the mountain slopes above the cascading cooler air and creates a warmer layer of air above the cooler air. This warmer layer is known as a thermal belt.

Proposed Establishment of the Elkton Oregon Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 19, 2012

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d).

Proposed Expansion of the San Francisco Bay Viticultural Area (2005R-413P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Dec 5, 2006

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … A San Francisco Bay Air Quality Management District map shows air flow through the Carquinez Strait on July 31, 2000, a typical summer day.

Proposed Establishment of the San Luis Obispo Coast (SLO Coast) Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 1, 2020

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … Mild minimum temperatures lead to a shorter period of wintertime vine dormancy and earlier spring bud breaks.

Proposed Expansion of the Sta. Rita Hills Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 7, 2014

General Rules for Commenting • Please submit your comment to TTB on or before the comment period closing date of October 6, 2014. … Comments sent by U.S. mail must be postmarked on or before the comment period closing date. • Please provide specific information in support of your comments.

Proposed Establishment of the Haw River Valley Viticultural Area (2007R-179P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 31, 2008

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … Relation to the proposed Haw River Valley viticultural area Average annual High air temperature Low air temperature Snow accumulation Rainfall Inside the boundary line 69.8 °F 46.6

Proposed Establishment of the Moon Mountain District Sonoma County Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Mar 4, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … Alluvial fan deposits and fluvial deposits from the Quaternary Period are also present in this region.

Proposed Establishment of the Malibu Coast Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jul 8, 2013

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the FAA Act pursuant to section 1111(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, codified at 6 U.S.C. 531(d). … The warmed soil then slowly releases the stored heat back into the air in the early morning, at night, and during periods of cloud cover, providing a source of warmth to the vines during the times when

Proposed Establishment of the Rancho Guejito Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 29, 2024

The petition attributes the lower GDD accumulations in the San Pasqual Valley AVA to the fact that the AVA is a valley that acts as a cold sink, trapping the cool air that drains from the higher elevations … remains longer in the San Pasqual Valley AVA because the east-west oriented valley acts as a cold sink to trap the cooler air, while the north-south orientation of the overlapping region allows the cold

Proposed Establishment of the Pine Mountain-Mayacmas Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 27, 2010

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … This cool, foggy air blankets the Alexander Valley floor and does not mix with the lighter, warm air above it on the mountain slopes.

Proposed Establishment of the Antelope Valley of the California High Desert Viticultural Area

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 2, 2010

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … Surrounding the Antelope Valley region, the rocks generally date to the Cretaceous Period (65 to 136 million years ago), the Jurassic Period (136 to 190 million years ago), and the Triassic Period (190

Proposed Establishment of the Lake Chelan Viticultural Area (2007R-103P)

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 12, 2008

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background on Viticultural Areas TTB Authority Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act), 27 U.S.C. 205(e), authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury … The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) administers the regulations promulgated under the FAA Act.