Santa Rita Hills Viticultural Area Name Abbreviation to Sta. Rita Hills (2003R-091P)
other · TTB · Rule · Published 2005-12-07 · 70 FR 72710
Document
Document number
05-23682
Federal Register citation
70 FR 72710
CFR reference
27 CFR 9
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; Treasury decision.
Category
other
Sub-agency
TTB
Publication date
2005-12-07
Treasury docket
T.D. TTB-37
Abstract
This Treasury decision modifies the name of the existing "Santa Rita Hills" American viticultural area by abbreviating its name to "Sta. Rita Hills." We make this change to prevent possible confusion between wines bearing the Santa Rita Hills appellation and wines bearing the Santa Rita brand name used by a Chilean winery. The size and boundary of the existing viticultural area will remain unchanged. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.