# Establishment of the Ballard Canyon Viticultural Area
> **TTB** · Final rule; Treasury decision. · Published 2013-10-02 · Effective 2013-11-01 · 78 FR 60693
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-23944
- **Category:** tobacco-ttb
- **Sub-agency:** TTB
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 60693
- **CFR reference:** 27 CFR 9
- **Publication date:** 2013-10-02
- **Effective date:** 2013-11-01
- **Treasury docket:** Docket No. TTB-2013-0001
## Abstract

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the approximately 7,800-acre "Ballard Canyon" viticultural area in Santa Barbara County, California. The viticultural area lies entirely within the larger Santa Ynez Valley viticultural area and the multicounty Central Coast viticultural area. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/10/02/2013-23944/establishment-of-the-ballard-canyon-viticultural-area)
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