Finanse publiczne · 14/05/2003

San Bernabe and San Lucas Viticultural Areas (2001R-170P)

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes the establishment of the San Bernabe viticultural area (the proposed area) and the realignment of the adjacent San Lucas viticultural area. Both viticultural areas exist entirely within the Central Coast and Monterey viticultural areas and within Monterey County, California. The proposed San Bernabe viticultural area consists of 24,796 acres that the petitioner states are predominantly rolling hills of sandy soils. The realignment would transfer 1,281 acres of rolling, sandy land from the northwest San Lucas area to the south San Bernabe area. This proposed realignment would avoid splitting a large vineyard between two viticultural areas and prevent overlapping of viticultural areas. Claude Hoover of Delicato Family Vineyards, Monterey, California, filed both petitions.