Mendocino Ridge

The Mendocino Ridge viticultural area is located within Mendocino County, California. Within the boundary description that follows, the viticultural area starts at the 1200 foot elevation (contour line) and encompasses all areas at or above the 1200 foot elevation line. The boundaries of the Mendocino Ridge viticultural area, using landmarks and points of reference found on appropriate U.S.G.S. maps, follow. (1) Beginning at the Mendocino/Sonoma County line at the mouth of the Gualala River, where the Gualala River empties into the Pacific Ocean, in section 27 of Township 11 North (T11N), Range 5 West (R5W), located in the southeastern portion of U.S.G.S. 15 minute series map, “Point Arena, California;” (2) Then following the Mendocino/Sonoma County line eastward to the southeast corner of section 8 in T11N/R13W, on the U.S.G.S. 15 minute map, “Ornbaun Valley, California;” (3) Then from the southeast corner of section 8 in T11N/R13W directly north approximately 3 + miles to the southwest corner of section 9 in T12N/R13W; (4) Then proceeding in a straight line in a northwesterly direction to the southwestern corner of section 14 in T13N/R14W; (5) Then directly north along the western line of section 14 in T13N/R14W to a point on the western line of section 14 approximately from the top where the Anderson Valley viticultural area boundary intersects the western line of section …