TTB Online - Press Release ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SALADO CREEK

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SALADO CREEK
VITICULTURAL AREA

Washington, DC – The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), published a final rule in the Federal Register on June 29, 2004, establishing the Salado Creek viticultural area in western Stanislaus County, California. The establishment of viticultural areas allows vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. The 2,940-acre viticultural area is located about 75 miles east-southeast of San Francisco and 18 miles southwest of Modesto in a rural area of central, interior California.

The final rule is effective in 60-days, August 30, 2004.

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For Immediate Release Contact: Art Resnick (202) 927-8062	June 29 , 2004 FY-04-17
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SALADO CREEK VITICULTURAL AREA Washington, DC – The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), published a final rule in the Federal Register on June 29, 2004, establishing the Salado Creek viticultural area in western Stanislaus County, California. The establishment of viticultural areas allows vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. The 2,940-acre viticultural area is located about 75 miles east-southeast of San Francisco and 18 miles southwest of Modesto in a rural area of central, interior California. The final rule is effective in 60-days, August 30, 2004. ####.