(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Upper Hudson”. For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, “Upper Hudson” is a term of viticultural significance.
(b) Approved maps. The four United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:100,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Upper Hudson viticultural area are titled:
(1) Glens Falls, New York - Vermont, 1989;
(2) Albany, New York - Massachusetts - Vermont, 1989;
(3) Amsterdam, New York, 1985; photoinspected 1990; and
(4) Gloversville, New York, 1985; photoinspected 1992.
(c) Boundary. The Upper Hudson viticultural area is located in Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Washington Counties in New York. The boundary of the Upper Hudson viticultural area is as described below:
(1) The point of the beginning is on the Glens Falls map at the intersection of U.S. Highway 9 and State Highway 32, in Glens Falls. From the beginning point, proceed east on State Highway 32 to its intersection with State Highway 254; then
(2) Proceed southeasterly along State Highway 254 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 4 in Hudson Falls; then
(3) Proceed south along U.S. Highway 4 to its intersection with State Highway 197 in Fort Edward; then
(4) Proceed east, then southeast along State Highway 197 to its intersection with State Highway 40 in Argyle; then
(5) Proceed southeast in a straight line to the intersection of State Highway 29 and State Highway 22 in Greenwich Junction; then
(6) Proceed south along State Highway 22, crossing onto the Albany map, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 7 in Hoosick; then
(7) Proceed southwest along State Highway 7, crossing the Hudson River, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 32 in Green Island; then
(8) Proceed south on State Highway 32 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 20 in Albany; then
(9) Proceed west on U.S. Highway 20 its intersection with U.S. Highway 9; then
(10) Proceed southwest along U.S. Highway 9 to its intersection with State Highway 443; then
(11) Proceed southwest, then westerly along State Highway 443, crossing onto the Amsterdam map, to the highway's intersection with an unnamed state highway known locally as State Highway 30 in Vroman Corners; then
(12) Proceed northwesterly along State Highway 30 to its intersection with State Highway 30A in Sidney Corners; then
(13) Proceed north along State Highway 30A, crossing over the Mohawk River, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 5 in Fonda; then
(14) Proceed east along State Highway 5 to its intersection with State Highway 67 in Amsterdam; then
(15) Proceed east along State Highway 67 to its intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as Morrow Road; then
(16) Proceed northeast in a straight line, crossing over the southeastern corner of the Gloversville map and onto the Glens Falls map, to the point where Daly Creek empties into Great Sacandaga Lake; then
(17) Proceed northeast, then east along the southern shore of Great Sacandaga Lake to its confluence with the Hudson River in the town of Lake Luzerne; then
(18) Proceed south, then easterly along the southern bank of the Hudson River to its intersection with U.S. Highway 9 in South Glens Falls; then
(19) Proceed northwest along U.S. Highway 9, crossing the Hudson River, and returning to the beginning point.
[T.D. TTB-152, 83 FR 62709, Dec. 6, 2018]