ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILL CREEK-WALLA WALLA VALLEY VITICULTURAL AREA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has issued a proposed rule called: Proposed Establishment of the Mill Creek-Walla Walla Valley Viticultural Area.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 14 by Mary G. Ryan, Administrator.

Summary: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the approximately 4, 898-acre "Mill Creek-Walla Walla Valley" American viticultural area (AVA) in Walla Walla County, Washington. The proposed viticultural area lies entirely within the established Columbia Valley and Walla Walla Valley AVAs. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines t...