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Final ruleTook effect April 23, 2026

Establishment of the Nine Lakes of East Tennessee Viticultural Area

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 24, 2026. Document 2026-05731. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the approximately 4,064-square mile "Nine Lakes of East Tennessee" American viticultural area (AVA) in northeastern Tennessee. The Nine Lakes of East Tennessee AVA is not located within, nor does it contain, any other established viticultural area. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

27 CFR 9

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has published 3 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 5 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1513-AD00 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This final rule is effective April 23, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-05731
ActionFinal rule; Treasury decision.
AgenciesTreasury Department; Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
PublishedMarch 24, 2026
Effective dateApril 23, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1513-AD00
DocketTTB-2023-0008

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register