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Proposed rule

Proposed Establishment of the Rancho Santa Fe Viticultural Area

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 14, 2026. Document 2026-16671. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the 15,827-acre "Rancho Santa Fe" American viticultural area (AVA) in San Diego County, California. The proposed AVA is located entirely within the existing South Coast AVA. 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. TTB invites comments on these proposals.

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

What it would change

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

27 CFR 9

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1513-AD14 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

TTB must receive your comments on or before October 13, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-16671
ActionNotice of proposed rulemaking.
AgenciesTreasury Department; Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
PublishedAug. 14, 2026
Comments closeOct. 13, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1513-AD14
DocketTTB-2026-0006

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