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.

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:

Glens Falls, New York—Vermont, 1989;

Albany, New York—Massachusetts—Vermont, 1989;

Amsterdam, New York, 1985; photoinspected 1990; and

Gloversville, New York, 1985; photoinspected 1992.

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:

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

Proceed southeasterly along State Highway 254 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 4 in Hudson Falls; then

Proceed south along U.S. Highway 4 to its intersection with State Highway 197 in Fort Edward; then

Proceed east, then southeast along State Highway 197 to its intersection with State Highway 40 in Argyle; then

Proceed southeast in a straight line to the intersection of State Highway 29 and State Highway 22 in Greenwich Junction; then

Proceed south along State Highway 22, crossing onto the Albany map, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 7 in Hoosick; then

Proceed southwest along State Highway 7, crossing the Hudson River, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 32 in Green Island; then

Proceed south on State Highway 32 to its intersection with U.S. Highway 20 in Albany; then

Proceed west on U.S. Highway 20 its intersection with U.S. Highway 9; then

Proceed southwest along U.S. Highway 9 to its intersection with State Highway 443; then

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

Proceed northwesterly along State Highway 30 to its intersection with State Highway 30A in Sidney Corners; then

Proceed north along State Highway 30A, crossing over the Mohawk River, to the highway's intersection with State Highway 5 in Fonda; then

Proceed east along State Highway 5 to its intersection with State Highway 67 in Amsterdam; then

Proceed east along State Highway 67 to its intersection with an unnamed light-duty road known locally as Morrow Road; then

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

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

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

Proceed northwest along U.S. Highway 9, crossing the Hudson River, and returning to the beginning point.