Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Fiddletown.”

Approved maps. The approved maps for the Fiddletown viticultural area are four U.S.G.S. maps entitled:

Fiddletown, CA, 1949, 7.5 minute series;

Amador City, CA, 1962, 7.5 minute series;

Pine Grove, CA, 1948 (photoinspected 1973), 7.5 minute series;

Aukum, CA, 1952 (photorevised 1973), 7.5 minute series.

Boundaries. The Fiddletown viticultural area is located in Amador County, California. The boundaries are as follows:

From the beginning point at the north boundary where Fiddletown Shenandoah Road crosses Big Indian Creek in Section 28, Township 8 N, Range 11 E, proceed in a southwesterly direction following Big Indian Creek through the southeast corner of Section 29, crossing the northwest corner of Section 32 to where it meets Section 31;

Then in a southerly direction follow the Section line between Sections 31 and 32, Township 8 N, Range 11 E, and Sections 5 and 6, 7 and 8, Township 7 N, Range 11 E, to where the Section line meets the South Fork of Dry Creek;

Then following the South Fork of Dry Creek in an easterly direction crossing the lower portions of Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and into Township 8 N, Range 12 E, at Section 7 and across Section 7 to where it meets Section 8;

Then north following the Section line between Sections 7 and 8, 5 and 6 into Township 8 N, Range 12 E, between Sections 31 and 32, to Big Indian Creek; and

Then following Big Indian Creek in a northwesterly direction through Sections 31, 30, 25, 26 and 27, returning to the point of beginning.