§ 9.294 Upper Cumberland. ( a ) *Name.* The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Upper Cumberland”. For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, “Upper Cumberland” is a term of viticultural significance.
( b ) *Approved maps.* The 8 United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:100,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Upper Cumberland viticultural area are: ( 1 ) Bowling Green, 1985;
( 2 ) Tompkinsville, 1985; photoinspected 1992;
( 3 ) Corbin, 1981;
( 4 ) Nashville, 1984;
( 5 ) Cookeville, 1982;
( 6 ) Oak Ridge, 1979;
( 7 ) McMinnville, 1981; and
( 8 ) Watts Bar Lake, 1981.
( c ) *Boundary.* The Upper Cumberland viticultural area is located in Cumberland, Fentress, Macon, Overton, Putnam, Smith, Warren, and White Counties, in Tennessee. The boundary of the viticultural area is described as follows: ( 1 ) The beginning point is on the Bowling Green map at the intersection of the shared Macon-Sumner County line and the shared Kentucky-Tennessee State line. From the beginning point, proceed south along the shared Macon-Sumner County line, crossing onto the Nashville map and continuing along the shared Macon-Sumner County line to its intersection with the Trousdale County line; then
( 2 ) Proceed east, then southeast, then east along the shared Trousdale-Macon County line, crossing onto the Cookeville map and continuing east along the shared Trousdale-Macon County line to its intersection with the Smith County line; then
( 3 ) Proceed southwesterly along the shared Smith-Trousdale County line, crossing back onto the Nashville map and continuing southwesterly, then westerly along the shared Smith-Trousdale County line to its intersection with the Wilson County line; then
( 4 ) Proceed southeasterly along the shared Wilson-Smith County line to its intersection with the DeKalb County line; then
( 5 ) Proceed east along the shared Smith-DeKalb County line, crossing onto the Cookeville map and continuing east along the Smith-DeKalb County line to its intersection with the Putnam County line; then
( 6 ) Proceed southeast along the shared DeKalb-Putnam County line to its intersection with the White County line; then
( 7 ) Proceed southeast along the shared DeKalb-White County line, crossing onto the McMinnville map and continuing south along the DeKalb-White County line to its intersection with the Warren County line; then
( 8 ) Proceed west along the shared DeKalb-Warren County line to its intersection with the Cannon County line; then
( 9 ) Proceed southwesterly along the shared Warren-Cannon County line to its intersection with the Coffee County line; then
( 10 ) Proceed southeast along the shared Warren-Coffee County line to its intersection with the Grundy County line; then
( 11 ) Proceed east along the shared Warren-Grundy County line to its intersection with the Sequatchie County line; then
( 12 ) Proceed east along the shared Warren-Sequatchie County line to its intersection with the Van Buren County line; then
( 13 ) Proceed northwest, then north along the shared Warren-Van Buren County line to its intersection with the White County line; then
( 14 ) Proceed east, then southerly along the shared White-Van Buren County line to its intersection with the shared Cumberland-Bledsoe County line; then
( 15 ) Proceed east along the shared Bledsoe-Cumberland County line to its intersection with U.S. Highway 127/State Road 29; then
( 16 ) Proceed northeast in a straight line for a total of 21.81 miles, crossing over the Watts Bar Lake map and onto the Oak Ridge map to the intersection of the straight line with the shared Cumberland-Morgan County line east of Hebbertsburg; then
( 17 ) Proceed northwesterly, then westerly, then northwesterly along the shared Cumberland-Morgan County line to its intersection with the Fentress County line; then
( 18 ) Proceed north, then northeast along the shared Fentress-Morgan County line to its intersection with the Scott County line; then
( 19 ) Proceed northeast, then northwest along the shared Scott-Fentress County line, crossing onto the Corbin map and continuing along the shared Scott-Fentress County line to its intersection with the Pickett County line; then
( 20 ) Proceed west, then northwesterly along the shared Fentress-Pickett County line, crossing over the Tompkinsville map and onto the Cookeville map and continuing along the shared Fentress-Pickett County line to its intersection with the Overton County line; then
( 21 ) Proceed west, then northwesterly along the shared Pickett-Overton County line, crossing onto the Tompkinsville map and continuing along the shares Pickett-Overton County line to its intersection with the Clay County line; then
( 22 ) Proceed southwesterly along the shared Overton-Clay County line, crossing onto the Cookeville map and continuing south along the shared Overton-Clay County line to its intersection with the Jackson County line; then
( 23 ) Proceed southerly along the shared Overton-Jackson County line to its intersection with the Putnam County line; then
( 24 ) Proceed westerly along the shared Putnam-Jackson County line to its intersection with the Smith County line; then
( 25 ) Proceed westerly, then northerly along the shared Smith-Jackson County line to its intersection with the Macon County line; then
( 26 ) Proceed north along the shared Macon-Jackson County line, crossing onto the Tompkinsville map and continuing along the shared Macon-Jackson County line to its intersection with the Clay County line; then
( 27 ) Proceed north along the shared Macon-Clay County line to its intersection with the shared Tennessee-Kentucky State line; then
( 28 ) Proceed west along the Tennessee-Kentucky State line, crossing onto the Bowling Green map and returning to the beginning point.
[T.D. TTB-194, 89 FR 42366, May 15, 2024]