§ 9.299 Nashoba Valley.

(a) Name. The name of the viticultural area described in this section is “Nashoba Valley”. For purposes of part 4 of this chapter, “Nashoba Valley” is a term of viticultural significance. (b) Approved maps. The 2 United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1:100,000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the Nashoba Valley viticultural area are: (1) Hudson, MA, 2021; and (2) Clinton, MA, 2021. (c) Boundary. The Nashoba Valley viticultural area is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The boundary of the viticultural area is described as follows: (1) The beginning point is on the Hudson map at the intersection of Route 62 (also known as Central Street) and I-495 in Hudson, Massachusetts. From the beginning point, proceed southwest, then westerly on Route 62 for a total of 4.5 miles, crossing onto the Clinton map, to the point where it intersects and becomes concurrent with Route 70 (also known as Boylston Street); then (2) Proceed north on Route 70/Route 62 for 2.09 miles to its intersection with Route 110/Main Street in Clinton, Massachusetts; then (3) Proceed south on Route 110/Main Street as it becomes known as West Boylston Road, and continue along West Boylston Road for a total of 1 mile to its intersection with South Meadow Road; then (4) Proceed north along South Meadow Road for 0.95 mile to its intersection with Moffett Street in Lancaster, Massachusetts; then (5) Proceed northwest along Moffett Street to its intersection with an unnamed road known locally as Chace Hill Road; then (6) Proceed northeast along Chace Hill Road to its intersection with Sterling Street (also known as Route 62); then (7) Proceed northwesterly along Sterling Street/Route 62 to its intersection with an unnamed road known locally as Chocksett Road; then (8) Proceed northwesterly along Chocksett Road to its intersection with Pratts Junction Road; then (9) Proceed northwesterly along Pratts Junction Road to its intersection with I-190; then (10) Proceed northerly along I-190 for 2.35 miles to its intersection with Route 117 in Leominster, Massachusetts; then (11) Proceed southeasterly along Route 117 for 7.8 miles, crossing onto the Hudson map, to its intersection with I-495; then (12) Proceed southerly along I-495 to the beginning point.