This polygon shapefile represents appellations within the Russian River watershed region of California. The term appellation is defined as a geographical name for a wine grower to identy the origin of the grapes.The appellations layer is based on legal descriptions from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF). This layer can be used for land use analysis and planning in the Russian River region of California. Circuit Rider Productions and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2002). Apellations: Russian River Basin, California. Circuit Rider Productions. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/qt383jg7794 This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.