Catoctin AVA
| Catoctin AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983, revised 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Maryland |
| Precipitation (annual mean): | 910 to 1070 mm / year |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 68,797 hectares (170,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Muscat Canelli , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Vidal Blanc |
Catoctin AVA (recognized May 17, 1983) is a wine-growing region in the US state of Maryland . The area extends to the administrative areas of Frederick County and Washington in the west of the state. To the east of the defined area is Catoctin Mountain (part of the Blue Ridge Mountains ). In the north, the border with Pennsylvania determines the extent of the area. To the west is South Mountain (also a branch of the Blue Ridge Mountains) and to the south the Potomac River borders the area. "Catoctin" refers to spotted rock in the local Algonquin language and alludes to a geological peculiarity of the region.
Currently only one winery , Frederick Cellars, markets the wine under the name of the protected designation of origin .
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.67 Catoctin." ( Memento of February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page on May 26, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Catoctin (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on May 26, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on May 26, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Bruce Cass, Jancis Robinson (Ed.): The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . Oxford University Press, New York 2000.