Viticulture in Maryland

Maryland
Official name:	State of Maryland
Appellation type:	State
Year of establishment:	1788
Viticulture tradition since:	17th century
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Catoctin AVA , Cumberland Valley AVA , Linganore AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	32,134 km² (12,407 sq mi )
Planted acreage:	1.01 km² (250 acres )
Grape varieties:	Albariño , Arneis , Auxerrois , Barbera , Gamay , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Carménère , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Dolcetto , Gewurztraminer , Landot Noir , Lemberger , Malbec , Malvasia , Maréchal Foch , blanche Marsanne , Merlot , Montepulciano , Mourvèdre , Müller-Thurgau , Muscat Canelli , Muscat d'Alexandrie , Nebbiolo , Nero d'Avola , País , Petit Manseng , Pinot Meunier , Petite Sirah , Petit Verdot , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Pinotage , Riesling , Rkatsiteli , Roussanne , Ruby Cabernet , Rubired , Sauvignon Blanc , Sangiovese , Sémillon , Seyval Blanc , Sultana , Symphony , Syrah , Tannat , Tempranillo , Tinta Barroca , Tinto Cão , Touriga Francesca , Touriga Nacional , Trebbiano , Vidal Blanc , Viognier , Zinfandel
Number of wineries:	24

Viticulture in Maryland describes viticulture in the American state of Maryland . Under US law, every state and county is by definition a protected designation of origin and does not need to be recognized as such by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .

The first vines were planted as early as the 16th century on the instructions of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore . Despite the long tradition, viticulture could hardly develop for almost 400 years. It was not until 1945 that Philip Wagner founded Broody Vineyards, the state's first winery .

Most of the wineries currently in operation are located in northwest Baltimore , near Chesapeake Bay and the Piedmont Plateau . So far, three sub-regions have been defined in the form of an American Viticultural Area .

literature

André Dominé (Ed.): Wine . Tandem Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
Bruce Cass, Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Appellation America (2007). Maryland: Appellation Description. Last access to this page on September 8, 2016

[appellation_america-1] Appellation America (2007). Maryland: Appellation Description. Last access to this page on September 8, 2016