Year established 1983, amended in 1987 | Country United States | |
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Climate region Continental/humid subtropical Precipitation (annual average) 36 inches (91 cm) to 42 inches (107 cm) Total area 170,000 acres (68,797 ha) | ||
The Catoctin AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Frederick and Washington counties of western Maryland. The region is bordered by Catoctin Mountain to the east, the Pennsylvania border to the north, South Mountain to the west, and the Potomac River to the south. "Catoctin" is Algonquian for "speckled rock" (c.f. Ojibwa gidagasin: "speckled rock", "flecked rock" or "spotted rock"), a geological feature of the area. Two commercial wineries operate in the AVA. The hardiness zones are 7a and 6b.
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