Year established 1985, amended in 1987 Climate region Continental Area 3,096 km² | Country United States Size of planted vineyards 40 ha | |
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Total area 765,000 acres (309,585 ha) | ||
The Cumberland Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Washington County in west-central Maryland and Franklin and Cumberland counties in south-central Pennsylvania. Only 100 acres (40 ha) of the 765,000 acres (309,585 ha) included in the wine appellation are planted to grapevines, predominantly on high terraces over the Potomac River and on the slopes of South Mountain. The soil in the area is alkaline limestone. The Cumberland Valley has a humid continental climate and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a.
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