- Catoctin AVA
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name = Catoctin AVA
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type =American Viticultural Area
year = 1983, amended in 1987 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=bff700d0bbb2a632948b70fe7e91d7d4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.47 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.67 Catoctin."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008.]
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country =USA
part of = Maryland
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precipitation = convert|36|in|cm|0 to convert|42|in|cm|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Catoctin.html "Catoctin (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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total size = convert|170000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008.]
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grapes =Cabernet Sauvignon ,Muscat Canelli ,Pinot Noir ,Riesling ,Vidal Blanc
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comments =The Catoctin AVA is an
American Viticultural Area located in the Frederick and Washington counties of westernMaryland . The region is bordered byCatoctin Mountain to the east, thePennsylvania border to the north, South Mountain to the west, and thePotomac 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. Only one commercial winery is operating in the AVA,Frederick Cellars , and most of its production is not labelled with the Catoctin AVA designation.References
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