Cumberland Valley AVA explained

Cumberland Valley AVA
Type:	American Viticultural Area
Year:	1985, amended in 1987^[1]
Country:	United States
Part Of:	Maryland, Pennsylvania
Climate Region:	Continental/humid subtropical near the rivers
Soil:	Karst
Total Size:	765000acres^[2]
Planted:	100acres^[3]

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 100acres of the 765000acres 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.^[3] The Cumberland Valley mainly has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is mainly in hardiness zone 7a with 6b in some higher areas.^[4] The AVA extends from the Potomac to the Susquehanna River.

References

39.9167°N -117°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: §9.105 Cumberland Valley . Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) . Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas . 2008-02-05 .
2. Web site: Wine Institute . 2008 . American Viticultural Areas by State . https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115948/http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp . 2008-01-27 . 2008-02-05 .
3. Web site: Cumberland-Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile . Appellation America . https://web.archive.org/web/20130909190328/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Cumberland-Valley.html . 2013-09-09 . live.
4. Web site: Plant Hardiness Zone . United States Department of Agriculture . Interactive map . February 23, 2018 . February 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209122445/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx . dead .