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Where does Canada rank in icewine production?

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1st

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What is the climate of Okanagan Valley?

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Continental

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What province has the most Vitis Vinfera under vine?

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Ontario

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Which region is British Columbia has the highest production?

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Okanagan Valley

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Which provinces produce wine?

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British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia

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What is the minimum % of grapes from Ontario required for VQA wine?

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100%

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What is the VQA?

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Vintners Quality Alliance

Ontario - Legally required
British Columbia - Voluntary

Bottle carry the VQA Logo

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What is the VQA % label requirements for grapes grown in the stated province?

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100%

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What is the VQA % label requirements for grapes grown in the stated regional appellation or GI/DVA?

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British Columbia - 95%
Ontario - 85%

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What is the VQA % label requirements for grapes grown in the stated Sub Appellation in Ontario?

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100%

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What are the VQA label requirements for grapes for a single vineyard wine?

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100%

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What are the VQA label requirement for vintage wine?

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85% of grapes grown in that year

VQA wines must be vintage wine EXCEPT
sparkling
fortified
liqueur

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What is the VQA label requirement for varietal wines?

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85%

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Is Chaptalization allowed for VQA wine?

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Yes but NOT for late-harvest or icewine

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What aspects of winemaking does the VQA limit?

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Chaptalization
Acidification
Must weight
Other technical aspects

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What year was icewine first produced in?

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1978

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What is a DVA?

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Designated Viticulture Area

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What lake are the Niagara Peninsula and Prince Edward County on?

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Lake Ontario

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List the DVAs in Ontario

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Lake Erie North Shore
Niagara Peninsula
Prince Edward County

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List the DVAs in British Columbia

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Okanagan Valley
Lilldoet
Shuswap
Vancouver Islands
Similkameen Valley
Thompson Valley
Kootenays
Gulf Islands
Fraiser Valley

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What grapes are most commonly used to produce Icewine?

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Cabernet Franc
Vidal Blanc
Riesling

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Cidre de Glace is a specialty of which province?

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Quebec

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What is the most planted red grape in Ontario?

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Cabernet Franc

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What are the regional appellations of Niagara Peninsula?

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Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Enscarpment

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Which regional appellation of Niagara Peninsula is largest?
Niagara Enscarpment
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What is the most planted white grape in British Columbia?
Pinot Gris
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What is the maximum temperature icewine can be harvested for VQA?
-8 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Fahrenheit
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What is the most planted white grape in Ontario?
Vidal Blanc
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What is the hybrid grape that can be used in VQA icewine?
Vidal Blanc
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What is the most planted red grape in British Columbia?
Merlot
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What is the minimum RS for icewine?
100 g/L
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Which DVA is Mission Hill winery in?
Okanagan Valley
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What grapes can be used for ice wine?
Vitis Vinifera Vidal Blanc
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What is the minimum alcohol required for icewine?
7%
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What are the unofficial sub-regions of Gulf Islands?
Gabriola Saturna Island ??????? Salt Spring Pender Quadra Hornby
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What province is Norman Hardie located in?
Ontario
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What province is L'Acadie Vineyards in?
Nova Scotia
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What province is Vignoble de la Bauge in?
Quebec
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What province is Nichol Vineyard in?
British Columbia
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Where province is Tidal Bay located in?
Nova Scotia
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Which DVA is known for it's organic farming?
Similkameen Valley
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Which DVA is Essex County located in?
Lake Erie North Shore
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The unofficial wine regions of Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Montérégie surround which major Canadian city?
Montreal
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In which month must a producer in Ontario declare their intent for icewine production?
November
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What body of water separates Vancouver Island from the city of Vancouver and the South Islands?
Straight of Georgia
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What is vin de cure?
Dried grape wine
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What are the minimum brix levels for each wine style in British Columbia?
Table Wine: 17° for British Columbia GI, 18° for all other GIs Blanc de Noirs Wine: 18° Nouveau Wine: 18° Fortified Wine: 18° Liqueur Wine: 18° Late Harvest Wine: 23° Select Late Harvest Wine: 26° Special Select Late Harvest Wine: 32° Icewine: 32° (after pressing) Vin de Curé Wine: 20° (32° after drying) Solera Wine: 18°
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What are the minimum brix levels for each wine style in Ontario?
Table Wine and Wine: dependent on variety and appellation, between 17-20° Fortified and Liqueur Wine: 18° Late Harvest Wine: 22° Select Late Harvest Wine: 25° Vin de Curé: 27° (after drying) Special Select Late Harvest Wine: 30° Icewine: 32° (after pressing) Botrytized Wine: 26° (after pressing) Totally Botrytized Wine: 34° (after pressing)
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Which regional appellation of the Niagara peninsula is least susceptible to frost?
Niagara Enscarpment
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What are the official sub GIs of Okanagan Valley?
1. Golden Mile Bench GI (est. 2014) 2. Okanagan Falls GI (est 2018) 3. Naramata Bench (est 2019) 4. Skaha Bench (est 2019) 5. Golden Mile Slopes GI (est. 2020) 6. East Kelowna Slopes GI (est. 2022) 7. South Kelowna Slopes GI (est. 2022) 8. Lake Country GI (est. 2022) 9. Summerland Beach GI (est. 2022) 10. Summerland Lakefront GI (est. 2022) 11. Summerland Valleys GI (est. 2022)
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What are the unofficial subregions of Okanagan Valley?
Black Sage/Osoyoos
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What % of red grapes must be used in a blanc de noirs?
85%
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What styles of wine are allowed for VQA in British Columbia?
1. Table Wine 2. Icewine 3. Sparkling Icewine 4. Blanc de Noirs Wine 5. Nouveau Wine 6. Sparkling Wine and "Aromatic" Sparkling Wine Traditional Method Sparkling Wine Méthode Cuvée Close Sparkling Wine 7. Fortified Wine 8. Liqueur Wine 9. Late Harvest Wine 10. Select Late Harvest Wine 11. Special Select Late Harvest Wine 12. Vin de Curé Wine X 16. Meritage 17. Solera Wine
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What styles of wine are allowed for VQA in Ontario?
1. Table Wine 2. Icewine 3. Sparkling Icewine 4. Blanc de Noirs 5. Nouveau Red 6. Sparkling Wine 7. Fortified Wine 8. Liqueur Wine 9. Late Harvest Wine 10. Select Late Harvest Wine 11. Special Select Late Harvest Wine 12. Vin de Curé X 13. Wine 14. Icewine Dosage 15. Effervescent Wine 16. Botrytized Wine 17. Totally Botrytized Wine
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Which province allows for VQA solera wine?
British Columbia
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What are the rules for Mertiage blends? Where is Meritage a VQA style?
red and white blends 2 or more Bordeaux varieties no variety may exceed 90% of the blend British Columbia
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is Cryo-extraction allowed for icewine?
No
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Which province allows for Sweet Reserve (süssreserve) to be added to Icewine at a max. 15%, provided it has the same minimum must weight as the icewine?
Ontario
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Are hybrid grapes allowed in VQA wine Varietal labeling?
Only in Ontario Hybrid grapes can only be labelled varietally if Ontario is the only geographic indication
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What are the requirements for "Estate Bottled" labeling?
100% of grapes grown in the same vintage year Grown on land owned or controlled by the winery The wine must be produced and bottled on the winery premises
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What is the permitted alcohol for Ontario wines?
Fortified and Liqueur Wines: 14.9-20% Vin de Curé: 7-20% All Other Wines: 7-14.9%
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What is the permitted alcohol for British Columbia?
Fortified and Liqueur Wines: 14.9-20% All other wines: 7-20%
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What are the Liqueur Wine requirements?
Liqueur Wines may not be fortified. Sweetness descriptors and residual sugar ranges: Dry: max. 30 g/l Medium Dry: 30-65 g/l Sweet: min. 65 g/l
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What is the minimum pressure required for sparkling wine?
3 bars
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Where is Effervescent allowed and what are pressure requirements?
Ontario Between 2 and 3 bars of pressure
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Where can sparkling wine have the label terms "Traditional Method" or "Méthode Cuve Close/Charmat Method"?
Ontario and British Columbia
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What are the lees aging requirements for Traditional method and Vintage Traditional Method?
9 months 12 months
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Is the transfer method allowed for traditional method sparkling wine?
Only for wine sold in large format OVER 1.5L
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What are sweetness descriptor terms and residual sugar ranges for sparkling wine?
Brut: max. 15 g/l Extra Dry: 15-25 g/l Dry: 25-35 g/l Semi-Dry: 35-50 g/l Sweet: min. 50 g/l
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Name producers in Prince Edward County
Norman Hardie The Grange Of Prince Edward County Rosehall Run Closson Chase Hinterland (for Sparkling) Lighthall Stanners
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Where is the Bay of Quinte?
Prince Edward County
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What is the sub-appellation of Lake Erie North shore?
South Islands (contains 9 islands, including Pelee Island)
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What are the sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula that are not included in a regional appellation?
Lincoln Lakeshores Creek Shore Vinemont Ridge
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What are the sub appellations of Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Niagara Lakeshore Niagara River Four Mile Creek St. David's Bench
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What are the sub appellations of Niagara Escarpment?
Beamsville Bench Twenty Mile Bench Short Hills Bench
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What is appellation hierarchy of Ontario?
Province - Ontario DVA - Niagara Peninsula Regional Appellation - Niagara-on-the-Lake Sub Appellation - Four Mile Creek Commune - Go fuck yourself
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What is appellation hierarchy of British Columbia?
Province - British Columbia GI GI - Okanagan Valley GI Sub GI - Golden Mile Bench GI District - Go fuck yourself
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What are the Sub GIs of Vancouver Islands? Official and unofficial
Cowichan GI Nanaimo Saanich Peninsula
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What grapes were crossed to make Vidal Blanc?
Ugni Blanc x Rayon d'Or (hybrid)
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What is Icewine Dosage? What province is this style allowed?
Sparkling wine with a min. 10% Icewine is added as dosage min. 20 g/l of RS Ontario
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Who is this producer?
The Grange of Prince Edward
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Who is this producer?
Rosehall Run
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Who is this producer?
Closson Chase
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Who is this producer?
Hinterland Vineyards
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Who is this producer?
Lighthall
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Who is this producer?
Stanners
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Who is this producer?
Mission Hill Family Estate
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Who is this producer?
Inniskillin
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Who is this producer?
Inniskillin
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Who is this producer?
Checkmate Artisanal Winery
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Who is this producer?
Peller Estates
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Who is this producer?
Cave Spring

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