Canada Flashcards

1
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Winemaking provinces of Canada

A

British Colombia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec

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2
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Ice wine in Canada must have this RS g/l

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100g/l

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3
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GIs and Official subregions of Okanagan Valley (British Columbia)

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Golden Mile Bench GI (est 2015)
Okanagan Falls GI (est 2018)
Naramata Bench GI (est 2019)
Skaha Bench GI (est 2019)
Golden Mile Slopes GI (est 2020)
East Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022)
South Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022)
Lake Country GI (est 2022)
Summerland Bench GI (est 2022)
Summerland Lakefront GI (est 2022)
Summerland Valleys GI (est 2022)

Unofficial subzones of Okanagan Valley: Black Sage/Osoyoos

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4
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What is vin de Curé

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Dried grape Wine

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5
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Two Authorized wine categories for BC (British Columbia)

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BC “Wine of distinction”
BC “VQA” Certified wine-
ice wine, late harvest

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6
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Sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario) (3)

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Niagara Peninsula:
Vinemount Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore

Niagara on the Lake:
Niagara River
Niagara Lakeshore
Four Mile Creek
St. David’s Bench

Niagara Escarpment:
Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench

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7
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Soil of Prince Edward County

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Clay and Sand over Trenton limestone

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Producers of Prince Edward County (Ontario)

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Norman Hardie
The Grance of Prince Edward County
Rosehall Run
Closson Chase
Hinterland (sparkling)

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9
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What is the climate of Okanagan Valley? (British Columbia)

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Famous vineyard is Blue Mountain Vineyard

Semi-Desert

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Main grapes of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario)

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White: Riesling, Chardonnay, Vidal, Sauvignon Blanc

Red: Pinot Noir, Cab Franc, Gamay, Cab Sauv, Merlot

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Key Producers of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario)

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Cave Spring
Flat Rock Cellars
Tawse
Creekside
Chateau des Charmes
Featherstone
Stratus

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Grapes of Prince Edward County (Ontario)

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Red: Pinot and gamay

White: Chardonnay

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13
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Ontario Wine Map

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14
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Okanagaan Valley Wine map

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15
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Main grapes of Lake Erie North shore (LENS), style of wine (Ontario)

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Only red wine

Red Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Producers: Colio Estate Wines, Vivace Estate Winery

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16
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Where is Iniskillin located?

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Niagara on the Lake (Ontario)
Within Niagara Peninsula

17
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Tidal bay is the only appellation in this Province

A

Nova Scotia

51% combined Seyval, l’Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal

Maximum 49% combined Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Chasselas

18
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The unofficial wine regions of Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Montérégie surround which major Canadian city?

A

Montreal

19
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What is the minimum Brix level required at harvest for “Special Select Late Harvest” wines in Ontario?

A

30 brix

20
Q

This body of water separates Vancouver Island from City of Vancouver and south islands

A

Straight of georgia

21
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Salt Spring, Saturna, Pender, Quadra, and Hornby are unofficial sub-regions of which DVA?

A

Gulf Islands

22
Q

Norman Hardie is here:

A

Prince Edward County, Ontario

23
Q

L’Acadie Vineyards is here:

A

Nova Scotia

24
Q

Nichol Vineyard is here:

A

Naramata Bench GI, British Columbia

25
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What mountain range provides a rainshadow for Okanagan valley?

A

Cascades and Monashee Mountains

26
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This man, in 1973 produced ice wine in Okanagan valley (British Columbia) prior to Inisklillin

A

Walter Hanlie

27
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What does VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) on a bottle in Ontario?

A

that all the grapes that went into it were grown in Canada.

28
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Soil type of Niagara Escarpment

A

Queenstone Shale

29
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What is Icewine Dosage (Ontario)

A

traditional method sparkling wine for which a min. 10% Icewine is added as dosage, with a min. 20 g/l of residual sugar

30
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Three main subregions of Ontario

A

Lake Erie North Shore
Niagara Peninsula
Prince Edward County

31
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Two PGIs of Quebec:

A

Vin du Québec IGP: (for white, rosé, red, sparkling, late harvest, and dried grape wines)

Vin de glace du Québec IGP: (for icewine only)

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Winegrowing Regions (not IGPs) of Quebec

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Appalachian Foothills
Appalachian Plateau
Deux-Montagnes
Lake Saint-Pierre
Monteregian Hills
Quebec and the Banks of the St. Lawrence River
Richelieu River Valley

33
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GIs of British Columbia (excluding Vancouver Island and Okanagan Valley)

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British Columbia GI
Fraser Valley GI
Gulf Islands GI
Unofficial subzones of Gulf Islands: Gabriola, Saturna Island
Kootenays GI (est 2018)
Lillooet GI (est 2018)
Shuswap GI (est 2018)
Similkameen Valley GI
Thompson Valley GI (est 2018)

34
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Wine growing regions of Vancouver Island:

A

Vancouver Island GI
Cowichan Valley GI (est 2020)

Unofficial subzones of Vancouver Island: Nanaimo, Saanich Peninsula