Canada Flashcards

1
Q

at what parallel does the Okanagan Valley lie

A

49th

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2
Q

what mountain ranges is Okanagan Valley between

A

Monashee and Cascade

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3
Q

minimum must weight for icewine in Ontario

A

32 brix

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4
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min RS for Canadian Icewine

A

100 g/l

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5
Q

what is the hybrid grape allowed for Icewine production in Canada?

A

Vidal Blanc

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6
Q

what are the sub-regional GI of Niagara Peninsula

A
  • Niagara Escarpment
  • Niagara on the Lake
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7
Q

name Ontario’s 3 primary viticultural areas?

A

Niagara Peninsula (largest), Lake Erie North Shore, Prince Edward County

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8
Q

in which part of Canada are VQA standards legally enforced? Voluntary?

A

Legally enforced in Ontario. Voluntary in BC

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9
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what are the official sub-GI of Okanagan Valley (gons)

A
  • Golden Mile
  • Okanagan Falls
  • Naramata Bench
  • Skaha Bench
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10
Q

what is Vin de Cure

A

wine made from dried grapes in Ontario

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11
Q

where is Tidal Bay

A

Nova Scotia

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12
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min abv of Canadian table wine

A

7%

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13
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at what temperature must grapes for icewine be harvested?

A

-8 C (17.6 F) and 35 brix

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14
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Niagara Peninsula is between which lakes

A

Erie and Ontario

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15
Q

most commonly used grapes for Canadian Icewine

A

Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Vidal Blanc

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16
Q

sub-regions of Niagara Escarpment

A
  • Short Hill Bench
  • Twenty Mile Bench
  • Beamsville Bench
17
Q

what are the 5 VQA viticulture areas of BC

A
  • Vancouver Island
  • Fraser Valley
  • Similkameen Valley
  • Gulf Islands
  • Okanagan Valley
18
Q

who was the first person to plant Chardonnay in Canada

A

Adhemar de Chaunac in 1951

19
Q

where is Inniskillin based

A

Niagara on the Lake (est 1974)

20
Q

min aging for Canadian Whisky

A

3 years

21
Q

what was North America’s first single malt distillery

A

Glenora in Canada