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1
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Harvesting for Canadian Ice wine must legally happen at what temperature?

A

below 18 degrees F (-8 degrees C)

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2
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Where is Norman Hardie located?

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Prince Edward County

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What is the max RS required for VQA dry wine?

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30 g/L

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4
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What hybrid was the most planted in Canada in the 1970’s?

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De Chaunac

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What is the min brix required in VQA ice wine?

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32 degrees

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6
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List 2 wineries in British Columbia

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  • Cedarcreek Estate
  • Little Farm
  • Mission Hill Family Estate
  • Le Vieux Pin
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7
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What are 2 PGIs in Quebec?

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  • Vin de Quebec
  • Vin de Glace du Quebec (icewine only)
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In what decade was vitis vinifera commercially available in Canada?

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1970’s

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9
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List 2 wineries in Ontario

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  • Bachelder Niagara
  • Charles Baker
  • Flat Rook
  • Inniskillin
  • Pearl Morisette
  • Stanners
  • Tawse
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10
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What is the soil type of the Niagara Peninsula?

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clay, silt, and sand on limestone bedrock

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11
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What is the age requirement for VQA sparkling wine?

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  • 9 months on lees for NV
  • 12 months on lees for vintage
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12
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what bedrock is found in Ontario?

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limestone

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13
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What producer created a reputation for icewine in Canada?

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Iniskillin

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14
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What is the only non-vinifera grape allowed in VQA icewine?

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vidal blanc

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What are the 2 main sub-appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?

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  • Niagara Escarpment
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake
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16
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What is the min RS for VQA icewine?

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100 g/L

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What are the 3 main viticultural areas of Ontario?

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  • Niagara Peninsula
  • Lake Erie North Shore
  • Prince Edward County
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18
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Where is Iniskillin located?

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Niagara-on-the-Lake

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19
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What is vin de cure?

A

Canadian sweet wine produced from grapes dried on straw mats picked at min 32 brix (Ontario)

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20
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What percentage of grapes from a stated appellation must come from that appellation for VQA status?

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British Columbia - 95%
Ontario - 85% for regional appellations, 100% for sub-appellations

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21
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VQA is used in what 2 wine regions?

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  • Ontario
  • British Columbia (voluntary)
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22
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What does VQA stand for?

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Vintners Quality Alliance (est 1988)

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What is the most developed viticultural area in British Columbia?

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Okanagan Valley

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24
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Name the sub appellation of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation

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  • Vinemount Ridge
  • Creek Shores
  • Lincoln Lakeshore
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25
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Name the sub appellations of the Niagara Escarpment regional appellation

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  • Short Hills Bench
  • Beamsville Bench
  • Twenty Mile Bench
26
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Producer of icewine must declare their intent to produce to the VQA in which month?

A

November

27
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What percentage of production does ice wine represent in Canada?

A

< 5%

28
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What is the sub appellation of Lake Erie North Shore?

A

South Islands

29
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In what appellation is Pelee Island?

A

Lake Erie North Shore

30
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What are the major grape varieties of Lake Erie North Shore?

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  • merlot
  • cab franc
  • cab sauv
31
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What are the main white grape varieties of the Niagara Peninsula?

A
  • riesling
  • chard
  • sauv blanc
32
Q

How many VQA designated viticultural areas (DVA)s are there in British Columbia?

A

10

33
Q

Name the DVAs of British Columbia

A
  • British Columbia
  • Fraser Valley
  • Gulf Islands
  • Kootenays
  • Lillooet
  • Okanagan Valley
  • Shuswap
  • Similkameen Valley
  • Thomson Valley
  • Vancouver Island
34
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What are the 3 most commonly used grapes to produce Canadian Ice Wine?

A
  • riesling
  • vidal balnc
  • cab franc
35
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What is the most widely planted red grape in British Columbia?

A

merlot

36
Q

Cidre de glace is a specialty in which Province?

A

Quebec

37
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What is the minimum alcohol content allowed for Canadian Ice Wine?

A

7%

38
Q

What is the most widely planted red grape in Ontario?

A

cab franc

39
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What two bodies of water influence the Okanagan Valley?

A
  • Lake Okanagan
  • Osoyoos Lake
40
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What bodies of water effect Ontario and how?

A
  • Lake Ontario
  • Lake Erie
  • Niagra River

They retain cold temperatures and delay budbreak past the spring frost season and retain warmth from the summer to encourage longer hangtimes to finish ripening / create the environment for ice wine.

41
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Name 3 wine growing regions 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
42
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When was the Vins Certifié du Québec mark established?

A

2008

43
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What is the only appellation of Canada that mandates wines be based on hybrid grapes?

A

Tidal Bay (2010)

Minimum 51% combined Seyval, l’Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal; plus other white varieties of Nova Scotia

44
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Name three wine growing regions of Nova Scotia

A
  • Annapolis Valley
  • Avon River Valley
  • Bear River Valley
  • Gaspereau Valley
  • LaHave River Valley
  • Malagash Penninsula
  • Marble Mountain
45
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Is acidification allowed in the production of Ontario ice wine?

A

Yes, up to 4g

46
Q

What GI is influenced by the Straight of Georgia?

A

Vancouver Island

47
Q

Other than Iniskillin, name an icewine producer

A
  • Peller
  • Wagner
48
Q

Where is the Similkameen GI located?

A

British Columbia

49
Q

List 2 sub GIs of the Okanagan Valley

A
  • 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)
50
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What GI is nested within Vancouver Island GI?

A

Cowichan Valley GI

51
Q

Where is Tidal Bay GI?

A

Nova Scotia

52
Q

What is the abv range for VQA fortified and liqueur wines?

A

14.9-20%

53
Q

What is the abv range for Vin de Cure?

A

7-20%

54
Q

What is VQA Effervescent Wine?

A

sparkling wine with 2-3 atm pressure

55
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What is the sweetness scale for VQA sparkling wine?

A

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

56
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What is the southernmost wine region in Canada?

A

Pelee Island

57
Q

List a key producer in Lake Erie North Shore region?

A
  • Colio Estates
  • Vivace Estate
58
Q

List 2 key producers in Niagara Peninsula

A
  • Cave Spring
  • Flat Rock Cellars
  • Tawse
  • Creekside
  • Chateau des Charmes
  • Featherstone
  • Stratus
59
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What are the primary grapes of Prince Edward County?

A
  • pinot noir
  • gamay
  • chardonnay
60
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What body of water separates Vancouver Island from mainland Canada?

A

Strait of Georgia

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