Canada Flashcards
Harvesting for Canadian Ice wine must legally happen at what temperature?
below 18 degrees F (-8 degrees C)
Where is Norman Hardie located?
Prince Edward County, Ontario
What is the max RS required for VQA dry wine?
30 g/L
What hybrid was the most planted in Canada in the 1970’s?
De Chaunac
What is the min brix required in VQA ice wine?
32 degrees
List 2 wineries in British Columbia
- Cedarcreek Estate
- Little Farm
- Mission Hill Family Estate
- Le Vieux Pin
What are 2 PGIs in Quebec?
- Vin de Quebec
- Vin de Glace du Quebec (icewine only)
In what decade was vitis vinifera commercially available in Canada?
1970’s
List 2 wineries in Ontario
- Bachelder Niagara
- Charles Baker
- Flat Rook
- Inniskillin
- Pearl Morisette
- Stanners
- Tawse
What is the soil type of the Niagara Peninsula?
clay, silt, and sand on limestone bedrock
What is the age requirement for VQA sparkling wine?
- 9 months on lees for NV
- 12 months on lees for vintage
what bedrock is found in Ontario?
limestone
What producer created a reputation for icewine in Canada?
Iniskillin
What is the only non-vinifera grape allowed in VQA icewine?
vidal blanc
What are the 2 regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?
- Niagara Escarpment
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
What is the min RS for VQA icewine?
100 g/L
What are the 3 main viticultural areas of Ontario?
- Niagara Peninsula
- Lake Erie North Shore
- Prince Edward County
Where is Iniskillin located?
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
What is vin de cure?
Canadian sweet wine produced from grapes dried on straw mats picked at min 32 brix (Ontario)
What percentage of grapes from a stated appellation must come from that appellation for VQA status?
British Columbia - 95%
Ontario - 85% for regional appellations, 100% for sub-appellations
VQA is used in what 2 wine regions?
- Ontario
- British Columbia (voluntary)
What does VQA stand for?
Vintners Quality Alliance (est 1988)
What is the most developed viticultural area in British Columbia?
Okanagan Valley
Name the 3 sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation
- Vinemount Ridge
- Creek Shores
- Lincoln Lakeshore
Name the sub appellations of the Niagara Escarpment regional appellation
- Short Hills Bench
- Beamsville Bench
- Twenty Mile Bench
Producers of icewine must declare their intent to produce to the VQA in which month?
November
What percentage of production does ice wine represent in Canada?
< 5%
What is the sub appellation of Lake Erie North Shore?
South Islands
In what appellation is Pelee Island?
Lake Erie North Shore, Ontario
What are the major grape varieties of Lake Erie North Shore?
Red
- merlot
- cab franc
- cab sauv
White
- riesling
- sauv blanc
- gewurtz
What are the main white grape varieties of the Niagara Peninsula?
- riesling
- chard
- sauv blanc
How many VQA designated viticultural areas (DVA)s are there in British Columbia?
10
Name 4 of the 10 DVAs of British Columbia
- British Columbia
- Fraser Valley
- Gulf Islands
- Kootenays
- Lillooet
- Okanagan Valley
- Shuswap
- Similkameen Valley
- Thomson Valley
- Vancouver Island
What are the 3 most commonly used grapes to produce Canadian Ice Wine?
- riesling
- vidal balnc
- cab franc
What is the most widely planted red grape in British Columbia?
merlot
Cidre de glace is a specialty in which Province?
Quebec
What is the minimum alcohol content allowed for Canadian Ice Wine?
7%
What is the most widely planted red grape in Ontario?
cab franc
What two bodies of water influence the Okanagan Valley?
- Lake Okanagan
- Osoyoos Lake
What bodies of water effect Ontario and how?
- 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.
Name 3 wine growing regions of Quebec
- Appalachian Foothills
- Appalachian Plateau
- Deux-Montagnes
- Lake Saint-Pierre
- Monteregian Hills
- Quebec and the Banks of the St. Lawrence River
- Richelieu River Valley
When was the Vins Certifié du Québec mark established?
2008
What is the only appellation of Canada that mandates wines be based on hybrid grapes?
Tidal Bay (2010)
Minimum 51% combined Seyval, l’Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal; plus other white varieties of Nova Scotia
Name three wine growing regions of Nova Scotia
- Annapolis Valley
- Avon River Valley
- Bear River Valley
- Gaspereau Valley
- LaHave River Valley
- Malagash Penninsula
- Marble Mountain
Is acidification allowed in the production of Ontario ice wine?
Yes, up to 4g/L
What GI is influenced by the Straight of Georgia?
Vancouver Island
Other than Iniskillin, name an icewine producer
- Peller
- Wagner
Where is the Similkameen GI located?
British Columbia
List 2 sub GIs of the Okanagan Valley
- 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)
What GI is nested within Vancouver Island GI?
Cowichan Valley GI
Where is Tidal Bay GI?
Nova Scotia
What is the abv range for VQA fortified and liqueur wines?
14.9-20%
What is the abv range for Vin de Cure?
7-20%
What is VQA Effervescent Wine?
sparkling wine with 2-3 atm pressure
What is the sweetness scale for VQA 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
What is the southernmost wine region in Canada?
Pelee Island
List a key producer in Lake Erie North Shore region?
- Colio Estates
- Vivace Estate
List 2 key producers in Niagara Peninsula
- Cave Spring
- Flat Rock Cellars
- Tawse
- Creekside
- Chateau des Charmes
- Featherstone
- Stratus
What are the primary grapes of Prince Edward County?
- pinot noir
- gamay
- chardonnay
What body of water separates Vancouver Island from mainland Canada?
Strait of Georgia
When was VQA established in Canada?
Ontario - 1988
British Columbia - 1990
What mountains influence the Okanagan region?
- Cascades
- Monashee
