Canada Flashcards

1
Q

GIs of British Columbia?

A

Fraser Valley
Gulf Islands
Kootenays
Lillooet
Okanagan Valley
Shuswap
Similkameen Valley
Thompson Valley
Vancouver Island

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2
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Which mountain range gives British Columbia a rain-shadow effect?

A

Monashee mountains

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3
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Min. percentage for stated appellation in British Columbia?

A

95%

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4
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Min. percentage for stated vintage/varietal in British Columbia?

A

85%

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5
Q

When was the VQA established?

A

1988

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6
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Nova Scotia appellation?

A

Tidal Bay

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7
Q

Which appellations are identified within the VQA?

A

Lake Erie North Shore
Niagara Peninsula
Prince Edward County

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8
Q

Regional appellations within Niagara Peninsula?

A

Niagara Escarpment

Niagara-on-the-Lake

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9
Q

Sub appellations within Niagara Peninsula?

A

Creek Shores

Lincoln Lakeshore

Vinemount Ridge

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10
Q

Sub appellations within Niagara Escarpment?

A

Beamsville Bench

Short Hills Bench

Twenty Mile Bench

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11
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Sub appellations within Niagara-on-the-Lake?

A

Four Mile Creek

Niagara Lakeshore

Niagara River

St. David’s Bench

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12
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Sub appellations within Lake Erie North Shore?

A

South Islands (incl. Pelee Island)

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13
Q

Sub districts within Okanagan Valley?

A

East Kelowna
Golden Mile Bench
Golden Mile Slopes
Lake Country
Naramata Bench
Okanagan Falls
Skaha Bench
South Kelowna Slopes
Summerland Bench
Summerland Lakefront
Summerland Valley

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14
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Min. percentage for VQA Ontario grapes?

A

100%

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15
Q

Min. percentage for stated VQA appellation and regional appellation?

A

85%

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16
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Min. percentage for stated VQA sub appellation?

A

100%

17
Q

Min. percentage for stated VQA vintage/varietal?

A

85%

18
Q

Since when is Orange wine permitted for VQA wines?

A

2017

19
Q

Which styles are not authorised for chaptalisation in VQA wines?

A

Late harvest

Ice wine

20
Q

Name a winery from Ontario other than Inniskillin?

A

Peller Estate

Cave Spring Cellar

Henry of Pelham

21
Q

Min. residual sugar for Ontario Icewine?

A

100 g/L (125 g/L prior to 2014)

22
Q

Permitted varietals for Ontario Icewine?

A

Vitis vinifera grapes
Vidal blanc

23
Q

Parentage of Vidal blanc?

A

Ugni Blanc x Rayon d’Or (Seibel 4986)

24
Q

Who created Vidal blanc?

A

Jean Louis Vidal

25
Q

Min. must weight for Ontario Icewine (in Brix)

A

32° (after pressing)

26
Q

First winery to produce commercially Icewine in Canada?

A

Hainle Vineyards 1978

27
Q

Who founded Inniskillin and when and where?

A

Donald Ziraldo
Dr. Karl Kaiser

1975

Niagara-on-the-Lake

28
Q

Min. alcohol content for Canadian icewine?

A

7%

29
Q

Cidre de glace is a speciality of which province?

A

Quebec

30
Q

What body of water separates Vancouver Island from the city of Vancouver and the South Islands?

A

Strait of Georgia

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