Canada

Question 1

GIs of British Columbia?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Monashee mountains

Question 3

Min. percentage for stated appellation in British Columbia?

Answer 3

95%

Question 4

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

Answer 4

85%

Question 5

When was the VQA established?

Answer 5

1988

Question 6

Nova Scotia appellation?

Answer 6

Tidal Bay

Question 7

Which appellations are identified within the VQA?

Answer 7

Lake Erie North Shore
Niagara Peninsula
Prince Edward County

Question 8

Regional appellations within Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 8

Niagara Escarpment

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 9

Sub appellations within Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 9

Creek Shores

Lincoln Lakeshore

Vinemount Ridge

Question 10

Sub appellations within Niagara Escarpment?

Answer 10

Beamsville Bench

Short Hills Bench

Twenty Mile Bench

Question 11

Sub appellations within Niagara-on-the-Lake?

Answer 11

Four Mile Creek

Niagara Lakeshore

Niagara River

St. David’s Bench

Question 12

Sub appellations within Lake Erie North Shore?

Answer 12

South Islands (incl. Pelee Island)

Question 13

Sub districts within Okanagan Valley?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Min. percentage for VQA Ontario grapes?

Answer 14

100%

Question 15

Min. percentage for stated VQA appellation and regional appellation?

Answer 15

85%

Question 16

Min. percentage for stated VQA sub appellation?

Answer 16

100%

Question 17

Min. percentage for stated VQA vintage/varietal?

Answer 17

85%

Question 18

Since when is Orange wine permitted for VQA wines?

Answer 18

2017

Question 19

Which styles are not authorised for chaptalisation in VQA wines?

Answer 19

Late harvest

Ice wine

Question 20

Name a winery from Ontario other than Inniskillin?

Answer 20

Peller Estate

Cave Spring Cellar

Henry of Pelham

Question 21

Min. residual sugar for Ontario Icewine?

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Permitted varietals for Ontario Icewine?

Answer 22

Vitis vinifera grapes
Vidal blanc

Question 23

Parentage of Vidal blanc?

Answer 23

Ugni Blanc x Rayon d’Or (Seibel 4986)

Question 24

Who created Vidal blanc?

Answer 24

Jean Louis Vidal

Question 25

Min. must weight for Ontario Icewine (in Brix)

Answer 25

32° (after pressing)

Question 26

First winery to produce commercially Icewine in Canada?

Answer 26

Hainle Vineyards 1978

Question 27

Who founded Inniskillin and when and where?

Answer 27

Donald Ziraldo Dr. Karl Kaiser 1975 Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 28

Min. alcohol content for Canadian icewine?

Answer 28

7%

Question 29

Cidre de glace is a speciality of which province?

Answer 29

Quebec

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Strait of Georgia