Canada

Question 0

Where was Inniskillin founded?

Answer 0

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 1

Who started the planting of French hybrids in 1950’s and 60’s?

Answer 1

Adhemar de Chaunac,

Question 2

What is the only French hybrid allowed for VQA Icewine?

Answer 2

Vidal

Question 3

What two varietals make up the bulk of Inniskillin’s Icewine?

Answer 3

Riesling and Cabernet Franc.

Question 4

What events led to the existence of only 6 wineries in Canada in 1974?

Answer 4

Prohibition and a moratorium on new winery licenses (big wineries gobbled up little ones crippled by prohibition)

Question 5

What are the only areas with VQA (Vintners’ Quality Alliance) status?

Answer 5

Ontario (1988) and British Columbia (1990).

Question 6

VQA standards are voluntary. True or False.

Answer 6

False. Legally enforced in Ontario and voluntary in British Columbia.

Question 7

What are the three main appellations of Ontario, Canada’s largest producer?

Answer 7

the Niagara Peninsula, Lake Erie North Shore and Prince Edward County

Question 8

All three current appellations are located on the shores of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. All of Ontario’s appellations are located between 41°-44° in latitude, where the cool continental climate is mitigated by the lake effect of the Great Lakes. True or False.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Niagara Peninsula, the largest viticultural area, is subdivided into two regional appellations. Name them.

Answer 9

Niagara Escarpment and Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 10

Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir are the dominant vinifera varietals in the Niagara Peninsula. True or False

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

VQA wines from Ontario or British Columbia must be made from ___% of grapes grown in the respective province.

Answer 11

100%

Question 12

Varietal wines from both regions must contain a minimum 85% of the stated varietal. True or False.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

With the exception of sparkling wines, all Ontario VQA wines must be labeled with a vintage date and contain a minimum __% of grapes harvested in that year. For British Columbia VQA vintage-dated wines, the minimum requirement is also set at __%

Answer 13

85%

Question 14

If labeled with a more precise appellation, British Columbia VQA wines must contain a minimum __% of grapes grown in the stated appellation, whereas Ontario VQA wines require __% for appellations and regional appellations, and __% for sub-appellations (in Niagara Peninsula).

Answer 14

95%
85%
100%

Question 15

Name a few sub appellations of Niagara on the Lake?

Answer 15

Niagara River
Niagara Lakeshore
Four Mile Creek
St. David’s Bench

Question 16

Name a few sub appellations of Niagara Escarpment?

Answer 16

Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench

Question 17

What are the five VQAs of British Columbia?

Answer 17

Okanagan Valley
Vancouver Island
Gulf Islands
Fraser Valley
Similkameen Valley

Question 18

Which of the five appellations of British Columbia is one of the world’s most northerly (49th parallel) and supplies 82% of the province’s wine?

Answer 18

Okanagan Valley

Question 19

Which mountains provide a rainshadow for the Okanagan Valley?

Answer 19

Monashee Mountains.

Question 20

What is the climate of the Okanagan Valley?

Answer 20

Continental, with hotter summers than California’s coastal climates and winters that are much colder.