Canada Flashcards
where is Inniskillin?
Niagara-on-the-lake
what are the VQA areas of Canada?
British Columbia (1990) (voluntary) Ontario (1988) (compulsory)
VQA wines must be made from ____% grapes grown in the stated province?
100%
BC VQA wines labeled with an appellation must contain what % of grapes from that appellation?
95%
Ontario VQA wines labeled with an appellation must contain what % of grapes from that appellation?
85%
Ontario VQA wines labeled with a sub-appellation must contain what % of grapes from that appellation?
100%
what % of grapes must come from the stated vintage on VQA wines?
85%
what % of grapes must be of the stated varietal on VQA wines?
85%
is chaptalization permitted for LH or icewine in Canada?
no
what are the VQA appellations of Ontario?
Lake Erie North Shore
Niagara Peninsula
Prince Edward County
(Pelee Island was deregulated in 2013)
what are the sub-appellations of Ontario that are not included in a regional appellation?
◾Vinemount Ridge
◾Creek Shores
◾Lincoln Lakeshore
what are the regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?
Niagara Escarpment
Niagara-on-the-Lake
what are the sub appellations of the Niagara Escarpment?
Beamsville Bench
Short Hills Bench
Twenty Mile Bench
what are the sub appellations of Niagara-on-the-Lake?
◾Niagara River
◾Niagara Lakeshore
◾Four Mile Creek
◾St. David’s Bench
what temperature must be reached for icewine to be harvested?
-8° C
The Monashee Mountains provide a rain shadow effect to what area of BC?
Okanagan Valley
what are the five VQA DVAs of BC?
Vancouver Island Fraser Valley Similkameen Valley Okanagan Valley Gulf Islands
what are the winegrowing regions of Quebec?
Eastern Townships Montérégie Ouest-du-Québec Cenre-du-Québec Est-de-Québec
what Canadian provinces produce wine?
Nova Scotia
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
what is the private certification mark that the Quebec winegrowers association established in 2008?
vins certifié du Québec
where would you find Lailey Vineyard and Stratus?
Niagara Peninsula
where would you find Thirty Bench?
Niagara Peninsula
where would you find Colio Estate Wines and D’Angelo Estate Winery
Lake Erie North Shore
- In what year was the Inniskillin winery established?
1974
what are the parent grapes of Vidal?
Ugni Blanc and Rayon d’Or.
