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What Provinces produce wine in Canada?

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  1. British Columbia
  2. Ontario
  3. Quebec
  4. Nova Scotia
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What is unique about Canada’s appellation system?

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The laws vary from Province to Province.

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What are the Geographic Indications of British Columbia (3 valleys and 2 islands)?

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  1. British Columbia
  2. Fraser Valley
  3. Gulf Islands
  4. Okanagan Valley
  5. Similkameen Valley
  6. •Vancouver Island GI
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What are the sub regions of Okanagan Valley?

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  1. •Golden Mile GI (est. 2014)
  2. •Unofficial subzones of Okanagan Valley:

Black Sage/Osoyoos
Kelowna
Naramata,
Okanagan Falls

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What are the unofficial sub regions of Vancouver Island?

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  1. Cowichan Valley
  2. Nanaimo
  3. Saanich Peninsula
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What are “Wines of Marked Quality”

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Appellation laws for British Columbia

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What are the authorized wine categories for British Columbia?

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  1. “Wine of Distinction”

2. “VQA” Certified Wine

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What is •Vin de Curé Wine?

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A Canadian term for a wine made from dried grapes.

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What are the ice wine requirements in BC?

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Icewine Requirements:

  • Icewine must be produced from Vitis vinifera varieties or Vidal Blanc.
  • Grapes used for icewine must be naturally frozen on the vine, and harvested while temperatures are no higher than -8° C.
  • Cryo-extraction or other means of artificial concentration are prohibited.
  • British Columbia Icewine has a minimum residual sugar level of 100 g/l.
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What are the sparkling wine sweetness levels for BC?

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  • All sparkling wines must contain a min. 3 bars of pressure.
  • Sparkling wines labeled as “traditional method” must be aged for a min. 9 months on the lees prior to disgorgement. Vintage-dated “Traditional Method” wines must remain on the lees for a min. 12 months.
  • For “traditional method” wines, the Transfer Method is authorized for wines that will be sold in bottles larger than 1.5 liters.
  • Sweetness descriptors and residual sugar ranges:
  • 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
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Is a Liqueur Wine fortified in BC?

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No:

  • Liqueur Wines may not be fortified.
  • Sweetness descriptors and residual sugar ranges:
  • Dry: max. 30 g/l
  • Medium Dry: 30-65 g/l
  • Sweet: min. 65 g/l
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What are some of the VQA wine categories in BC?

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  • Icewine
  • Sparkling Icewine
  • Late Harvest Wine
  • Select Late Harvest Wine
  • Special Select Late Harvest Wine
  • Vin de Curé Wine: dried grape wine
  • Meritage
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What color of grapes are permitted in Nova Scotia?

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White

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What are the wine growing regions of Quebec (5)?

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  • Eastern Townships
  • Montérégie
  • Ouest-du-Québec
  • Cenre-du-Québec
  • Est-de-Québec
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What are Ontario’s viticultural areas (4)?

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  • Prince Edward County
  • Niagara Peninsula
  • Lake Erie North Shore
  • Pelee Island (deregulated in 2013
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What are the ice wine requirements for Ontario?

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  • Icewine must be produced from Vitis vinifera varieties or Vidal Blanc.
  • Grapes used for icewine must be naturally frozen on the vine, and harvested while temperatures are no higher than -8° C.
  • Cryo-extraction or other means of artificial concentration are prohibited.
  • Sweet Reserve (süssreserve) may be added at a max. 15%, provided it has the same minimum must weight as the icewine.
  • Ontario Icewine has a minimum residual sugar level of 100 g/l. (125 g/l prior to 2014.)
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What are the sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula (3)?

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  1. •Niagara Peninsula
  2. •Niagara-on-the-Lake (regional appellation)
  3. •Niagara Escarpment (regional appellation)
18
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What are the sub regions of Niagara on the Lake (4) ?

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  • Niagara River
  • Niagara Lakeshore
  • Four Mile Creek
  • St. David’s Bench
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What are the sub regions of Niagara Escarpment (3)?

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  • Short Hills Bench
  • Beamsville Bench
  • Twenty Mile Bench
20
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What are Niagara on the Lake, and Niagara Escarpment known as?

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Regional appellations.

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