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What are the 9 styles of wine permitted for BC “Wine of Distinction”? What are the 7 styles of wine permitted for BC “VQA” Certified Wine?

A 
Wine of Distinction:
Table Wine
Blanc de Noirs Wine
Nouveau Wine
Sparkling/"Aromatic" Sparkling
Traditional Method Sparkling Wine
Méthode Cuvée Close Sparkling Wine
Fortified Wine
Liqueur Wine
Solera Wine 
VQA:
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 is the min alcohol % for BC “Wine of Distinction” Sparkling Wine?

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min 8.5%

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What is the min % of red grapes that must be used for BC “Wine of Distinction” Blanc de Noirs Wine?

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min 85%

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What is the min RS for British Columbia and Ontario Icewine?

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min 100g/L

Ontario was min 125g/L prior to 2014

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What are the permitted abv% ranges for British Canadian Fortified and Liqueur wines? All other wines?

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Fortified and Liqueur: 14.9-20%

All other Wines: 7-20%

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What are the three sweetness levels for British Columbia and Ontario Liqueur Wine? What are the corresponding g/L values?

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Dry (max 30g/L)

Medium Dry (30-65g/L)

Sweet (min 65g/L)

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What is the min brix requirement for Table wine in British Columbia? Ontario?

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min 17 degrees Brix for British Columbia GI; min 18 degrees for all other GIs

17-20 Brix for Ontario

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What is the min brix requirement for 
Blanc de Noirs Wine
Nouveau Wine
Fortified Wine
Liqueur Wine
Solera Wine in British Columbia?
A

Min 18 degrees Brix

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What is the min brix requirement for Icewine (after pressing) in British Columbia? Ontario?

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min 32 degrees Brix for both

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What is the min brix requirement for Late Harvest Wine in British Columbia? Select Late Harvest Wine? Special Select Late Harvest Wine? Ontario for each?

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Late Harvest Wine (min 23 Brix in BC/22 Brix in Ontario)

Select Late Harvest Wine (min 26 Brix in BC/25 Brix in Ontario)

Special Select Late Harvest Wine (min 32 Brix in BC/30 Brix in Ontario)

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What is the min brix requirement for Vin du Curé in British Columbia? Ontario? What is Vin de Curé?

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min 20 brix (32 brix after drying)

27 brix after drying in Ontario

dried grape wine

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What is the min atm of pressure for BC “Traditional Method” Sparkling Wine? Min months on lees for NV? Vintage? What about for Ontario VQA Traditional Method “Fully Sparkling Wine”?

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min 3 bars of pressure

NV: min 9 months on lees
Vintage: min 12 months on lees

Ontario is the same

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For “traditional method” sparkling wines in BC, what bottle sizes are permitted for the Transfer Method?

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bottles larger than 1.5L

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What are the sweetness levels for BC and Ontario Sparkling Wine from driest to sweetest? What are their values?

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Brut: max 15g/L
Extra Dry: 15-25g/L
Dry: 25-35g/L
Semi-Dry: 35-50g/L
Sweet: min 50g/L
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What is the max temperature that grapes for BC Icewine may be harvested at?

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-8C (17.6F)

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What grapes are permitted for Icewine in BC?

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Vitis Vinifera varities or Vidal Blanc

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Wines of Distinction in BC and VQA Ontario wines must contain a minimum of what % of the state grape? If two or more varieies are listed how must they be listed?

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min 85%

multiple grapes must be listed in descending order

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18
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Which three styles of VQA are not required to list a vintage on the label?

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Sparkling, Fortified, and Liqueur

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A wine with a vintage date in BC and Ontario requires what min % of grapes used to come from the stated harvest?

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min 85%

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What are the requirements that must be met for a BC and Ontario wine to be labeled as “Estate Bottled”?

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Wine must contain 100% of grapes grown in the same vintage year, on land owned or controlled by the winery.

The wine must be produced and bottled on the winery premises, which must be located in the same GI as the estate vineyard.

GI must indicate smaller GI than British Columbia

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21
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For fortified “estate bottled” wines, the fortification spirit must be distilled where?

A

in the winery premises

22
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What are the 4 main grapes of Nova Scotia and must make up a combined 51% of the blend for these wines?

A

Seyval
l’Acadie
Geisenheim 318
Vidal

23
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What are 6 French grapes permitted for Nova Scotia white wine that may comprise a maximum of 49% combined?

A 
Chardonnay
Riesling
Pinot Blanc 
Auxerrois
Pinot Gris
Chasselas
24
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What is the max % of Muscat that may be present in Nova Scotia wine?

A

max 15%

25
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What style of wine is permitted for Nova Scotia for Tidal Bay wines?

A

still white wine only

26
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What is the min/max % of alcohol for Tidal Bay Nova Scotia wine?

A

9.5-11%

27
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Is acidification permitted for Nova Scotia wine? Enrichment?

A

Acidification is not

Enrichment is permitted to a max 2% increase in abv

28
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What two requirements exist beyond grape requirements, abv, min total acidity for Tidal Bay Nova Scotia wine?

A

Must be vintage-dated and must be approved by a tasting pannel

29
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What is the first vintage for Tidal Bay wine in Nova Scotia?

A

2011

30
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What is the sole appellation of Nova Scotia?

A

Tidal Bay

31
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What is the min total acidity for Nova Scotia Tidal Bay wine?

A

min 8g/L

32
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What is the name of the growers association in Quebec for wine? What are wines approved by this organization known as?

A

Quebec Winegrowers Association

Quebec Certified Wine

33
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What are the 5 Winegrowing Regions of Quebec?

A 
Eastern Townships
Montérégie
Ouest-du-Quebec
Centre-du-Quebec
Est-du-Quebec
34
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What min % of the grapes used for Ontario VQA wine must come from the stated area if a viticultural area is used? Sub-viticultural area?

A

min 85% for viticultural area

min 100% for sub-viticultural area

35
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What are the 17 styles of wine produced as VQA in Ontario?

A 
Table Wine
Wine
Icewine
Botrytized Wine
Totally Botrytized Wine
Late Harvest Wine
Select Late Harvest Wine
Special Select Late Harvest Wine
Vin de Curé
Nouveau Red
Blanc de Noirs
Fortified Wine
Liqueur Wine
Sparkling Wine
Effervescent Wine
Icewine Dosage
Sparkling Icewine
36
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What is the production requirement for Ontario VQA Nouveau Red?

A

partial carbonic maceration is required

37
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What % of red grapes must be used in the production of Ontario VQA Blanc de Noirs?

A

min 85%

38
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What is Ontario VQA Icewine Dosage defined as?

A

Sparkling wine for which a min 10% Icewine is added as dosage, with a min 20g/L RS

39
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What is the min % of Icewine that must be added as dosage for Ontario VQA Icewine Dosage? min RS for finished product?

A

min 10% Icewine must be added as dosage

min 20g/L RS

40
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What is the range in abv % for Ontario VQA Fortified and Liqueur Wines?

A

14.9%-20%

41
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What is the range in abv % for Ontario VQA Vin de Curé?

A

7-20%

42
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What is the range in abv % for Ontario VQA wines other than Fortified, Liqueur, and Vin de Curé?

A

7-14%

43
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What is the min Brix for Ontario VQA Botrytized Wine? Totally Botrytized Wine? (both after pressing)

A 
Botrytized (26)
Totally Botrytized (34)
44
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What is the difference in atm requirements between Ontario “Fully Sparkling” and “Effervescent Wine”?

A

Fully Sparkling:
min 3atm

Effervescent:
2-3atm

45
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What two methods can be used for the production of Sparkling wines in Ontario?

A

Traditional Method

Charmat Method

46
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What is the max% of süssreserve that may be added to Ontario VQA Icewine? Under what condition?

A

max 15% provided it has the same minimum must weight as the icewine

47
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What are the requirements for “Meritage” in BC and Ontario?

A

Red or white blends of 2 or more BDX grapes and no variety may exceed 90% of the blend.

48
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What are the permitted red and white grapes respectively for Prince Edward County in Ontario?

A

Red: Pinot Noir and Gamay

White: Chardonnay

49
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When was the VQA Prince Edward County established?

A

2007

50
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What are the 3 major white grapes and 5 major red grapes permitted for Niagara Peninsula wines?

A

White:
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

Red:
Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot

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