Canada

Question 1

What decade were vitis vinifera vines plated in Canada on a commercial scale?

Answer 1

1970s

Question 2

What is the VQA?

Answer 2

Vinters Quality Alliance. An appellation and quality control system introduced in Ontario is 1988

Question 3

In which provinces are VQA standards legally enforced?

Answer 3

Only Ontario. Standards are voluntary in Britich Columbia

Question 4

Which provinces in Canada have VQA status?

Answer 4

Ontario and British Columbia

Question 5

If labelled Ontario or British Columbia what percentage of grapes must come from the respective provence for VQA bottlings?

Answer 5

100%

Question 6

What percentage of grapes must come from the appellation in Ontario if it is more precise than province level?

Answer 6

85% (excl Niagara Pen sub appellations)

Question 7

What percentage of grapes must come from the appellation in British Columbia if it is more precise than province level?

Answer 7

95%

Question 8

If a wine is labelled with a sub appellation of the Niagara Peninsula what percentage of grapes must come from the stated are?

Answer 8

100%

Question 9

Is chapitalisation permitted in Canada for the production of late harvest and ice wine?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Name the 3 main wine making areas of Ontario

Answer 10

Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County

Question 11

What range of latitude are Ontario’s wine making areas located between?

Answer 11

43 -44 degrees

Question 12

Name the 2 regional Appellations of Niagara Peninsula

Answer 12

Niagara Escarpment

Niagara on the Lake

Question 13

Name the sub appellation of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation?

Answer 13

Vinemount Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore

Question 14

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

Where are these subregions?

Answer 14

Niagara on the Lake regional appellation

Question 15

Name the sub appellations of the Niagara Escarpment regional appellation

Answer 15

Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench

Question 16

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Short Hills Bench contained in?

Answer 16

Niagara Escarpment

Question 17

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Beamsville Bench contained in?

Answer 17

Niagara Escarpment

Question 18

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Twenty Mile Bench contained in?

Answer 18

Niagara Escarpment

Question 19

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Niagara River contained in?

Answer 19

Niagara on the Lake

Question 20

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Niagara Lakeshore contained in?

Answer 20

Niagara on the Lake

Question 21

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is Four Mile Creek contained in?

Answer 21

Niagara on the Lake

Question 22

Which regional appellation of the Niagara Peninsula is St. David’s Bench contained in?

Answer 22

Niagara on the Lake

Question 23

Whish winery pioneered the production of ice wine

Answer 23

Iniskillin

Question 24

Producer of icewine must declare their intent to produce to the VQA in which month?

Answer 24

November

Question 25

What is temperature must be reached before grapes can be harvested for ice wine?

Answer 25

-8 degrees

Question 26

What percentage of production does ice wine represent in Canada?

Answer 26

Less than 5%

Question 27

What is the sub appellation of Lake Erie North Shore?

Answer 27

South Islands

Question 28

What appellation is Pelee Island contained in?

Answer 28

Lake Erie North Shore

Question 29

What are the major grape varieties of Lake Erie North Shore?

Answer 29

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 30

What are the main grape varieties of the Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 30

Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc | Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Question 31

Which Province is Prince Edward County in?

Answer 31

Ontario

Question 32

True or False Most of Prince Edward County is separated from the mainland by water?

Answer 32

True

Question 33

How many VQA designated viticultural areas (DVA)s are there in British Columbia?

Answer 33

10

Question 34

Name the DVAs of British Columbia

Answer 34

``` British Columbia Fraser Valley Gulf Islands Kootenays Lillooet Okanagan Valley Shuswap Similkameen Valley Thomson Valley Vancouver Island ```

Question 35

What Province is Fraser Valley Located in?

Answer 35

British Columbia

Question 36

What Province is Gulf Islands Located in?

Answer 36

British Columbia

Question 37

What Province is Kootenays Located in?

Answer 37

British Columbia

Question 38

What Province is Lillooet Located in?

Answer 38

British Columbia

Question 39

What Province is Okanagan Valley Located in?

Answer 39

British Columbia

Question 40

What Province is Shuswap Located in?

Answer 40

British Columbia

Question 41

What Province is Similkameen Valley Located in?

Answer 41

British Columbia

Question 42

What Province is Thomson Valley Located in?

Answer 42

British Columbia

Question 43

What Province is Vancouver Island Located in?

Answer 43

British Columbia

Question 44

What is the most developed region in British Columbia

Answer 44

Okanagen Valley supplying 82% of the Provinces wine

Question 45

What latitude is Okanagen Valley

Answer 45

It reaches northward of the 49th parallel

Question 46

Which are in Canada was the first to produce icewine?

Answer 46

Okanagen Valley. Produced by Walter Hanlie in 1973 before the inception of Inniskilln

Question 47

What is the minimum RS allowed for Canadian ice wine?

Answer 47

100g/l

Question 48

What is does Meritage mean on a Canadian wine label?

Answer 48

These wines are red and white blends of 2 or more Bordeaux varieties, and no variety may exceed 90% of the blend.

Question 49

Mission Hill is a famous winery in which DVA?

Answer 49

Okanagen Valley

Question 50

What are the 3 most commonly used grapes to produce Canadian Ice Wine?

Answer 50

Riesling, Vidal Blanc, Cabernet Franc

Question 51

What is the most widely planted red grape in British Columbia?

Answer 51

Merlot

Question 52

Cidre de glace is a specialty in which Province?

Answer 52

Quebec

Question 53

What is the minimum alcohol content allowed for Canadian Ice Wine?

Answer 53

7%

Question 54

What is the most widely planted red grape in Ontario?

Answer 54

Cabernet Franc

Question 55

name two of the six new okanagan valley sub-regions added in 2022.

Answer 55

East Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022) South Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022) Lake Country GI (est 2022) Summerland Bench GI (est 2022) Summerland Lakefront GI (est 2022) Summerland Valleys GI (est 2022)

Question 56

Where would you find the following subregions? Golden Mile Bench GI (est 2014) Okanagan Falls GI (est 2018) Naramata Bench GI (est 2019) Skaha Bench GI (est 2019) Golden Mile Slopes GI (est 2020)

Answer 56

Okanagan Valley GI

Question 57

Where is the cowichan valley?

Answer 57

Vancouver island

Question 58

What two bodies of water influence the okanagan valley?

Answer 58

Lake Okanagan / Osoyoos Lake

Question 59

What bodies of water effect Ontario and how?

Answer 59

Lake Ontario / Lake Erie / Niagra River They retain cold tempratures and delay budbreak past the spring frost season and retain warmth from the summer to encourage longer hangtimes to finish ripening / create the enviroment for ice wine.

Question 60

Where are the south islands?

Answer 60

In lake erie north shore (includes Pelee Island) and is Ontario's warmest point.

Question 61

Who was the first to plant vinifera in Canada - predating Konstantin Frank.

Answer 61

Adhemar de Chaunac in 1951

Question 62

what is the difference in vqa standards in ontario and BC?

Answer 62

mandatory in ontario and voluntary i BC

Question 63

where is the producer inniskilin located?

Answer 63

Niagra-on-the-Lake - first ice wine amde in 1974

Question 64

what two major events in the 1980's and 90's led to a focus on smaller production premium wine in Canada?

Answer 64

US trade agreement cause US wine to come into Canada - Canadian producers had to do better Establishment of VQA Gov sponsored vine pull - added more good vineyard land.

Question 65

What color is the Ontario VQA logo and what is it an image of?

Answer 65

grape cluster - gold w/ black back drop

Question 66

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

Answer 66

100%

Question 67

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 67

95% / 85% / 100%

Question 68

To be labeled with a single vineyard in either Ontario or BC, a VQA wine must contain ______ grapes grown in the stated vineyard.

Answer 68

100%

Question 69

With the exception of ____________, all Ontario & BC VQA wines must be labeled with a vintage date and contain a minimum ______ of grapes harvested in that year.

Answer 69

sparkling wines / 85%

Question 70

Varietal wines from both Ontario and BC must contain a minimum _______ of the stated variety.

Answer 70

85%

Question 71

What styles of wine from Canada cannot be chaptalized?

Answer 71

Icewine & late harvest

Question 72

All of Ontario’s appellations are located between what two latitudes?

Answer 72

41 and 44 degrees latitude

Question 73

In what month must Ontario producers declare their intent to make icewine?

Answer 73

November

Question 74

Located here is_____, the oldest winery in the Americas, founded in 1597.

Answer 74

Casa Madero

Question 75

Straight of Georgia, Georgia Straight, straight of georgia, georgia straight)

Question 76

What is the minimum Brix level required at harvest for "Special Select Late Harvest" wines in Ontario?

Answer 76

30

Question 77

where is the cowichan valley

Answer 77

vancouver

Question 78

name three iwne producing states of mexico

Answer 78

Beyond Baja California, Coahuila and Querétaro are also key wine-producing states.Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and Guanajuato also

Question 79

What are the two pgi regions of Quebec and when we’re they founded?

Answer 79

Vin du Quebec (for white, rosé, red, sparkling, late harvest, and dried grape wines) Vin de glace du Québec for ice wine only 2018

Question 80

Please name 3 wine growing regions of Quebec

Answer 80

Appalachian Foothills Appalachian Plateau Deux-Montagnes Lake Saint-Pierre Monteregian Hills Quebec and the Banks of the St. Lawrence River Richelieu River Valley

Question 81

The Quebec Winegrowers Association created a private certification mark in _______ for Quebec wines—Vins Certifié du Québec.

Answer 81

2008

Question 82

What is the only appellation of Canada that mandates wines be based on hybrid grapes? When was it founded?

Answer 82

Tidal bay 2010 Minimum 51% combined Seyval, l'Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal; plus other white varieties of Nova Scotia

Question 83

Please name three wine growing regions of Nova Scotia

Answer 83

Annapolis Valley Avon River Valley Bear River Valley Gaspereau Valley LaHave River Valley Malagash Penninsula Marble Mountain

Question 84

Why is is it common to inoculate ice wine fermentation in Canada?

Answer 84

The fermentation differs from table wine fermentation as the yeasts augment glycerol synthesis, which limits cytoplasmic water loss and provides osmotolerance (which protects them from the high sugar and solute levels), and also results in the formation of acetic acid, frequently increasing titratable acidity. Fermentation temperature, strain of yeast, and use of yeast acclimation will also have considerable effect. Inoculation with commercial strains of yeast is common as there are very few natural saccharomyces yeast cells left on the grapes after harvest.

Question 85

What additive is allowed in Ontario ice wine production - aside from yeast. What are the conditions for this additive?

Answer 85

Ontario regulations allow that sweet reserve (süssreserve) may be added if the minimum Brix level of the grapes used in the sweet reserve was 32° Brix at harvest, and it does not exceed 15% of the total volume of the wine.

Question 86

Is acidification allowed in the production of Ontario ice wine?

Answer 86

Yes, up to 4g

Question 87

main soils of thje niagra escarpment? | q

Answer 87

limesotne

Question 88

name two hybriods allowed to produce wine in Ontario

Answer 88

Vidal and Baco Noir

Question 89

Why is snow vital in the vineyards of Canada?

Answer 89

Insulates plants from harsh freezing and stops the from bursting

Question 90

What is the hammock method?

Answer 90

Hammock lined netting strung over vineyards in Quebec hold picked grapes that freeze outside naturally. Only allowed in Quebec

Question 91

what is the soil of seneca lake

Answer 91

shale and limestone

Question 92

main lake that moderates Dr. Konstantein Frank estate

Answer 92

keuka lake

Question 93

where does the Colombia river rise?

Answer 93

canada lake colombia

Question 94

What are the main three grapes of prince edward county

Answer 94

Red Grapes: Pinot Noir, Gamay White Grapes: Chardonnay

Question 95

name three producers of ice wine from canada

Answer 95

Peller / Wagner /Inniskillen

Question 96

name two GI's where inniskillin makes wine

Answer 96

Okanagan Valley and Niagra Peninsula

Question 97

What is the most productive DVA in Canada?

Answer 97

Okanagan Valley (Designated Viticulture Area)

Question 98

What GI is influenced by the straight of georgia?

Answer 98

Vancouver Island