Canada

Question 1

What are the two most important winemaking Provences in Canada? What are their most important Designated Viticultural Areas (DVAs)?

Answer 1

Ontario - Niagara Peninsula

British Columbia - Okanagan Valley

Question 2

Although annual temperatures are very cold, July and August day time temperatures can be very high, why?

Answer 2

Wine regions are continental

Question 3

What do very cold winters promote the production of in Canada?

Answer 3

Icewine

Question 4

What grapes do well in Ontario? What is the DVA to know here?

Answer 4

Riesling (made in fruity dry, off-dry, icewine styles)
Vidal
Niagara Peninsula

Question 5

Where does Vidal lack in comparison to Riesling in the production of icewine?

Answer 5

Acid structure and aromatic complexity

Question 6

Which DVA lies in a huge rain shadow between mountains?

Answer 6

Okanagan Valley

Question 7

What is a significant benefit of the Okanagan Valley’s northern latitude?

Answer 7

Long days during ripening season

Question 8

What is the Canadian appellation system called?

What are Provences broken down into under this system?

Answer 8

Vitners Quality Alliance (VQA)

Designated Viticultural Areas (DVAs)

Question 9

What helps mitigate frost risk in the Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 9

The Great Lakes heat up more slowly than land, thus delaying bud-burst in spring when damage can happen