Canada Flashcards
1
Q
What is Canada’s climate?
A
Harsh Continental.
2
Q
What is the most important DVA in the eastern Canadian Province of Ontario?
A
Niagra Peninsula. South-west corner of Lake Ontario.
3
Q
What is the main variety in the Niagra Penninsula?
A
Riesling.
4
Q
What variety is used for Icewine
A
Vidal. Hardy. But doesn’t have the acid structure and aromatic complexity of Icewines made from Riesling.
5
Q
What is the most important of the 5 DVA’s in British Columbia?
A
Okanagan Valley. Lies in a rain shadow b/w 2 mountain ranges. Low rainfall. Semi-desert environment. Very long day lengths during growing season. Plus glacial lakes. White grapes in the north and black grapes in the south.
