Canada

Question 1

Is there a national wine law in Canada?

Answer 1

No, each province has enacted its own.

Question 2

What are some of the French hybrid grapes that became popular in Canada in the 1970s?

Answer 2

De Chaunac
Baco Noir
Rosette
Marechal Foch

Question 3

When was Inniskillin founded? Where?

Answer 3

1974 (They were the first winery granted a license since 1929)

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario

Question 4

Inniskillin produces Icewines using what grapes?

Answer 4

Vidal
Riesling
Cabernet Franc

Question 5

What appellation/quality control organization exists in Canada? In what provinces does it operate?

Answer 5

Vintners Quality Alliance 1988

Ontario (standards legally enforced)
British Columbia (standards are voluntary)

Question 6

Is Chaptalization authorized for Icewine or Late Harvest wines under the VQA?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Which province is Canda’s largest wine producer? What are its viticultural areas?

Answer 7

Ontario

Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County

Question 8

What serves as a moderating influence on the cool, continental climate in Ontario?

Answer 8

The Great Lakes

Question 9

What are some rules governing the production of Icewine in Ontario?

Answer 9

Intent to produce Icewine must be made in November

Temperatures must reach -8C

Question 10

What technique for the production of Icewine is allowed exclusively in Quebec?

Answer 10

Grapes are picked and left in nets to freeze over snow-covered ground.

Question 11

What DVA (Designated Viticultural Area) produces the most wine in British Columbia?

Answer 11

The Okanagan Valley

Question 12

What are 3 producers of Icewine in Ontario?

Answer 12

Inniskillin (Cab Franc, Vidal, Riesling)

Peller Estates (Cab Franc, Vidal, Riesling)

Pillitteri Estates (Cab Franc, Vidal, Riesling)