Ch 35 Flashcards
DVA
Desiginated Viticultural Area
what is the hierarchy of the DVA
largest to smallest:
1) provences VQA (Vitners Quality Alliance)
2) viticultural ares
3) regional appellations
4) sub appellations
VQA
Vintners quality Alliance
Canada’s Appalation System -
2 provinces: Ontairo and British Columbia
-wine must use 100percent grapes grown in that province
-100 percent vitus vinifera or selected hybrids
describe British Columbia
5 DVA -Okanagan Valley: most important lies in Rain shadow -dry long season b/c Latitude -large glacial lakes moderate temperatures extends growing season -Merlot, P gris, PN, chard Ice wine = Riesling and Vidal
Lessor important grapes that grown in Ontario?
WHITE: Chard–> made both styles fruity and oak but restrained
BLACK: PN, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot
Important grapes in Ontario
1) Riesling- fresh, fruity and off dry and finest ice wines
2) Vidal –> hybrid- little character as dry
H quality ice wines
w/o acid structure and aromatic complexity
describe the province of Ontario
- has 2 important DVA
1) NIAGARA PENINSULA: most important - sw corner of Lk Ontario
- lake affects extend growing season
- helps to delay bud burst in spring
- helps airflow, reduce fungal disease
climate of Canada?
- harsh continental climate
- moderate influence of large bodies of water
- average annual temp are low, daytime temp in July, Aug high
- cold winters drop far below 0, long periods
- suitable for ice wines
where does Canada produce wine (by places? )
Ontario and British Columbia -harsh continental climates moderated by large bodies of water ice wine - world renowned -growing volumes of dry red and white
describe Humboldt current
ocean current flows up from Antarctica along the Chilean coast
- wind blows inward along river valley
- cooling affect is strongest where Coastal mts are lowest close to Pacific
