New York/Canada

Question 1

NY % of V. vinifera

Answer 1

Less than 1/3 of states vineyards

Question 2

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Answer 2

Successful cultivation of vinifera since 1960s

Question 3

NY varieties

Answer 3

CH, RS, PB, GW grow well thoughout state

Question 4

Long Island AVA

Answer 4

North Fork of Long Island AVA; The Hamptons, Long Island AVA

Question 5

Long Island climate/varieties

Answer 5

Maritime, warmer, BDX varieties. Growing season 3 weeks longer than Finger Lakes

Question 6

Finger Lakes AVA

Answer 6

90% of NY production. Seneca Lake AVA, Cayuga Lake AVA

Question 7

Finger Lakes soils

Answer 7

Shallow topsoils on sloping shale beds above lakes

Question 8

Finger Lakes varieties

Answer 8

RS, PN, CF

Question 9

Lake Eyrie AVA

Answer 9

Spans 3 states, 17 wineries. Most grapes for juice and table grapes

Question 10

Hudson River AVA

Answer 10

Brotherhood Winery, oldest operating winery in US. Glacier deposited shale, slate, schist, limestone. Royal Kedem Winery/Royal Wine Corporation, one of world’s largest kosher wineries. Seyval Blanc, Chard

Question 11

Niagara Escarpment AVA

Answer 11

Borders Lake Ontario’s south shore. Grapes grown on limestone escarpment. 17 wineries. Unctuous ice wines from Vidal Blanc

Question 12

NY vinous diversity

Answer 12

American vines, American hybrids, French hybrids, vinifera

Question 13

Vitis labrusca

Answer 13

Phylloxera resistant, winter hardiness

Question 14

NY planted hybrid

Answer 14

Concord

Question 15

Catawba, Delaware

Answer 15

Red-pink native varieties Vigorous and winter hardy. Sparkling wines

Question 16

Niagara

Answer 16

Native white, table grapes, sparkling wine. Can be finished with some rs to balance its intense aroma

Question 17

French hybrids

Answer 17

Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles

Question 18

Canada wine producing provinces

Answer 18

Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia

Question 19

Canada varieties

Answer 19

French hybrids; Vidal Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Baco Noir, Maréchal Foch. Some vinifera

Question 20

Canada style

Answer 20

Sparkling or ice wines

Question 21

VQA

Answer 21

Vintners Quality Alliance. Established legal framework for appellation of origin system. Controls must weights, chaptalization, permitted varieties (not labrusca)

Question 22

International Canadian Blend

Answer 22

Usually contain majority imported juice or wine

Question 23

Ontario

Answer 23

Largest producer (15,000 acres) of vinifera

Question 24

Niagara Peninsula

Answer 24

Niagara Escarpment, Niagara on the Lake. RS, CH, CF, PN. Icewine