Ontario Flashcards
How many acres does Ontario have under vine?
about 15,000 acres
When were vinfera vines planted in Canada?
1950s and 60s. Vinifera on a commercial scale happened in the 1970s
When did prohibition end in Ontario?
1927
When was the moratorium on new winery licenses lifted in Ontario?
1974
When did Ontario start the VQA system?
1988
What does VQA stand for?
Vintners quality alliance
What are the Ontario VQA rules?
- mandatory standards
- min 85% grapes come from appellations and regional appellations
- 100% of grapes have to come from sub-appellations
- all non-sparkling wines must be vintage-dated and contain 85% of grapes harvested that year
- varietal requires 85%
- single vineyard must be 100% from that vineyard
- winemaking standards
- grape selection
What are the BC VQA rules?
- voluntary
- min 95% of grapes come from stated appellation
- single vineyard must be 100% from that vineyard
- Vintage dated wines must contain 85% of grapes from that vintage
- 85% minimum for varietal label
- winemaking standards
- grape selection
What are the three main Viticultural Areas of Ontario?
- Niagara Peninsula
- Lake Erie North Shore
- Prince Edward County
What is the latitude range of Ontario’s wine regions?
41-44º in latitude
At what temperature are grapes for icewine harvested?
-8º C
What are the regional appellations of Niagara Peninsula?
- Niagara Escarpment
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
Name the sub-apps of Niagara Peninsula that are not in a regional app
- Vinemount Ridge
- Creek Shores
- Lincoln Lakeshore
Sub-apps of Niagara-on-the-Lake regional app
- Niagara River
- Niagara Lakeshore
- Four Mile Creek
- St. David’s Bench
Sub-apps of Niagara Escarpment regional app
- Short Hills Bench
- Beamsville Bench
- Twenty Miles Bench
Key producers of Niagara Peninsula
Inniskillin Cave Spring Tawse Featherstone Flat Rock Cellars Creekside Chateau des Charmes Stratus
Major natural features of Niagara Peninsula
Lake Ontario Niagara Escarpment (north facing cliff formation dividing the appellation)
What is the warmest and largest VA of Ontario? What is the mean July temp?
Niagara Peninsula.
Mean July temp is 22.3ºC (72ºF)
What is the coolest VA in Ontario? What is the mean July temp?
Prince Edward County.
Mean July temp is 19ºC (66.2ºF)
What are the major natural features of Prince Edwards County?
Bay of Quinte
Lake Ontario
Key Producers of Prince Edward County?
Norman Hardy The Grange of Prince Edward County Rosehall Run Closson CHase Hinterland (sparkling)
Where did Pelee Island go?
declassified in 2013, in 2016 it was included in the South Islands sub-app within the Lake Erie North Shore VQA
What is the sub-app of Lake Erie North Shore?
South Islands
9 of them, including Pelee Island
