Ontario / New York

Question 1

Vidal Blanc is a hybrid of

Answer 1

Ugni Blanc and Rayon d’Or (Seibel grape - interspecific blend including aestevalis and rupestris)

Question 2

Niagara Peninsula is situated between which two Lakes?

Answer 2

Ontario (north), Erie (south)

Question 3

Where is Iniskillin?

Answer 3

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Question 4

Sub-appellations for Niagara-on-the-Lake

Answer 4

Niagara Lakeshore,
Niagara River,
Four Mile Creek,
St. David’s Bench

Question 5

Sub appellations of Niagara Escarpment

Answer 5

Beamsville,
Shorthills,
20-mile bench

Question 6

Sub appellations of the peninsula not on the Escarpment

Answer 6

Lincoln Lakeshore,
Creek Shores,
Vinemount Ridge

Question 7

Descending in price iniskillin wines

Answer 7

CF, riesling, vidal;

sparkling ice wines from riesling and vidal

Question 8

Last vintage of Pelee Island GI

Answer 8

2013 - now “South Islands” appellation in Lake Erie North Shore

Question 9

What is the northernmost region of Ontario?

Answer 9

Prince Edwards Island - PN, CH, and Sparkling

Question 10

Ontario VQA appellation minimum %

Answer 10

85%

Question 11

sub-appellations in Niagara Peninsula minimum %

Answer 11

100%

Question 12

Single vineyard VQA %

Answer 12

100%

Question 13

VQA Province minimum %

Answer 13

100%

Question 14

VQA vintage date minimum %

Answer 14

85%

Question 15

VQA varietal minimum %

Answer 15

85%

Question 16

What is the required minimum residual sugar for ice wine in Ontario and British Columbia?

Answer 16

100 g/L

Question 17

1974 important event in Canadian wine

Answer 17

Canadian government lifted a moratorium on new wineries

Question 18

French hybrids in Canada

Answer 18

Vidal, Baco Noir, Chancellor, Seyval Blanc

Question 19

Vidal Blanc is a cross of?

Answer 19

Ugni Blanc and Rayon d’Or (hybrid)

Question 20

Ice wine harvest temperature

Answer 20

-8 C, 17.5 F (night harvest)

Question 21

Minimum abv for icewine?

Answer 21

7%

Question 22

How many glasses of ice wine are produced from one vine?

Answer 22

ONE

Question 23

T or F - Canada produces more eiswein than all other countries combined?

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Vin de Cure refers to?

Answer 24

Wine made from dried grapes

Question 25

Canadian ‘Special Select Late Harvest Wine’ must be harvested above what Brix?

Answer 25

32 Brix

Question 26

What are the Finger Lakes sub-AVAs?

Answer 26

Cayuga (1988); Seneca (2003)

Question 27

Why is riesling well-suited to the Fingerlakes?

Answer 27

Riesling has hard wood, resistant to lower temperatures

Question 28

Who pioneered viticulture in the Fingerlakes in 1962?

Answer 28

Konstantin Frank - Ukranian - trained thick trunks to prevent freeze

Question 29

1839 - where was the first commercial recorded vintage in New York?

Answer 29

Hudson River - Brotherhood Winery

Question 30

Majority of vineyards on Long Island are on what fork?

Answer 30

North Fork because land prices are much cheaper than the Hamptons

Question 31

Long Island well known for what style?

Answer 31

Meritage - Meritage Alliance, no more that 90% of a single variety Bdx blends

Question 32

Influential Finger Lakes - moderating climate, delaying bud break

Answer 32

Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga

Question 33

How many Finger Lakes are there?

Answer 33

11

Question 34

Oldest operating winery in the USA?

Answer 34

Brotherhood Winery, Hudson River

Question 35

NY State AVAs

Answer 35

``` Hudson River, Upper Hudson River Valley, Finger Lakes, Long Island (North Fork and Hamptons), Lake Erie, Niagara Escarpment, Champlain Valley ```

Question 36

The Niagara Escarpment of NY is known for what style of wine?

Answer 36

Ice wine from Vidal Blanc

Question 37

T or F - Vinifera grapes count for less than a third of plantings in NY?

Answer 37

True!

Question 38

Niagara grape (Finger Lakes)

Answer 38

Concord x Cassady

Question 39

Signature grape of Nova Scotia?

Answer 39

l’Acadie Blanc

Question 40

Nova Scotia water influence

Answer 40

Atlantic, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Bay of Fundy

Question 41

What is Nova Scotia’s first appellation?

Answer 41

Tidal Bay - white blends with some RS (Annapolis and Gaspereau Valleys)

Question 42

In what year did the Fingerlakes lose 50% crop to frost?

Answer 42

2015