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Week 4a: Canada Flashcards

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What does VQA stand for:

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A

Vintner’s Quality Alliance

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Participation in the VQA mandatory?

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Voluntary

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Advantages of complying to VQA requirements?

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Tax breaks

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VQA first established:

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1988 by Ontario, then BC

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Who makes more wine: BC or Ontario?

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Ontario, driven by Niagara

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Impact of cool climate for growing vitis vinifera in Niagara:

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Marginal for growing vitis vinifera
Table grapes and hybrids before 1970

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Regulatory body in Quebec?

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Quebec Wine Grower’s Alliance

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Who first planted Riesling in Vineland? When?

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Dr. Herman Weiss in 1979

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Icewines first made in Ontario in:

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1983

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What wineries first planted vitis vinifera in Niagara in 1978?

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Cave Springs and Château des Charmes

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Niagara Peninsula latitude:

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43rd paralell

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Niagara climate:

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Cool climate
Extended daylight hours during growing season

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Two geographical features that moderate Niagara climate:

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Lake Ontario
Niagara Escarpment
Circulation of breezes between escarpment and lake

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Niagara soil:

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Clay

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What role does the VQA play?

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Official regulatory body for fine wine production in BC and Ontario

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What functions does the VQA combine:

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  1. Appelation system
  2. Quality regulation scheme
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Which is more stringent: AOC or VQA

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AOC

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What do VQA rules stipulate? How are they enforced?

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  1. Authorized grapes
  2. Min brix at harvest

Must pass a tasting panel for typicity

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Why is typicity controversial for the VQA?

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Is Ontario established enough for a tasting panel to decide typicity?

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Percentage of grapes that must be used for VQA in Ontario:

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100%

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Percentage of grapes for Ontario viticultural areas (e.g., PEC)

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85% from the viticultural area (e.g., Niagara Peninsula)
Rest from anywhere in Ontario

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Percentage of grapes in Ontario regional appellations:

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85% from stated area (e.g., Beamsville Bench)
Rest from from the region (Niagara)

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Percentage of grapes in an Ontario sub-appelation:

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100%

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Percentage of grapes in estate-bottled VQA wine:

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100%

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Best sub-appelations in Niagara? | Slide deck - 9,10
Beamsville Bench Twenty Mile Bench
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Which sub-appellation in Niagara is the warmest? | Slide deck - 9,10
Four Mile Creek
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List the 4 sub-appelations in the Bench: | Slide deck - 9,10
1. Beamsville Bench 2. Twenty Mile Bench 3. Short Hills Bench 4. Saint David's Bench
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List 3 sub-appellations in Niagara on the Lake: | Slide deck - 9,10
Niagara-Lakeshore Four Mile creek Saint David’s Bench
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3 Niagara sub-regions with no parent appelation: | Slide deck - 9,10
1. Vinemount Ridge 2. Creek Shores 3. Lincoln Lakeshore
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6 sub-appellations with designated at West Niagara: | Slide deck - 9,10
1. Short Hills Bench 2. Twenty Mile Bench 3. Beamsville Bench 4. Vinemount Ridge 5. Creek Shores 6. Lincoln Lakeshore
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Number of sub-appellations in Prince Edward County: | Slide deck - 12
0
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Which is cooler: Niagara or PEC? | Slide deck - 12
PEC More severe winter risks for vine death 150 degree days less
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Which has the wine smaller industry: PEC or Niagara: | Slide deck - 12
PEC: 29 wineries Niagara: 200+
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When was PEC established as a VQA? | Slide deck - 12
2007
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Does the VQA regulate ice wine production? | Slide deck - 13
Yes Even the harvest observed
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How can grapes be frozen when making ice wine? | Slide deck - 13
Grapes must be frozen on the vine
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Why is -8 degrees a significant number when producing ice wine? | Slide deck - 13
Grapves must be harvested and pressed at this temperature
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Minimium brix level at harvest of ice wine grapes? | Slide deck - 13
35 brix
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Grape origin requirements for ice wine? | Slide deck - 13
100% rom region on the label
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Minimum sugar level of ice wine? | Slide deck - 13
100 g/l Most way beyond
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Only allowed hybrid in ice wine: | Slide deck - 13
Vidal Blanc
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Is botrytis allowed in ice wine? | Slide deck - 13
No There are often traces
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Does Germany produce more ice wine than Canada? | Slide deck - 13
No. Canada makes more.
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When did Quebec first start making wine? | Slide deck - 14
1980's
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Main grape in Quebec? Why? | Slide deck - 14
Marquette Hybrid that does well in cool climate
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Regulatory bodies in Quebec: established when? | Slide deck - 14
Quebec Wine Alliance (1987) PGI (2018)
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Where is the wine industry concentrated in Nova Scotia? | Slide deck - 16
Annapolis Valley
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Main grapes in Nova Scotia: | Slide deck - 16
1. Hybrid (dominant) 2. Burgundian varieties 3. Sparkling
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Moderating influence in Annapolis Valley? | Slide deck - 16
Bay of Fundy
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Notable producer in Nova Scotia: | Slide deck - 16
Benjamin Bridge
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British Columbian geography: | Slide deck - 11
Large regions based on watershed regions
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What are sub-regional GI's in BC defined by? | Slide deck - 11
Enduring landforms
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Number of GI's in BC: | Slide deck - 11
10
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Number of sub-regional Gi's in BC: | Slide deck - 11
12
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Why is the Okanagan Valley the most important region? | Slide deck - 11
Land under vine Volume Prestige
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Grape % for BC: | Slide deck - 23
100%
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BC grape % for Appellations / Sub-appellations? | Slide deck - 23
95%
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BC grape % for vintage / varietals | Slide deck - 23
85%
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BC grape % for vineyards: | Slide deck - 23
100%
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BC traditional method lees contact: | Slide deck - 23
9 months Vintage: 12 months
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Most planted grapes in the Okanagan: | Slide deck - 25
Merlot (654ha) Pinot Noir (538) CS (345) Syrah (223)
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Most prestigious grape in Okanagan: | Slide deck - 25
Syrah

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