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Wine Regions and Sub Regions Flashcards

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What are the 9 GI’s in BC

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  1. Okanagan
  2. Simlikameen Valley
  3. Fraser Valley
  4. Vancouver Island
  5. Gulf Islands
  6. Lillooet
  7. Thompson Valley
  8. Shuswap
  9. Kootenays
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What are the 12 sub GI’s in BC

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  1. Naramata Bench
  2. Skaha Bench
  3. Okanagan Falls
  4. Golden Mile Bench
  5. Golden Mile Slopes
  6. Cowichan Valley
  7. Summerland Valleys
  8. Summerland Bench
  9. Summerland Lakefront
  10. East Kelowna Slopes
  11. South Kelowna Slopes
  12. Lake Country
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What Event formed many of the diverse soil types in the Okanagan GI

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Dramatic Ice Dam

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Where was the Dramatic Ice dam Located?
When Did the Dam Break?

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-At McIntyre Bluff between Oliver and Okanagan Falls
-Broke 8000 years ago

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5
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What is a legally defined boundary for geographic regions known as?

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Geographic Indications (GI’s)

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Older Vines tend to produce more intensely flavoured grapes
True or False

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True

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What is a key element of nature that impacts the style and taste of wine

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Soil

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8
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Soil type impacts the grape by helping the grape ripen faster or slower
True or false

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True

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What are the best soil types for ripening grapes

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-dark soils
-Lots of rocks and gravel near surface: make vineyard warmer; speeds ripening
-(Drain Quickly) Good soil drainage encourage ripening
-Not too fertile

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What are Less desirable trails in soil

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-Clay soils that are often cool and damp; slows ripening
-Soil with excessive organic matter: this promotes production of lots of shoots and leaves. Known as excessive vine vigour which limit fruit maturation, quality tannins and aromatics.

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Calcium carbonate in soil is thought to give what taste to wine?

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Give a strong wet stone , chalky, and minerality taste to wine.

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What is the main defining soil components of Okanagan and simlikameen valley. compared to other parts of the world?

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-Glacial and non-glacial events in a wide range of soil parent material.
-happened 1200 to19000 years ago
- rest of world refer to their bedrock as the defining soil component.

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what are 4 geological events that make up parent soil material in Okanagan

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1.Glaclolacustrine - temp lake formed during deglaciation.

  1. Glaciofluvial - Glacial meltwaters
  2. Glacial Till - materials deposited by glacial ice
  3. Fluvial - Stream flood materials, non-glacial origin
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what is the majority of south Okanagan soil types?

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Deep coarse sand deposited by glacial outwash

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what is the majority of soil type north of Okanagan Falls on benches adjacent to Skaha lake?

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finer silty soils formed from deposited from glacial lakes.

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What elevaltion do vinyards generally lie in Okanagan?

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On mid level slopes between 300-600 meters off valley floor to avoid frost.

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What geological origin of soils in Fraser valley?

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Fertial flood plain soils

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What geological origin of soils in Vancouver Island?

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Vary from Marine sediment to glacial and volcanic soil

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What are the 9 soil textures

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  1. Gavel: 2-80 mm
  2. Sand: 0.05 - 2 mm
  3. Silt: 0.002 - 0.05 mm
  4. Clay: less than 0.002 mm
  5. Loam: sand, silt, clay
  6. Loamy Sand:
  7. Sandy Loam:
  8. Silty Loam:
  9. Silty clay loam:
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What is Glaclolacustrine soil formation?

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Material from glacial lakes made up of fine mixture of silt, sand, and clay.

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What is Glaciofluvial soil formation?

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Meltwater stream deposites: stony, gravelly and sandy

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What is Glacial Till soil formation?

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Unsorted deposits mixture of soils at higher elevations. Not affected by meltwater sorting.

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What is recent stream soil formation?

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material deposited by non-glacial streams

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What is recent flood plain deposits soil formation?

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stream deposited gravel, sand, and silt. subject to spring flooding.

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What is stream deposited Fluvial fans soil formation?

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fan shaped deposits: rocky near top becoming finer near flood plain

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Windblown Deposits soil formation

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Sand and silt deposited by wind

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27
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What is organic deposits soil formation?

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Accumulation of decay and vegetative matter

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What is Colluvial deposits soil formation?

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Gravelly soils settled by gravity that are formed of bedrock material.

29
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What is Volcanic deposits soil formation?

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Soils formed from volcanic action.

30
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What is the largest GI region and percentage

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Okanagan at 84%

31
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what is the Okanagan growing season like

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short and hot season
lots of sun
long days
low rain fall

32
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Yearly temperature swing of Okanagan

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-20 to 40C

33
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Which side of the Okanagan Valley is much warmer and receives more sun?

A

The East side

34
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What is the potential difference in grape ripening between east and west Okanagan

A

2 weeks

35
Q

Pest and disease control is low in Okanagan due to low humidity and warm temperatures
True or false

What is the result of this

A

True

Sustainable organic viticulture is becoming more popular.

36
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What feature creates a natural moderation of harsh climate protecting vineyards from frost and extremes of winter cold?

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The series of large lakes through most of the Okanagan.

37
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What area of Okanagan does not have protection of lakes

A

Oliver area

38
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Osoyoos and black sage bench climatic benefits

A

-Long evening sun
-Osoyoos Vineyards protective moderating effects of lake

39
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Osoyoos and black sage bench wine that do best

A

Later ripening grapes
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah

40
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Osoyoos and black sage bench Soil Type

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-Deep stone free, sandy, glaciofluvial
-over granite bedrock
-Soils rapidly drain well suited for grape production

41
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Osoyoos and black sage bench climate fact?

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Hottest wine growing area in Canada

42
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Where is the Golden Mile GI located

A

On the west side of Okanagan valley
South of Oliver
Directly opposite Black Sage bench

43
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What was BC’s first official Sub-GI

A

Golden Mile Bench

44
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Golden Mile bench Elevation. what does it promote

A

40-100 Meter above valley floor
good air drainage avoid risk of spring frost

45
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What are soil type of Golden mile bench

A

Well Drained Glaciofluvial deposits
coarse textured sand and gravel fans formed by Mt Kobau

46
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What grapes varieties do well at golden mile bench. Most planted

A

Merlot
Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Syrah
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer

47
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What grapes varieties do well at golden mile slopes. Most planted

A

Merlot + Cab Franc = 45%
Syrah
Pinot Gris = 13%

48
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Golden Mile slope location

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-South of Golden mile bench
-On foot slopes above Okanagan river flood plain
Vineyards around Deadman Lake
Approx. 408 acres 60% red varieties

49
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Golden Mile Slope Soil type

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Glacial meltwater Glaciofluvial sands and gravels.
Vineyards are on coarse textured stony soil

50
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What area marks the climate transition from hot to moderate
What is the famous geological feature of this area

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  1. Vaseux - Oliver (Okanagan Falls Sub-GI)
  2. McIntyre Bluff, Ice Dam, 8000-10,000 years ago.
51
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What are 75% of grapes plated in Okanagan Falls Sub-GI

A

Chardonnay
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir

52
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Okanagan Falls Elevation
What climatic event retains crisp Acidity

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400-500m
Cool air from higher elevations come in at night

53
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Okanagan Falls Sub-GI soil type

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-Glaciofluvial deposits
-coarse sands and gravels that are well drained

54
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What is a signature geological landform of Okanagan Falls Sub-GI

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The kettles Holes. A jumbled array of ridges and mounts

55
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What is the Big natural moderating climate effect of Naramata and Skaha GI’s

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The Okanagan and Skaha lakes provide a moderated climatye

56
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What is the soil type on the west side of Pentication vs the East side (Naramata and Skaha Vineyards)

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West Side: Volcanic soil
East side: older bedrock with pockets of clay and silt.

57
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How many wineries are in the Naramata area.

A

50

58
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What are the most predominate grapes in Naramata

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Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay = 62%

59
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What are the most predominate grapes in Skaha Bench

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Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinto Blanc, Syrah, Cab Sauv, and Cab Franc = 81*

60
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Where are some of the highest elevation vineyards in BC located

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Summerland: Summerland Valleys Sub-Gi

61
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Summerland GI key Grape varieties

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, and kerner.

62
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Summerland bench Soil type

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Glaciofluvial melt water: Coarse texture, sandy, silty, or gravelly. good drainage

63
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Summerland lakefront Soil type

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former lake bottom soils: Glaciolacustrine, stone free, silty soil

64
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What Sub GI Mirrors the Naramata Bench

A

Summerland Lakefront Gi

65
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Key Fact: Within Summerland bench is an extinct volcano - Giants Head Mountain.
True or False

A

True

66
Q

Key Fact
What 3 grapes make up 77% of Vineyard acreage in Summerland Lakefront

A

Gewurztraminer
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris

67
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Key Fact
What 3 grapes make up 77% of Vineyard acreage in Summerland Lakefront

A

Gewurztraminer
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris

68
Q

Where are some of the oldest Vineyards in the Okanagan dating back to 1860’s
Old Vine Riesling 1978

A

East Kelowna Slopes

69
Q

Where is the home to first winery to have BC Vineyard Certified Biodynamic

A

South Kelowna Slopes

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