Canada

Question 1

when and where was the first commercial vineyard in canada

Answer 1

1811

Cooksville

Question 2

who was the first person to plant grapes in the Okanagan

Answer 2

Father Pandosy, 1859

Question 3

When and where was the first estate winery established

Answer 3

1871, Pelee Island

Question 4

what was BC’s first commercial winery?

Answer 4

Calona, 1932

Question 5

when was the first Vitis Viniferia wine released in Canada

Answer 5

1955, Chardonnay from T.G. Bright

Question 6

what was the first new winery in ontario after the moratorium lifted in 1975

Answer 6

Inniskillin (first winery to sell icewine in 1984)

Question 7

when was the VQA system created

Answer 7

1989 (ontario)

1990 (BC)

Question 8

What was the first subzone approved in BC

Answer 8

Golden Mile (2015)

Question 9

VQA regulations for ice wine

Answer 9

picked and pressed at temps below -8
min r/s of 100 g/l

about 15% of the total juice that would normally be extracted
9-11% alcohol

Question 10

VQA regulations for Traditional Method sparkling

Answer 10

9 months on lees

12 months if vintage dated

Question 11

% regulations for labelling

vintage:
Variety
DVA
SUB-DVA
Single Vineyard

Answer 11

85%
85%
85%/95%
100%/95%
100%/100%

Question 12

Ontario accounts for what % of Canadian viticulture

Answer 12

Ontario

Question 13

what are the most planted white and red grapes in Ontario

Answer 13

Riesling

Cab Franc

Question 14

What are the three DVAs of Ontario

Answer 14

Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County

Question 15

what is the traditional aspect of vineyards in the niagara peninsula

Answer 15

north, to face the lake

Question 16

What is the structure of the Ontario appellation system

Answer 16

DVA (VQA Niagara Peninsula)
Regional (NOTL)
Sub-Regional (Beamsville bench)

Question 17

what are the two regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula

Answer 17

Niagara Escarpment

Niagara on the Lake

Question 18

How many subregional appellations are there in Niagara Peninsula

Answer 18

10

Question 19

what are the four “bench” subregional appellations in Niagara

Answer 19

Twenty Mile Bench
Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench

St David’s Bench

Question 20

what are the four subregions of Niagara on the Lake

Answer 20

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

Question 21

what is the westernmost subregion in Niagara

Answer 21

lincoln lakeshore

Question 22

what is canada’s most southerly wine region

Answer 22

Lake Erie North Shore

Question 23

how does the climate of LENS differ from Niagara

Answer 23

the lake is shallower, so it freezes easier

summers are hotter and winters are colder

Question 24

what is the one subregion of LENS

Answer 24

The South Islands (include Pelee)

some of the hottest temperatures in Canada

Question 25

what are the two main soils of Prince Edward County

Answer 25

Limesotne | Hillier Loam

Question 26

what are the three main regulatory bodies for wine in BC

Answer 26

BC VQA BCWI (Marketing) BCWA (Regulations)

Question 27

what are the most widely planted red and white grapes in BC

Answer 27

Merlot | Pinot Gris

Question 28

How many DVAs are there in BC

Answer 28

9 ``` Okanagan Silmilakamean Gulf Islands Fraser Valley Vancouver Island Lilloet Kootenays Thompson valley Shushwap ```

Question 29

What are the sub GIs of the Okanagan

Answer 29

Skaka Bench Naramata Bench Golden Mile Bench Ok Falls

Question 30

what is the only sub GI of Vancouver Island

Answer 30

Cowichan Valley

Question 31

what is the difference between the Golden Mile Bench and the Black Sage Bench

Answer 31

Golden Mile Bench is part of Oliver and the vineyards generally face east. Cooler. Black Sage Bench is part of Osoyoos and vineyards are generally west facing. Warmer

Question 32

what kind of wine is Charme de L'Ile"

Answer 32

sparkling wine made from 100% vancouver island grapes

Question 33

where were the first grapes planted in the Gulf Islands

Answer 33

Saturna Island

Question 34

What is Canada's coolest DVA in terms of Degree Days

Answer 34

Fraser Valley

Question 35

Larch Hills is a winery in what wine growing region

Answer 35

Shuswap

Question 36

What are the unofficial wine regions of Quebec

Answer 36

``` centrel quebec easter townships Lanaudière Lower Laurentians Montérégie Quebec City ```

Question 37

what is the Quebec appellation system

Answer 37

IGP Vin du Quebec

Question 38

What is the CVQ

Answer 38

Conseil des Vins du Quebec

Question 39

What colour grape is Vandal-Cliche

Answer 39

white hybrid used in quebec

Question 40

why are some winemakers protesting the use of the term icewine on bottles of quebec ice wine

Answer 40

because of snow depth, grapes must be removed from the vines and placed in hammocks to freeze

Question 41

4 common hybrids found in quebec

Answer 41

Vandal Cliche Seyval Blanc Frontenac Marquette

Question 42

what is the name of Pierre Alexis' maple syrups

Answer 42

Pierre Alexis Selection Cuvee Roger

Question 43

what was the first commercial winery in the maritimes

Answer 43

Grand Pré

Question 44

where is most of NS' viticulture centred

Answer 44

Annapolis Valley (Bay of Fundy)

Question 45

The grape L'Acadie Blanc traces its vinifera roots to what grape

Answer 45

Pedro Ximenez

Question 46

Requirements of the Tidal Bay appellation

Answer 46

100% Nova Scotia grapes | max 11% alcohol