Canada

Question 1

Harvesting for Canadian Ice wine must legally happen at what temperature?

Answer 1

below 18 degrees F (-8 degrees C)

Question 2

Where is Norman Hardie located?

Answer 2

Prince Edward County, Ontario

Question 3

What is the max RS required for VQA dry wine?

Answer 3

30 g/L

Question 4

What hybrid was the most planted in Canada in the 1970’s?

Answer 4

De Chaunac

Question 5

What is the min brix required in VQA ice wine?

Answer 5

32 degrees

Question 6

List 2 wineries in British Columbia

Answer 6

• Cedarcreek Estate
• Little Farm
• Mission Hill Family Estate
• Le Vieux Pin

Question 7

What are 2 PGIs in Quebec?

Answer 7

• Vin de Quebec
• Vin de Glace du Quebec (icewine only)

Question 8

In what decade was vitis vinifera commercially available in Canada?

Answer 8

1970’s

Question 9

List 2 wineries in Ontario

Answer 9

• Bachelder Niagara
• Charles Baker
• Flat Rook
• Inniskillin
• Pearl Morisette
• Stanners
• Tawse

Question 10

What is the soil type of the Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 10

clay, silt, and sand on limestone bedrock

Question 11

What is the age requirement for VQA sparkling wine?

Answer 11

• 9 months on lees for NV
• 12 months on lees for vintage

Question 12

what bedrock is found in Ontario?

Answer 12

limestone

Question 13

What producer created a reputation for icewine in Canada?

Answer 13

Iniskillin

Question 14

What is the only non-vinifera grape allowed in VQA icewine?

Answer 14

vidal blanc

Question 15

What are the 2 regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 15

• Niagara Escarpment
• Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 16

What is the min RS for VQA icewine?

Answer 16

100 g/L

Question 17

What are the 3 main viticultural areas of Ontario?

Answer 17

• Niagara Peninsula
• Lake Erie North Shore
• Prince Edward County

Question 18

Where is Iniskillin located?

Answer 18

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Question 19

What is vin de cure?

Answer 19

Canadian sweet wine produced from grapes dried on straw mats picked at min 32 brix (Ontario)

Question 20

What percentage of grapes from a stated appellation must come from that appellation for VQA status?

Answer 20

British Columbia - 95%
Ontario - 85% for regional appellations, 100% for sub-appellations

Question 21

VQA is used in what 2 wine regions?

Answer 21

• Ontario
• British Columbia (voluntary)

Question 22

What does VQA stand for?

Answer 22

Vintners Quality Alliance (est 1988)

Question 23

What is the most developed viticultural area in British Columbia?

Answer 23

Okanagan Valley

Question 24

Name the 3 sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation

Answer 24

• Vinemount Ridge
• Creek Shores
• Lincoln Lakeshore

Question 25

Name the sub appellations of the Niagara Escarpment regional appellation

Answer 25

- Short Hills Bench - Beamsville Bench - Twenty Mile Bench

Question 26

Producers of icewine must declare their intent to produce to the VQA in which month?

Answer 26

November

Question 27

What percentage of production does ice wine represent in Canada?

Answer 27

< 5%

Question 28

What is the sub appellation of Lake Erie North Shore?

Answer 28

South Islands (contains 9 islands)

Question 29

In what appellation is Pelee Island?

Answer 29

Lake Erie North Shore, Ontario

Question 30

What are the major grape varieties of Lake Erie North Shore?

Answer 30

Red - merlot - cab franc - cab sauv White - riesling - sauv blanc - gewurtz

Question 31

What are the main white grape varieties of the Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 31

- riesling - chard - sauv blanc

Question 32

How many VQA designated viticultural areas (DVA)s are there in British Columbia?

Answer 32

10

Question 33

Name 4 of the 10 DVAs of British Columbia

Answer 33

- British Columbia - Fraser Valley - Gulf Islands - Kootenays - Lillooet - Okanagan Valley - Shuswap - Similkameen Valley - Thomson Valley - Vancouver Island

Question 34

What are the 3 most commonly used grapes to produce Canadian Ice Wine?

Answer 34

- riesling - vidal balnc - cab franc

Question 35

What is the most widely planted red grape in British Columbia?

Answer 35

merlot

Question 36

Cidre de glace is a specialty in which Province?

Answer 36

Quebec

Question 37

What is the minimum alcohol content allowed for Canadian Ice Wine?

Answer 37

7%

Question 38

What is the most widely planted red grape in Ontario?

Answer 38

cab franc

Question 39

What two bodies of water influence the Okanagan Valley?

Answer 39

- Lake Okanagan - Osoyoos Lake

Question 40

What bodies of water effect Ontario and how?

Answer 40

- Lake Ontario - Lake Erie - Niagra River They retain cold temperatures and delay budbreak past the spring frost season and retain warmth from the summer to encourage longer hangtimes to finish ripening / create the environment for ice wine.

Question 41

Name 3 wine growing regions of Quebec

Answer 41

- Appalachian Foothills - Appalachian Plateau - Deux-Montagnes - Lake Saint-Pierre - Monteregian Hills - Quebec and the Banks of the St. Lawrence River - Richelieu River Valley

Question 42

When was the Vins Certifié du Québec mark established?

Answer 42

2008

Question 43

What is the only appellation of Canada that mandates wines be based on hybrid grapes?

Answer 43

Tidal Bay (2010) Minimum 51% combined Seyval, l’Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal; plus other white varieties of Nova Scotia

Question 44

Name three wine growing regions of Nova Scotia

Answer 44

- Annapolis Valley - Avon River Valley - Bear River Valley - Gaspereau Valley - LaHave River Valley - Malagash Penninsula - Marble Mountain

Question 45

Is acidification allowed in the production of Ontario ice wine?

Answer 45

Yes, up to 4g/L

Question 46

What GI is influenced by the Straight of Georgia?

Answer 46

Vancouver Island

Question 47

Other than Iniskillin, name an icewine producer

Answer 47

- Peller - Wagner

Question 48

List 2 sub GIs of the Okanagan Valley

Answer 48

- Golden Mile Bench GI (est 2015) - Okanagan Falls GI (est 2018) - Naramata Bench GI (est 2019) - Skaha Bench GI (est 2019) - Golden Mile Slopes GI (est 2020) - East Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022) - South Kelowna Slopes GI (est 2022) - Lake Country GI (est 2022) - Summerland Bench GI (est 2022) - Summerland Lakefront GI (est 2022) - Summerland Valleys GI (est 2022)

Question 49

What GI is nested within Vancouver Island GI?

Answer 49

Cowichan Valley GI

Question 50

Where is Tidal Bay GI?

Answer 50

Nova Scotia

Question 51

What is the abv range for VQA fortified and liqueur wines?

Answer 51

14.9-20%

Question 52

What is the abv range for Vin de Cure?

Answer 52

7-20%

Question 53

What is VQA Effervescent Wine?

Answer 53

sparkling wine with 2-3 atm pressure

Question 54

What is the sweetness scale for VQA sparkling wine?

Answer 54

Brut: max. 15 g/l Extra Dry: 15-25 g/l Dry: 25-35 g/l Semi-Dry: 35-50 g/l Sweet: min. 50 g/l

Question 55

What is the southernmost wine region in Canada?

Answer 55

Pelee Island

Question 56

List a key producer in Lake Erie North Shore region?

Answer 56

- Colio Estates - Vivace Estate

Question 57

List 2 key producers in Niagara Peninsula

Answer 57

- Cave Spring - Flat Rock Cellars - Tawse - Creekside - Chateau des Charmes - Featherstone - Stratus

Question 58

What are the primary grapes of Prince Edward County?

Answer 58

- pinot noir - gamay - chardonnay

Question 59

What body of water separates Vancouver Island from mainland Canada?

Answer 59

Strait of Georgia

Question 60

When was VQA established in Canada?

Answer 60

Ontario - 1988 British Columbia - 1990

Question 61

What mountains influence the Okanagan region?

Answer 61

- Cascades - Monashee