Canada

Question 1

Winemaking provinces of Canada

Answer 1

British Colombia
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Quebec

Question 2

Ice wine in Canada must have this RS g/l

Answer 2

100g/l

Question 3

GIs and Official subregions of Okanagan Valley (British Columbia)

Answer 3

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)

Unofficial subzones of Okanagan Valley: Black Sage/Osoyoos

Question 4

What is vin de Curé

Answer 4

Dried grape Wine

Question 5

Two Authorized wine categories for BC (British Columbia)

Answer 5

BC “Wine of distinction”
BC “VQA” Certified wine-
ice wine, late harvest

Question 6

Sub appellations of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario) (3)

Answer 6

Niagara Peninsula:
Vinemount Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore

Niagara on the Lake:
Niagara River
Niagara Lakeshore
Four Mile Creek
St. David’s Bench

Niagara Escarpment:
Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench

Question 7

Soil of Prince Edward County

Answer 7

Clay and Sand over Trenton limestone

Question 8

Producers of Prince Edward County (Ontario)

Answer 8

Norman Hardie
The Grance of Prince Edward County
Rosehall Run
Closson Chase
Hinterland (sparkling)

Question 9

What is the climate of Okanagan Valley? (British Columbia)

Answer 9

Famous vineyard is Blue Mountain Vineyard

Semi-Desert

Question 10

Main grapes of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario)

Answer 10

White: Riesling, Chardonnay, Vidal, Sauvignon Blanc

Red: Pinot Noir, Cab Franc, Gamay, Cab Sauv, Merlot

Question 11

Key Producers of Niagara Peninsula (Ontario)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Grapes of Prince Edward County (Ontario)

Answer 12

Red: Pinot and gamay

White: Chardonnay

Question 13

Ontario Wine Map

Answer 13

Question 14

Okanagaan Valley Wine map

Answer 14

Question 15

Main grapes of Lake Erie North shore (LENS), style of wine (Ontario)

Answer 15

Only red wine

Red Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Producers: Colio Estate Wines, Vivace Estate Winery

Question 16

Where is Iniskillin located?

Answer 16

Niagara on the Lake (Ontario)
Within Niagara Peninsula

Question 17

Tidal bay is the only appellation in this Province

Answer 17

Nova Scotia

51% combined Seyval, l’Acadie, Geisenheim 318 and/or Vidal

Maximum 49% combined Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Chasselas

Question 18

The unofficial wine regions of Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Montérégie surround which major Canadian city?

Answer 18

Montreal

Question 19

What is the minimum Brix level required at harvest for “Special Select Late Harvest” wines in Ontario?

Answer 19

30 brix

Question 20

This body of water separates Vancouver Island from City of Vancouver and south islands

Answer 20

Straight of georgia

Question 21

Salt Spring, Saturna, Pender, Quadra, and Hornby are unofficial sub-regions of which DVA?

Answer 21

Gulf Islands

Question 22

Norman Hardie is here:

Answer 22

Prince Edward County, Ontario

Question 23

L’Acadie Vineyards is here:

Answer 23

Nova Scotia

Question 24

Nichol Vineyard is here:

Answer 24

Naramata Bench GI, British Columbia

Question 25

What mountain range provides a rainshadow for Okanagan valley?

Answer 25

Cascades and Monashee Mountains

Question 26

This man, in 1973 produced ice wine in Okanagan valley (British Columbia) prior to Inisklillin

Answer 26

Walter Hanlie

Question 27

What does VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) on a bottle in Ontario?

Answer 27

that all the grapes that went into it were grown in Canada.

Question 28

Soil type of Niagara Escarpment

Answer 28

Queenstone Shale

Question 29

What is Icewine Dosage (Ontario)

Answer 29

traditional method sparkling wine for which a min. 10% Icewine is added as dosage, with a min. 20 g/l of residual sugar

Question 30

Three main subregions of Ontario

Answer 30

Lake Erie North Shore Niagara Peninsula Prince Edward County

Question 31

Two PGIs of Quebec:

Answer 31

Vin du Québec IGP: (for white, rosé, red, sparkling, late harvest, and dried grape wines) Vin de glace du Québec IGP: (for icewine only)

Question 32

Winegrowing Regions (not IGPs) of Quebec

Answer 32

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

Question 33

GIs of British Columbia (excluding Vancouver Island and Okanagan Valley)

Answer 33

British Columbia GI Fraser Valley GI Gulf Islands GI Unofficial subzones of Gulf Islands: Gabriola, Saturna Island Kootenays GI (est 2018) Lillooet GI (est 2018) Shuswap GI (est 2018) Similkameen Valley GI Thompson Valley GI (est 2018)

Question 34

Wine growing regions of Vancouver Island:

Answer 34

Vancouver Island GI Cowichan Valley GI (est 2020) Unofficial subzones of Vancouver Island: Nanaimo, Saanich Peninsula