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Question 1

When was the VQA established?

Answer 1

1988 in Ontario
1990 in British Colombia

Question 1

What percentage of grapes must be grow in a stated province to qualify for VQA status?

Answer 1

100%

Question 2

What percentage of grapes must be grown in a stated specific appellation to qualify for VQA status?

Answer 2

British Columbia: 95%
Ontario: 85% (100% for sub-appellations)

Question 3

What percentage of grapes must be grown in a stated single vineyard to qualify for VQA status?

Answer 3

100%

Question 4

What percentage of grapes must be grown in a stated harvest year to qualify for vintage labeling with the VQA?

Answer 4

85%

Question 5

What percentage of grapes contained in a bottle must be of a stated variety to qualify for varietal labeling with the VQA?

Answer 5

85%

Question 6

What are the three DVAs of Ontario?

Answer 6

Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County

Question 7

What is the climate of Ontario?

Answer 7

Cool continental

Question 8

What are the two regional appellations within Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 8

Niagara Escarpment
Niagara-on-the-Lake

Question 9

What are the most planted varieties in Niagara Peninsula?

Answer 9

Riesling
Chardonnay
Cab Franc
Merlot
Gamay
Pinot Noir

Question 10

What percentage of Ontario’s wine production is Icewine? What percentage of its exports is it?

Answer 10

Less than 5% of production
Over 50% of export

Question 11

What are the 9 DVA’s of British Columbia?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is the most developed DVA in British Columbia?

Answer 12

Okanagan Valley (84% of the region’s wine)

Question 13

What is the climate of Okanagan Valley?

Answer 13

Continental

Question 14

Between which two mountain ranges does the Okanagan Valley lie?

Answer 14

Cascades and Monashee

Question 15

What are the most planted grape varieties in Okanagan Valley?

Answer 15

Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Pinot Gris
Merlot
Pinot Blanc

Question 16

What is the minimum alcohol required for Canadian Icewine?

Answer 16

7%

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Pinot Gris

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Merlot

Question 19

What is the most widely planted white grape in Ontario?

Answer 19

Vidal Blanc

Question 20

What is the minimum residual sugar level required in Canadian Icewine?

Answer 20

100g/l

Question 21

Mission Hill is a famous winery in which DVA?

Answer 21

Okanagan Valley

Question 22

What are the 7 AVAs of New York?

Answer 22

Champlain Valley of New York
Finger Lakes
Hudson River Region
Lake Erie
Long Island
Niagara Escarpment
Upper Hudson

Question 23

What are the two sub-AVAs of the Finger Lakes?

Answer 23

Cayuga Lake
Seneca Lake

Question 24

What are the two sub-AVAs of Long Island?

Answer 24

North Fork of Long Island The Hamptons, Long Island

Question 25

What famous winemaker was key to the development of the New York wine scene beginning in the 1950s?

Answer 25

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Question 26

What viticultural technique is often utilized by New York winemakers to combat the harsh winters?

Answer 26

Burying the vines

Question 27

What percentage of New York wine is produced in the Finger Lakes?

Answer 27

90%

Question 28

What are the most successful grape varieties planted in the Finger Lakes?

Answer 28

Riesling Chardonnay Gewürztraminer Pinot Noir Cabernet Franc Merlot

Question 29

What mitigating effects allow Long Island to successfully ripen more Bordeaux varieties than other New York regions?

Answer 29

Warming effects from the Atlantic Cooling effects of the Atlantic against warm currents

Question 30

What is the oldest continually operating winery in the USA?

Answer 30

Brotherhood Winery in Hudson River AVA (1839)

Question 31

What are the 8 AVAs of Texas?

Answer 31

Bell Mountain Escondido Valley Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country Mesilla Valley Texas Davis Mountains Texas High Plains Texas Hill Country Texoma

Question 32

What are the 5 AVAs of Michigan?

Answer 32

Fennville Lake Michigan Shore Leelanau Peninsula Old Mission Peninsula Top of the Mitt

Question 33

What are the 9 AVAs of Virginia?

Answer 33

Appalachian High Country Middleburg Virginia Monticello North Fork of Roanoke Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace Rocky Knob Shenandoah Valley Virginia's Eastern Shore Virginia Peninsula