Canada

Canada: Study notebook

Ontario supported by lakes; dry inland areas in the west; maritime regions in the east. Learn the differences among provinces, from icewine to dry and sparkling styles.

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Organize the overview and appellations

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    Canada / Overview

    Think separately about cold winters and the ripening summer for grapes.

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    Read VQA and IGP by region.

    Don’t assume VQA is a nationwide unified set of regulations; check which province and region the rules cover.

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Connect grape varieties to major producing regions.

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    Read varieties in terms of ripening and frost resistance.

    Clarify the role of hybrid varieties in addition to Riesling and Pinot.

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    Niagara Peninsula: Between the lake and the escarpment.

    Check the positions of Lake Ontario and the escarpment, and compare the topography and growing conditions across subregions.

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    Ontario's two lakeshore regions

    We compare two other major appellations aside from Niagara.

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    Okanagan: Reading a Long North-South Valley

    The main Western growing regions consider summer heat, dryness, and lakes all at once.

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    BC’s Inland and Pacific Coast

    First, organize the nine GIs by dividing them into inland and coastal areas.

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    Quebec: Cold hardiness and regional certification

    Learn about the response to cold and IGPs that trace wine from vineyard to bottle.

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    Nova Scotia: Coastal Whites and Sparkling

    Learn about the eastern maritime regions through both Tidal Bay and sparkling wines.

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Read the representative themes in depth.

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    Icewine: From Freezing to Pressing

    Grapes that have frozen naturally on the vine are pressed while still frozen, leaving part of the water as ice to create a concentrated juice. This process is covered here.

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    Tidal Bay: The regional shared style of white wine

    Instead of fixing on a single grape variety, regional styles are shaped by grapes and classification panels.

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