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The VQA label on a bottle of Canadian icewine. Vintners Quality Alliance, or VQA, is a regulatory and appellation system which guarantees the high quality and authenticity of origin for Canadian wines made under that system in British Columbia and Ontario. It is similar to regulatory systems in France , Spain , Italy , and Germany . The VQA ...
VQA Ontario is an organization officially delegated by the government of Ontario to administer and enforce the Vintners Quality Alliance Act, 1999 [1] There are currently some 42 commercial wineries (as of 2015) and over 50 wine grape growers in Prince Edward County, cultivating more than 700 acres (280 hectares) of vineyard, producing 757 tons ...
VQA is a three-letter acronym that may refer to: Vintners Quality Alliance , a regulatory system for Canadian wines .VQA , or Vector Quantized Animation, a file format for video encoding
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In 2007 the Sensory Lab was the site of a Vintner's Quality Alliance seminar focused on the production of quality wines for Ontario's winemakers. The Niagara College Wine Sensory Lab, the first of its kind in wine country, is designed to focus attention on the wine. Allowing the taster to truly appreciate all aspects of Canadian wines.
A winemaker or vintner is a person engaged in winemaking. They are generally employed by wineries or wine companies, where their work includes: Cooperating with viticulturists; Monitoring the maturity of grapes to ensure their quality and to determine the correct time for harvest; Crushing and pressing grapes
Vintners' arms: Sable a Chevron between three Tuns Argent. The Worshipful Company of Vintners, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, retains close links with the wine trade. It traces its origins to the 12th century and received its swan rights from King Edward IV. Its motto is Vinum Exhilarat Animum, Latin for "Wine cheers the Spirit ...
Robert Mondavi – a leading California vineyard owner; pioneered technical improvements and labeling and marketing wines varietally; Bill Moularadellis – owner, winemaker and Managing Director of Kingston Estate wines; Christian Moueix – French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemaker; Egon Müller – producer of fine ...