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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 ...
A Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) label on a Canadian bottle of wine. The VQA was established in 1988 as a regulatory and appellation system for British Columbia and Ontario wines . In 1988, three important events occurred: free trade with the United States , the establishment of the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) standard, and a major grape ...
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.
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
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 ...
Although Canada has a reputation for having a cold climate, much of the British Columbia Interior has a mild or dry climate which is ideal for growing grapes. Within the Interior, the Okanagan Valley in particular is known for both the high quality of its wines, and for its increasing number of respected wineries, smaller pockets such as the Creston Valley have been emerging of late, with very ...
The Vintners Quality Alliance of Ontario is formally empowered as the province's wine authority under the Vinters Quality Alliance Act, 1999, helping to classify wines under their appellation system. The VQA regulates production standards including grape varietals, wine-making techniques employed, and other requirements and ensures label ...
In the 1980s, there were only a few estate wineries dedicated to producing premium wines made from 100% Ontario-grown grapes. The winery was a founding member, in 1989, of the regions' appellation of origin system the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA).