Canada Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA)
The Vintners Quality Alliance (V.Q.A.) is the Canada's symbol of quality wine. Only two Canadian regions produce wines that fulfil the VQA standards : Ontario and British Columbia. The self-regulated VQA seal has driven Canadian producers to higher standards. VQA seal guarantees to following:
1.
Provincial appellations, such as Ontario, use 100% Canadian grown grapes,
a minimum of 85% from the province indicated, and contain a minimum ripeness
level.
2. Specific appellations,
such as Okanagan Valley, are 100% from the province named, a minimum of
85% from the area named, and contain only classic vinifera or
preferred hybrid varieties of a minimum ripeness level.
3. Estate Bottled wines
are 100% from grapes owned or controlled by the winery that is specified.
4. Wines that are designated
by vineyard names are 100% from grapes grown in the particular vineyard
indicated.
Viticulture zones under the two regions
 |
British Columbia (1990) Fraser
Valley VQA Ontario (1988) Lake
Erie North Shore VQA |
| British Columbia VQA Member Wineries | |
| Alderlea
Vineyards
|
Lang
Vineyards Ltd Mission Hill Winery MT. Boucherie Estate Winery Paradise Ranch Wines Pinot Reach Cellars Prpich Hills Quails' Gate Estate Winery Recline Ridge Vineyards and Winery Red Rooster Winery Saturna Island Vineyards Silver Sage Winery Slamka Cellars ST. Hubertus Estate Winery Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Summerhill Estate Winery Thornhaven Estates Winery Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Township 7 Vineyards and Winery Venturi-Schulze Vineyards Vincor International Wild Goose Vineyards |
| Ontario
VQA Member Wineries Andres
Wines |
Magnotta
Winery |