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VQA Resource Library

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Appellation - Power Point Presentations

Wines of Ontario
   PowerPoint Presentation  (2.4MB)
Overview of appellation system with primary appellations
   PowerPoint Presentation  (4.3MB)
Summary slides on each appellation
   PowerPoint Presentation  (5.9MB)

Sub-Appellation - Slide Show

Wine Appellations of the Niagara Peninsula
   Windows Media Video  (25MB)

Appellation Overviews & Maps

Current Statistics cover the 2011 VQA Reporting Period (April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011)
Appellation Overviews Maps Combined Set
(zipped)
Ontario   (234KB)  205KB)
Lake Erie North Shore  (224KB)  (414KB)  (605KB)
Niagara Peninsula  (362KB)  (11.6MB)  (10.2MB)
Beamsville Bench  (568KB)  (3.6MB)  (3.7MB)
Creek Shores  (465KB)  (1.9MB)  (2.1MB)
Four Mile Creek  (349KB)  (4.7MB)  (4.2MB)
Lincoln Lakeshore  (405KB)  (1.9MB)  (1.9MB)
Niagara Lakeshore  (492KB)  (1.5MB)  (1.8MB)
Niagara River  (367KB)  (1.6MB)  (1.7MB)
Short Hills Bench  (538KB)  (1.9MB)  (2.1MB)
St Davids Bench  (557KB)  (1.4MB)  (1.8MB)
Twenty Mile Bench  (634KB)  (2.0MB)  (2.3MB)
Vinemount Ridge  (384KB)  (5.3MB)  (2.0MB)
Niagara Escarpment  (388KB)  (1.5MB)  (2.1MB)
Niagara on the Lake  (387KB)
Pelee Island  (222KB)  (295KB)  (484KB)
Prince Edward County  (322KB)  (1.5MB)  (1.8MB)

VQA Annual Vintage & Icewine Reports

Report Downloadable Document
Vintage Report 2011  (441KB)
Vintage Report 2010  (457KB)
Icewine Report 2009  (595KB)
Vintage Report 2009  (270KB)
Vintage Report 2008  (204KB)
Vintage Report 2007  (215KB)
Vintage Report 2006  (133KB)
Vintage Report 2005  (171KB)
Vintage Report 2004  (168KB)
Vintage Report 2003  (166KB)
Vintage Report 2002  (166KB)
Vintage Report 2001  (166KB)

Featured articles & brochures

Diagrams and Technical Information for the Niagara Peninsula 
(559KB)
by Dr. Tony Shaw
Wine Country Ontario 
(9Mb)
by Wine Council of Ontario

VQA Annual Reports

Annual Reports are published are published each year in July.

2011 Annual Report  (4.38MB)
2010 Annual Report  (5.12MB)
2009 Annual Report  (2.54MB)
2008 Annual Report  (2.49MB)
2007 Annual Report  (4.83MB)
2006 Annual Report  (2.08MB)
2005 Annual Report  (2.74MB)
2004 Annual Report  (2.83MB)

VQA Bylaws

The following bylaws were established for VQA on May 2, 2000, and updated on July 13, 2005.

VQA Bylaws  (38KB)

VQA Glossary of Terms

A copy of the VQA Glossary of Terms can be downloaded here:

VQA Glossary  (251KB)

VQA Logo Graphics

The VQA logo must appear on all bottles of VQA approved wine in accordance with the following manual:

VQA Ontario Graphics
Standards Manual (405KB)