ontario regulation 277/10

made under the

vintners quality alliance act, 1999

Made: June 9, 2010
Approved: June 30, 2010
Filed: June 30, 2010
Published on e-Laws: July 5, 2010
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 17, 2010


Amending O. Reg. 406/00

(Rules of Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario Relating to Terms for VQA Wine)

1. Paragraph 20 of subsection 3 (2) of Ontario Regulation 406/00 is revoked and the following substituted:

20. Vin de Curé.

2. (1) Paragraph 2 of section 5 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or” at the end of sub-subparagraph i E, by adding “or” at the end of subparagraph ii and by adding the following subparagraph:

iii. a metal crown cap that preserves the quality of the wine.

(2) Paragraph 4 of section 5 of the Regulation is revoked.

3. Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the subheading “8. Vin du Curé” under the heading “Wine Categories” in Column 1 and substituting “8. Vin de Curé”.

4. Table 3 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the heading “Wine or Table Wine” and the part immediately under it.

5. (1) Appendix A to the Regulation is amended by striking out,

 


  5. Vin de Curé (grapes must reach 27º brix at time of pressing.)


All


20.0 Brix


20.0 Brix



(2) The note to Appendix A to the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Note 1: If rosé and blanc de noirs wines carry a viticultural area designation, each grape variety used in the making of these blended wines is required to meet only the minimum brix level for the grape variety, as set out in the third column of Appendix A, and not the minimum average brix level for the grape variety, as set out in the fourth column of Appendix A.

Note 2: If a Vin de Curé wine carries a viticultural area designation, each grape variety used in the making of the blended wine is required to meet the minimum brix level for the grape variety at harvest, as set out in the third column of Appendix A, and the minimum average brix level for the grape variety, as set out in the fourth column of Appendix A, and then the grapes used in the making of the blended wine must be dried to achieve 27.0˚ brix before being transferred to the fermentation vessel.

6. The Table to item 1 of Appendix B to the Regulation is amended by striking out “Pinot” in Column 2 opposite “Auxerrois” in Column 1 and substituting “Pinot Auxerrois”.

7. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2010 and the day it is filed.

Made by:

Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario:

Ken Douglas

President/Chair

Brian Schmidt

Vice Chair

Date made: June 9, 2010.

I approve this Regulation.

Sophia Aggelonitis

Minister of Consumer Services

Date approved: June 30, 2010.