Canadian wine
Across
- 3. This island, which sounds like a famous Argentinian footballer, was home to Canada's first commercial winery in 1866
- 4. L'Acadie Blanc is most planted in this Canadian province, where it is compared to Chardonnay (4,6)
- 5. An exciting wine valley at the southern end of the Okanagan
- 7. Many Canadian whiskies are still known under this term, even though there is no legal requirement for this grain to be included
- 11. A small wine region in Ontario where it is so cold in winter (below -24°C) that vines are buried to ensure their survival (6,6,6)
- 14. Approved in 2020, Cowichan Valley is the first sub-region for this area (9,6)
- 16. A hybrid red grape with Folle Blanche as a parent, whose wines are Pinot Noir-like in style (4,4)
- 18. Tunnelling bird? (9,3)
- 19. This thick-skinned hybrid grape is most often used in ice wine
Down
- 1. Vintners Quality _? The acronym on a bottle shows that all the grapes for the wine were grown in Canada
- 2. Maple syrup is one sweet liquid famous to Canada. Name the vinous one (3,4)
- 6. A teinturier grape named after the French Supreme Allied Commander in World War I (8,4)
- 8. The largest viticultural region in Canada (7,9)
- 9. Canada's first estate winery, founded in 1974
- 10. This valley has 84% of the vineyards in British Columbia
- 12. Which Canadian actor is co-founder of Crystal Head vodka? (3,7)
- 13. This suffix is seen in the names of several wine subregions, such as Beamsville and St David's
- 15. French oenologist Michel Rolland consults for this estate, whose flagship wine is Oculus (7,4)
- 17. This mainly Francophone region is known for its fortified and ice ciders