[Growwine] VQA

[Paul Bulas]

Either way, it seems thoroughly improper that a whole group of new grape varieties with complex interspecific backgrounds -- cultivars that work well in our terroir --- don't have any means of being recognized on a similar plane to VQA and QC.  To clarify: Yes, a winery owner can plant a vineyard with these varieties and make the wine, but they won't have the same regulatory benefits in place for a grower of VQA wines.  So QC wines are at least one step ahead already because the designation is there; new-generation hybrids, unfortunately, have nothing at all in place at present.


----- Original Message ----
From: Ryan Daum <ryan at darksleep.com>
To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:32:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] VQA

QC explicitly excludes "grapes", tho it doesn't define what that is
(entire vitis genus, or just vitis vinifera?) But it also has a list of
valid fruits, and "wild riverbank grape" is unfortunately not on it :-)

Ryan


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