Canadian Wine Annual
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Wine Annual is the yearly guide to Canadian wineries
from Wine Access magazine, Canada
’s authoritative guide to wine
and food. The Annual is published every spring and includes a complete listing of Canadian wineries, as well as maps, accommodations and other travel information. Articles in the Annual examine, among other things, the Canadian wine industry and the wine tourism
industry.
The 2007 Annual includes information on more than 300 wineries, divided into 5 regions: Ontario
; British Columbia
; Quebec
; Atlantic; and the Prairies.
Results from the Canadian Wine Awards (this competition, a property of Wine Access, is held annually in late summer and results are originally printed in the December/January issue of the magazine) are printed in the Annual, including the Performance Report of the Top 20 Canadian Wineries of the year.
Regular contributors to the Canadian Wine Annual include: John Schreiner; Tony Aspler; Veronique Rivest; David Lawrason; Stuart Tobe; Jefferson Davis; Sean Wood; Kasey Wilson; Margaret Swaine; Mark Davidson; and Craig Pinhey.
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
from Wine Access magazine, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
’s authoritative guide to wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and food. The Annual is published every spring and includes a complete listing of Canadian wineries, as well as maps, accommodations and other travel information. Articles in the Annual examine, among other things, the Canadian wine industry and the wine tourism
Wine tourism
Wine tourism refers to tourism whose purpose is or includes the tasting, consumption or purchase of wine, often at or near the source. Wine tourism can consist of visits to wineries, vineyards and restaurants known to offer unique vintages, as well as organized wine tours, wine festivals or other...
industry.
The 2007 Annual includes information on more than 300 wineries, divided into 5 regions: Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
; British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
; Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
; Atlantic; and the Prairies.
Results from the Canadian Wine Awards (this competition, a property of Wine Access, is held annually in late summer and results are originally printed in the December/January issue of the magazine) are printed in the Annual, including the Performance Report of the Top 20 Canadian Wineries of the year.
Regular contributors to the Canadian Wine Annual include: John Schreiner; Tony Aspler; Veronique Rivest; David Lawrason; Stuart Tobe; Jefferson Davis; Sean Wood; Kasey Wilson; Margaret Swaine; Mark Davidson; and Craig Pinhey.