| Wine region | |
| Official name | Québec |
|---|---|
| Type | Canadian province |
| Year established | 1867 |
| Years of wine industry | 1970s (grapes grown since 1608) |
| Country | Canada |
| Sub-regions | Basses Laurentides, Lanaudière, Québec, Montérégie, Eastern Townships, Centre-du-Québec |
| Total area | 1,542,056 km2 |
| Size of planted vineyards | 249,3 ha[1] |
| Varietals produced | white: Adalmiina, Cayuga, Chardonnay, Delisle, Eona, Geisenheim, Hibernal, Kay Gray, Muscat, New York Muscat, Prairie Star, Riesling, Saint-Pépin, Seyval blanc, Vandal-Cliche, Vidal Red: Baco noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon Severnyi, Chambaudière, Chambourcin, Chancellor, De Chaunac, Frontenac, Gamay, Landal noir, Landot noir, Léon-Millot, Lucie Kuhlmann, Maréchal Foch, Merlot, Mitchurinetz, Pinot noir, Pionnier, Radisson, Sabrevois, Sainte-Croix, Seyval noir[2] |
| No. of wineries | 49 [3] |
| Wine produced | 234 [1] |
| Cuisine of Quebec |
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Quebec wine is wine made in the province of Quebec. The grape varieties grown in Quebec, both white and red, all have common qualities needed by the harshness of the winter season, including resistance to winter temperatures, resistance to spring freezes and being early ripening. Some 40 varieties are grown in Quebec, with the most commonly planted being Maréchal Foch, Frontenac, De Chaunac, Vidal and Seyval blanc.
Quebec wine makers have developed a large array of products including dry, semi-dry and fortified wines (including Vin doux naturel styles). Additionally the region produces ice wines, late harvest wines, sparkling wines and fruit wines.
Quebec counts six regions where vines are cultivated. They are the Eastern Townships, Montérégie, Québec, Basses Laurentides, Lanaudière, and Centre-du-Québec.
- ^ a b AVQ. "Statistiques vini-viticoles", in the site Association des Vignerons du Québec, retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ QWA. "Grape varietals in Québec Archived October 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", in the site Quebec Winegrowers Association, retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ QWA. "Wineries and vineyards Archived October 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", in the site Quebec Winegrowers Association, retrieved September 25, 2008