ontario regulation 62/14

made under the

Vintners Quality Alliance Act, 1999

Made: January 16, 2014
Approved: March 11, 2014
Filed: March 14, 2014
Published on e-Laws: March 14, 2014
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 29, 2014

Amending O. Reg. 406/00

(RULES OF VINTNERS QUALITY ALLIANCE ONTARIO RELATING TO TERMS FOR VQA WINE)

1. (1) The Table to item 1 of Appendix B to Ontario Regulation 406/00 is amended by,

(a) striking out “Muscat²” in Column 2 opposite “Morio Muscat” in Column 1 and substituting “Muscat², Moscato²”;

(b) striking out “Muskateller, Gelber Muskateller, Muscat²” in Column 2 opposite “Muscat Blanc” in Column 1 and substituting “Muskateller, Gelber Muskateller, Muscat², Moscato²”;

(c) striking out “Muscat²” in Column 2 opposite “Muscat Ottonel” in Column 1 and substituting “Muscat², Moscato²”; and

(d) adding “Primitivo” in Column 2 opposite “Zinfandel” in Column 1.

(2) Appendix B to the Regulation is amended by striking out Note 2 and substituting the following:

²  The terms “Muscat” and “Moscato” may be used as a synonym for all or any combination of Muscat grape varieties of the species Vitis vinifera.  “Muscat”and “Moscato” shall be considered as a single-varietal component when determining the minimum content for the other varieties in a dual-varietal or triple-varietal.

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

Made by:

Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario:

Brian Schmidt

Chair

Paul Speck

Vice-Chair

Date made: January 16, 2014.

I approve this Regulation.

Tracy MacCharles

Minister of Consumer Services

Date approved: March 11, 2014.