Niagara-on-the-Lake winery can't put Niagara-on-the-Lake on labels Posted By MONIQUE BEECH, STANDARD STAFF Protected terms under the 1999 Vintners Quality Alliance Act.
Wineries that are not VQA approved are prohibited from using the following terms:
Vintners Quality Alliance.
VQA.
Ontario.
Pelee Island.
Niagara Peninsula.
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Niagara River.
Niagara Lakeshore.
Four Mile Creek.
St. David's Bench.
Niagara Escarpment.
Lincoln Lakeshore.
Creek Shores.
Beamsville Bench.
Twenty Mile Bench.
Short Hills Bench.
Vinemount Ridge.
Lake Erie North Shore.
Prince Edward County.
Estate Bottled.
Vineyard.
Meritage.
Icewine.
Botrytized.
Botrytis Affected.
B.A.
Totally Botrytized.
Totally Botrytis Affected.
T.B.A.
Late Harvest Wine.
Select Late Harvest Wine.
Special Select Late Harvest Wine.
Vin du Curé.
Blanc de Noirs.
Icewine Dosage.
Dosage of Icewine.
Sparkling Icewine.
Sunnybrook Farm Estates Winery owner Gerald Goertz uses only Ontario grown fruits to make his popular wines.
But under provincial government rules, Goertz can't put "Ontario" on his black currant or Thirty-seven terms including such words as Niagara-on-the-Lake — where his winery is located — and Niagara Peninsula are off limits, too.
Only wineries producing grape vino that meets Vintners Quality Alliance of Ontario rules can use the provincially regulated terms.
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