Thiol

The compound found in the skins of some sauvignon blanc grapes that leads to passion fruit aromas in the wine. Thiols are particularly prevalent in New Zealand sauvignon blancs.

All of the following are agencies that regulate wine and wine quality. Which one of them is the agency that governs the top quality wines of Canada?

A. VQA

B. IVDP

C. VDP

D. TTB

VQA stands for Vintners Quality Alliance, the agency that governs the top Canadian wines. If you haven’t already gone blind by all these acronyms, it may be interesting to know that IVDP is the Institute of Wines of the Douro and Port in Portugal. VDP stands for the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates in Germany. And the TTB is the Tax and Trade Bureau which regulates wine and alcohol in the U.S.

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British wine authority
Author, The Story of Wine

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