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Industry Statistics



This page shows statistics calculated real-time from the A.V.Q. database.

Number of member wineries (producing)

56

Wine regions

Bas-Saint-Laurent / 1 winery
Basses Laurentides / 4 wineries
Centre-du-Québec / 2 wineries
Eastern Townships / 18 wineries
Lanaudière / 4 wineries
Laval / 1 winery
Montérégie / 15 wineries
Outaouais / 2 wineries
Quebec City & Area / 9 wineries

Grape varieties grown

More than 54

10 most cultivated grape varieties, All of Québec (ha)

1   Vidal White   30.0
2   Seyval Blanc White   21.4
3   Maréchal Foch Red   20.4
4   Frontenac Red   20.2
5   Sainte-Croix Red   19.0
6   Vandal-Cliche White   17.0
7   De Chaunac Red   10.5
8   Sabrevois Red   9.1
9   Geisenheim White   6.9
10   Frontenac Gris White   6.7


Total surface in production : 230.0 ha

Average vineyard size : 4.1 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

10 most cultivated grape varieties, Basses Laurentides (ha)

1   Vandal-Cliche White   5.1
2   Maréchal Foch Red   4.3
3   Sainte-Croix Red   3.2
4   Sabrevois Red   2.6
5   Frontenac Red   2.6
6   Lucie Kuhlmann Red   2.1
7   Geisenheim White   2.0
8   Vidal White   1.8
9   De Chaunac Red   1.4
10   Saint-Pépin White   1.0


Total surface in production : 29.0 ha

Average vineyard size : 7.3 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

10 most cultivated grape varieties, Montérégie (ha)

1   Vidal White   9.7
2   Frontenac Red   7.0
3   Maréchal Foch Red   4.4
4   Frontenac Gris White   4.4
5   Frontenac Blanc   3.5
6   Sainte-Croix Red   3.3
7   Seyval Blanc White   3.3
8   Lucie Kuhlmann Red   2.1
9   Sabrevois Red   2.0
10   Chardonnay White   1.9


Total surface in production : 60.3 ha

Average vineyard size : 4.0 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

10 most cultivated grape varieties, Eastern Townships (ha)

1   Vidal White   16.7
2   Seyval Blanc White   16.5
3   Maréchal Foch Red   10.1
4   Sainte-Croix Red   9.5
5   De Chaunac Red   7.5
6   Frontenac Red   5.1
7   Seyval Noir Red   4.5
8   Riesling White   2.0
9   Frontenac Gris White   1.8
10   Geisenheim White   1.8


Total surface in production : 93.4 ha

Average vineyard size : 5.2 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

10 most cultivated grape varieties, Quebec City & Area (ha)

1   Vandal-Cliche White   9.4
2   Riesling White   2.1
3   Geisenheim White   1.8
4   Vidal White   1.8
5   Radisson Red   1.7
6   Sainte-Croix Red   1.5
7   Sabrevois Red   1.5
8   Other (red)   1.4
9   Maréchal Foch Red   1.2
10   Eona White   1.1


Total surface in production : 29.4 ha

Average vineyard size : 3.3 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

10 most cultivated grape varieties, Lanaudière (ha)

1   Frontenac Red   1.4
2   Swenson White White   1.1
3   Sainte-Croix Red   1.0
4   Sabrevois Red   1.0
5   Prairie Star White   0.6
6   Other (red)   0.6
7   Vandal-Cliche White   0.5
8   Kay Gray White   0.5
9   Seyval Blanc White   0.4
10   Maréchal Foch Red   0.4


Total surface in production : 10.5 ha

Average vineyard size : 2.6 ha

Proportion of red wine grapes : 50.0%

5 varieties used for the most award-winning dry white wines

1   Seyval Blanc   28
2   Vandal-Cliche   17
3   Vidal   10
4   Geisenheim   6
5   Eona   5


Total number of award-winning white wines since 2005 : 81

5 varieties used for the most award-winning dry red wines

1   Maréchal Foch   38
2   Frontenac   24
3   De Chaunac   18
4   Baco Noir   17
5   Sainte-Croix   15


Total number of award-winning red wines since 2005 : 146

3 varieties used for the most award-winning dry rosé wines

1   Frontenac   7
2   Seyval Noir   4
3   Frontenac Gris   4
4   De Chaunac   1


Total number of award-winning rosé wines since 2005 : 18

10 largest vineyards

1  Vignoble de l'Orpailleur, Eastern Townships / 20.7 ha

2  Vignoble de la Rivière du Chêne, Basses Laurentides / 18.0 ha

3  Vignoble le Cep d'Argent, Eastern Townships / 16.0 ha

4  Domaine du Ridge, Eastern Townships / 13.0 ha

5  Vignoble Isle de Bacchus, Quebec City & Area / 12.5 ha

6  Vignoble Domaine les Bromes, Eastern Townships / 12.0 ha

7  Vignoble J.O. Monpetit et Fils, Montérégie / 9.0 ha

8  Vignoble La Roche des Brises, Basses Laurentides / 8.0 ha

9  Vignoble Domaine des Côtes d'Ardoise, Eastern Townships / 7.5 ha

10  Vignobles Saint-Rémi, Montérégie / 6.2 ha

Production distribution (number of products)

Dry wine   136 (47.7%)
Fortified wine   44 (15.4%)
Icewine   25 (8.8%)
Prestige wine   15 (5.3%)
Late Harvest   13 (4.6%)
Semi-dry wine   13 (4.6%)
Vin nouveau   11 (3.9%)
Mistelle   9 (3.2%)
Sparkling wine   8 (2.8%)
Sweet wine   7 (2.5%)
Flavored wine   4 (1.4%)
Vin biologique   9 (3.2%) tous types confondus


Total offer : 285 Products

Dry white wine production distribution (number of products)

Red   53 (39.6%)
Rosé   27 (20.1%)
White   54 (40.3%)

Average price per product type ($Can/litre)

Icewine   148.89 $/l
Late Harvest   68.07 $/l
Vin nouveau   44.00 $/l
Mistelle   41.04 $/l
Fortified wine   36.52 $/l
Sparkling wine   35.09 $/l
Sweet wine   31.11 $/l
Prestige wine   29.23 $/l
Semi-dry wine   22.15 $/l
Flavored wine   21.20 $/l
Dry wine   19.89 $/l

Distribution of our wines (available products)

Marché des saveurs, Jean-Talon Market 104 (36.5%)
SAQ Québec Liquor Board 68 (23.9%)
Comptoir du Terroir, Old-Port Market 33 (11.6%)
SAQ Terroirs d'ici, Château Frontenac 11 (3.9%)
Drummondville Public Market 9 (3.2%)
Marché Public de Granby et Région 9 (3.2%)
SAQ Classique Terroirs d'ici, Atwater Market 6 (2.1%)
Online Shop, www.kanata.fr 5 (1.8%)
Gourmet des Cantons 1 (0.4%)

Distribution of our wines (existing wineries)

SAQ Québec Liquor Board 18 (32.1%)
Marché des saveurs, Jean-Talon Market 15 (26.8%)
Comptoir du Terroir, Old-Port Market 6 (10.7%)
SAQ Terroirs d'ici, Château Frontenac 4 (7.1%)
SAQ Classique Terroirs d'ici, Atwater Market 3 (5.4%)
Online Shop, www.kanata.fr 2 (3.6%)
Drummondville Public Market 1 (1.8%)
Gourmet des Cantons 1 (1.8%)
Marché Public de Granby et Région 1 (1.8%)

History of number of winery permits

été 2012   50
2011   49
2009   48
2008   45
2007   42
2006   38
2005   33
2004   30
2003   29
2002   26
2000   23
1999   22
1998   17
1997   16
1996   14
1995   11
1994   10
1993   9
1992   8
1991   5
1988   4
1987   3
1985   2
1982   1
 
 
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