The Canada is a place where there are numerous wine-growing areas, contrary to what one might think, despite having very cold winters, the Canada is located around the 45th parallel, then in the same latitude as Champagne, of Burgundy or Langhe. The main areas where wine is produced in Canada are: British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Québec. The Canadian summer is a very favorable time for the development of grape bunches, temperatures in August manage to exceed even 30 °C, with a good job of protecting the vines during the coldest seasons, the temperature range between day and night, is able to favor the development of a better aromatic richness of the grape. The first vines were planted in Nova Scotia in the 1600s, but the enology in Canada developed only in the last 40 years, reaching about 12500 hectares of vineyards, processed by 670 companies, most of which are located in the area of British Columbia and Ontario, where the so-called "Ice Wine", also called sparkling wines, are produced, which include rosé, white and red of the highest quality. The vines to white berries mostly grown are: pinot grigio, gewürztraminer, chardonnay, riesling and vidal; as for the red berry the best wines produced are cabernet sauvignon, gamay, pinot noir and cabernet franc. In Ontario and British Columbia the designation of origin is called VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance). Numerous wines of high quality are also produced in Québec and Nova Scotia.