(Wines&Vines) - The seal of Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wines has long been associated with fine Canadian wines, not with vintages from the Midwestern heartland of the United States. Starting in January 2012, however, Iowa vintners will begin using the IVQA label for Iowa-produced wines available to consumers. The Iowa Wine Growers Association began to develop a Vintners Quality Alliance program of its own about five years ago: It took that long to establish guidelines and procedures for the state program