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by Louise Boutin, winecurrent.com

Legacy Infinity Vintage Cabernet Franc is the latest gem in the Vineland Estate portfolio. Inspired by the solera system and discretely crafted over the last decade, Chief winemaker Brian Schmidt’s new baby will be released next spring and winecurrent.com got a preview of it with a virtual barrel tasting.

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Wines of Argentina recently hosted a virtual tasting of four fabulous wines and invited winecurrent.com. They also allowed us to provide winecurrent subscribers with a great view of their wine country. Below we review the four wines and have a link to their excellent presentation of their vineyards and wine appellations. It’s a pleasurable learning experience that we’re sure you’ll enjoy!

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20 Wines of Argentina being released through Vintages

Before you dive in, you may want to watch this video - Overall View and History of Wines in Argentina on youtube.

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New in Vintages (available now in LCBO retail Stores)

• The following 2018 Kaiken ‘Seleccion Especial’ Malbec was sourced from 100% malbec hand-harvested from vineyards at 950 metres above sea level in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo. Fruit was handpicked while berries were hand-selected once in the winery. The juice was fermented in small tanks preserving the quality of fruit. Alcoholic fermentation and later maceration lasted about 20 days with half the wine matured eight months in French oak barrels and half left unoaked to preserve the fruit flavours and aromas and maintain silky tannins. The wine was lightly filtered by using cross-flow filtration and cartridges. It’s also a Vintages Essentials wine always found in select LCBO retail stores.

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March 4, 2021 [Calgary, Alta.]: The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a digital shift for the fine wine auction industry, with international auction houses reporting strong online sales results in 2020 marked by new buyers driving significant growth. Until now, Canada hasn’t registered on the fine wine auction map, but with the launch of Canada’s first national fine wine auction by Iron Gate Auctions, Canadians will finally gain broader access to vintage wine and rare spirits from collections for sale in Canada.

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IronGateAuctions.com launches Nov. 17; helps charities increase returns compared to live auctions

Monday, Nov. 2 (Toronto, Ont.): On Nov. 17, Toronto-based Iron Gate Private Wine Management will launch IronGateAuctions.com, one of Canada’s first online wine auction platforms that will give charities more flexibility to fundraise while in-person events are cancelled due to COVID-19.  And, as charities continue to experience pandemic-related revenue shortfalls, IronGateAuctions.com is designed to help increase their net return compared to traditional live charity auctions.

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You’ll not often find a bespoke selection of fine premium wines at such attractive prices. The folks from Wines of Argentina—especially their area manager, Liz Luzza—have organized these wines for winecurrent subscribers, and others who have a trusted source for wine advice, for accredited critics to taste and provide comments on these carefully selected 24 wines.

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13 Argentina wines will be on Limited Time Offers (LTO = discounted price)
at the LCBO from Sunday, July 19 to Saturday, August 15, 2020

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Closson Chase was an early entry into the nacent Prince Edward County winery scene in the late 1990s and recently made an almost seamless transition from a former doyen of Ontario winemakers, Deborah Paskus, to the present winemaker, Keith Tyers, highly capable with focused vision on making fine wine, especially chardonnay and pinot noir, from what nature provides.

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Rosehall Run Vineyards is one of the premium wineries in Prince Edward County with a lengthy, proven track record of producing value-packed, excellent wines under the talented and skillful watch of winemaker and co-owner, Dan Sullivan, and his highly accomplished, closely-knit team.