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Every month, Kensington Wine Market selects special wines or liquor for special occasions or extraordinary people.

 
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  Staff Picks:

Chateau Lanessan
Extremely well priced, "under the radar" Bordeaux. Notes of black currant intermixed with roasted herbs, this medium-bodied wine displays excellent concentration and relatively sweet tannins. Parker 88 Points.
$29.99

Ledaig 10 Year
Ledaig 10 Year is a heavily peated expression of single malt whisky from Tobermory Distillery. Palate: salty and grassy to start, medicinal oils, becomes sweeter and peaty, very soft and round with aromas of steamed mussels!
$73.99

St.Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout
Pours black with a large creamy tan head. aroma of roasted malt, light bourbon, dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and a good amount of herbal hops. Flavour: roasted malt, lightly burnt coffee, bourbon, chocolate and lots of alcohol. Medium bodied. a good beer to cellar.
$8.49


 

Learn
Build a Cellar

Purchasing a good wine and not looking after it properly is like buying a sports car and leaving it outside all winter. Good wines repay handsomely if cellared under proper conditions. The size and design of your cellar is up to you; it is only relative to the money you are willing to invest. We recommend you sample one bottle of wine at a time and then decide if it is worth cellaring.

Storing wine is relatively simple:
  • Keep it in a dark place and at a temperature of 12° - 15° Celsius.
  • Avoid changing temperatures. Small fluctuations are acceptable but must never exceed 22° Celsius.
  • In any case, it is better to have a cellar too cool than too warm since warm temperatures accelerate aging.
  • Any area of your basement away from heat sources will do.
  • If you do not have a basement, use a cool, dark cupboard.
  • Allow enough space to lie the bottles down in order to prevent the cork from getting dry; shrinking corks let air into the bottle.
  • Champagne can either be stored upright or lying down.
  • Once your space has been selected, you can build your wine racks: use cardboard wine boxes, wooden wine boxes or build custom cabinets.
If you need help or require further advice, please contact atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com or call us at 403.283.8000 or toll-free at 888.283.9004.



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