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THE BIRTH OF VINTAGES
It was 45-years ago that the LCBO opened its first Vintages outlet.  In those days it was called the Rare Wines & Spirits Shop and was initially located in a spartan small third floor room at 43 Freeland Street.
In 1974 it moved to an upscale free-standing Market Street location across from St. Lawrence Market.
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the original Toronto Life feature from March 1974
when BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE BRUT RD 1961 was $16.45
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Canada's first Vin Nouveau is born in 1974
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