The Opimian Society names Iron Gate Cellarage as Official Wine Storage Facility for Members "Canada’s Largest Wine Club Expands Member Benefits"

September 11, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) Lifestyle News
Iron Gate Cellarage Inc. and The Opimian Society are pleased to announce a unique and exclusive partnership for the benefit of Opimian members. Effective immediately, members will have access to Toronto’s premier fine wine storage facility at a significant discount that is offered to the general public. Iron Gate is also offering members a custom branded online inventory portal for their stored wine as well as a personal pick-up service directly from the LCBO when their ordered wine arrives and is to be stored.

“The Opimian Society is devoted to providing services surrounding wine for the benefit of our members” said Pierre Chanzonkov, Assistant General Manager of Opimian. “To that end, partnering with Iron Gate Cellarage for fine wine storage was a natural extension. This will allow our members to not be concerned with space limitations when they order their wine through Opimian because Iron Gate will pick it up for them at the LCBO warehouse and place it right into storage. We’ve also negotiated a reduced rate for our members to store the rest of their collection if they like and the same discount would apply. We’re really pleased to be able to offer this and are confident that our members will take advantage of the service”

“Partnering with The Opimian Society is good move for Iron Gate Cellarage” explained Warren Porter, President of Iron Gate Cellarage. Opimian members are people who are serious about their wine and will likely need storage to ensure that it ages to perfection in a high security environment. By targeting our marketing efforts with Opimian we’re able to keep our costs down and ultimately pass those savings along to the customer. For the members, we actually calculated that the savings incurred from storage of less than 10 cases per year will pay for their Opimian membership, so it’s just another great reason to join. With approximately 15,000 members across Canada, and half of them in Ontario, we believe this will be a very successful program and we’re honoured to be chosen.”

The program will be launched first in the greater Toronto area and expand across Canada as demand warrants. Information can be found by going to www.IronGateWine.com and clicking on the “Opimian” link.

Iron Gate Cellarage Inc. is the premier wine storage facility in Toronto. Operating a temperature controlled vault that has maintained “55 Years at 55 degrees”, Iron Gate provides wine storage to private collectors, restaurants, private clubs and corporate wine collections.

The Opimian Society is devoted to the appreciation of wine. It offers members an exclusive selection of wines not available through the government liquor boards. Operating coast to coast with over 15,000 members, The Opimian Society is the largest wine group of its kind in Canada.