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June, 2009 • Volume 2, Issue 3
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To our friends and colleagues, Cannon Wines extends a warm welcome to a bright new Summer. Cannon is proud as always to receive high marks on the latest vintages of our portfolio, as you will see below. This season, we are also announcing our new PureArgentina! Wines portfolio – a diversity of Argentine appellations that is second to none, traveling from the heart of Argentina wine country in Mendoza, to the ends of the earth in far-southern Patagonia. In addition, I am pleased to welcome two new additions to the Cannon team. Jay Youmans, our new broker on the Eastern seaboard, and Kevin Collins, our Southeast Regional Manager, will join our national sales team this June. I invite you to learn more about their past and future accomplishments in the words to follow.
Thank you and Cheers!
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– Laurent Fortin
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Latest Reviews
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Chateau Fonplegade
Saint Emilion
Grand Cru Classé
92-94 Points 2008
Robert Parker
90-92 2008
Wine Enthusiast
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Chateau L'Enclos
Grand Cru Classé
87-89 Points 2008
Robert Parker
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Chateau Roylland
Saint Emilion Grand Cru
3 Stars, Coup de Couer, 2006
1001degustations.com
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Announcing the PureArgentina! Wines portfolio
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At Cannon Wines, our ongoing mission is to find wines from every corner of the world that are unique, bold and adventurous, and to introduce those brands to the U.S. market. The PureArgentina! Wines portfolio, a new division of Cannon Wines, represents fine offerings from all corners of Argentina's diverse wine regions.
Together with John Hsieh, Buenos Aires native and Argentine wine specialist for over a decade, Cannon Wines will import the Mil Piedras ("thousand stones") Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, and the super-premium Malbec-Merlot reserve blend, posthumously titled Benvenuto de la Serna. Each varietal is crafted by famed winemaker Angel Mendoza at the Benvenuto de la Serna winery in Valle de Uco, Mendoza.
Also included is Valle Perdido ("lost valley") from the Neuquen frontier of Patagonia. Skilled winemakers Alberto Antonini and Altos Las Hormigas create the premium Cabernet-Merlot, Pinot Noir, Malbec and Malbec Reserve wines from Valle Perdido's state-of-the-art gravity winery. At a latitude of 39 degrees south, Valle Perdido is one of the southernmost wineries in the world.
The newest line in the portfolio, Argie, will arrive in authentically Argentine Bonarda and Torrontes varietals, created from some of Argentina's oldest vineyards. The Bonarda originates from Lujan de Cuyo in Mendoza; the Torrontes from Famatina in the high deserts of La Rioja.
Beginning in June, Cannon Wines will bring these flavors to the United States, direct from the families who have nurtured Argentine winemaking at the distant ends of the earth for nearly two centuries. For more on the PureArgentina! Wines portfolio, visit www.pureargentinawines.com
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Cannon Welcomes Kevin Collins and Jay Youmans
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Kevin Collins
Southeast
Regional Manager
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Cannon Wines is proud to announce the appointment of Kevin Collins as Southeast Regional Manager, covering Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Puerto Rico. Kevin arrives with previous experience in distribution as National Sales Director at Wemyss Wine & Spirits.
Previously, Kevin served as Eastern Regional Manager for Mosaic Winery, and has worked with J. Lohr Winery, the Kobrand Corporation, and Southern Wine & Spirits.
Kevin is based in Tampa, Florida, and begins with Cannon Wines in June, 2009.
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Jay Youmans, M.W.
Broker for Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C.
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Cannon Wines also welcomes Jay Youmans M.W., broker for Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. A specialist in distribution and importation, Jay has managed and brokered wine brands for over 25 years, and judged numerous state and national wine competitions. Today he owns and manages Rock Creek Wine Merchants in the Mid-Atlantic region, and is a partner in Manse Field, a Pinot Noir vineyard in Martinborough, New Zealand.
In 2004, Jay became the 21st American to pass the Master of Wine exam, earning him the Vina Errazuriz Award.
Jay is based in Bethesda, Maryland and begins with Cannon Wines in June, 2009.
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