If you are unable to store your wines at home, there are several Toronto companies that can provide offsite wine storage, as well as other services on the wine front:
The Fine Wine Reserve is Canada’s largest offsite wine storage facility. It has two locations – King Street West and Spadina Avenue, and Highway 27 at Rexdale Boulevard. Both offer 24/7 access, robust security, a climate controlled environment and a conveyor system. Clients have a choice of their own unit or custodial storage.
They also have a members lounge and tasting room at the King/Spadina location which can be used on a casual drop-in basis or rented for special occasions.
Iron Gate, located at 51 Laird Drive, manages an environmentally controlled high security vault for storing their clients’ wine. The facility is accessible only by their staff. Other services they provide include cellar management in the home, cellar security and construction reviews, cellar appraisals for insurance purposes, selling wine in the USA and Asia, and charity wine auction services. They also have event space available for private dinners and parties.
Vintage Conservatory, located on Lombard Street, is a private wine storage club set in a climate controlled environment. Wines are kept in individual lockers, which are guarded by a state of the art security system including bio-metric access scans. Alternatively, bulk wines can be stored in a private storage area accessible only by the Conservatory’s staff. The facility includes a members lounge where members can enjoy their wines and network with one another. Once a month, an Importer or Wine Maker tasting is held where members can taste wines typically available only by consignment purchase.
The Wine Academy is a private social club located at 67 Richmond St West. It houses a state-of-the-art private wine cellar where members can store their wines safely and securely in a temperature and humidity controlled environment The cellar holds up to 105,000 bottles of wine, consisting of 1,122 individual and separately keyed personal storage lockers, each holding up to 60 Bordeaux style bottles. Personal and corporate memberships are available that permit 24/7 access to the space to relax, enjoy, entertain and network. Memberships include a vibrant and engaging event calendar with portfolio tastings, vintage premiers and social galas. The space is perfect for conducting business, entertaining guests, or hosting a private soiree.
DYMON Wine Cellar is located close to the intersection of the QEW and 427 and offers high-quality private cellars, an exclusive wine club, a members lounge, tasting rooms, and event space. The cellars are available in an array of sizes, from smaller spaces (108 bottles) to full size walk-ins (1,840 bottles) and can be personalized to best fit the needs of individual and corporate members, including long term collectors.
The cellars are protected by state-of-the-art security including facial recognition and fingerprint scanning and are accessible 24/7. Members-only benefits include use of the premium lounge, networking events and exclusive invitation-only winemakers’ dinners and tastings. The private dining room can host up to 20 people, and the dedicated tasting rooms can hold small groups of 8-10