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In the Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981, the 1970 vintage of Beaulieu Vineyard George de Latour Private Reserve [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] received second place.
 
The winery was purchased by international [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] Heublein-Inc., in 1969.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDD1F3DF932A25751C1A96E948260|accessdate=2007-11-13|publisher=New York Times|date=1988-12-11|title=A Corker of a Salesman|author=Frank J. Prial}}</ref> Heublein was later acquired by [[RJR Nabisco]], then sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1987. Grand Metropolitan became [[Diageo plc]] in 1997 through a merger with [[Guinness]],<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-11-13|publisher=Funding Universe|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Diageo-plc-Company-History.html|title=Diageo plc}}</ref> and is now the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world.
 
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