(TDB) - The owner of Canada’s Mission Hill winery and founder of seltzer brand White Claw, Anthony von Mandl, has bought Liquidity Wines in British Columbia for C$12.5 million.

As reported by Business in Vancouver, von Mandl has strengthened his foothold in the Canadian wine market, adding to his portfolio of wineries which make up the Iconic Wineries of British Columbia group.

These include Mission Hill Family Estate, CedarCreek Estate Winery, CheckMate Artisinal Winery, Road 13 Vineyards and Martin’s Lane Winery.

Prior to von Mandl’s purchase, Liquidity Wines had 13 investors, the principal among them being CEO Ian Macdonald and partners Dale Shwed and Jim Davidson.

Macdonald told Business in Vancouver that a prior grape buying contract with one of von Mandl’s companies had led to the investment.