Chandon California officially announced the start of its 50th sparkling wine harvest today, with Head Winemaker Pauline Lhote calling the first pick of Napa’s 2023 season. Grapes for California’s sparkling wines are typically harvested earlier than those of still wines, though this season’s significantly cooler weather patterns

CRŪ Winery isaid it is celebrating its 20th anniversary with special tastings, wine dinners and a commemorative 20th anniversary bottling. Wine lovers can take part in CRŪ Winery's 20th anniversary tastings at their Santa Lucia Highlands and Central Valley tasting rooms Sept. 9 & 10. These tastings will highlight the unique

Brown-Forman Corp. began when George Garvin Brown bottled some bourbon and called it Old Forester. Each year the company remembers its beginning with the release of Birthday Bourbon, which has a one-of-a-kind flavor profile. That's smart marketing, and it's something a family owned business can do easily enough: Pick the

Long Island (N.Y.) Wine Country is marking 50 years since Louisa and Alex Hargrave planted the first wine grapes in 1973. She was honored at a Grand Celebration that attracted more than 750 wine enthusiasts, industry professionals, and media from across the tri-state area to taste wines from over

It's a clever idea:  everything you need for a craft cocktail except the spirit and (maybe) the water.  "Steep for 3 minutes in cold water and enjoy.  You'll never mix a cocktail from scratch again."  That's the premise behind Sayso, which bills itself as "the first-ever craft cocktail tea bag.

Miller Family Wine Co. is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bien Nacido Vineyards by opening a new hospitality center, The Gatehouse at Bien Nacido. Bien Nacido was planted by brothers Bob and Steve Miller in 1973, who set out to develop a vineyard that would be acknowledged as one of

The House of Suntory, the Founding House of Japanese Whisky, is  celebrating its 100th anniversary of whisky innovation: a major milestone not only for Suntory's history but for Japanese spirits culture. In honor of this centennial, the House releases a Suntory Anniversary Tribute as imagined by Academy Award-winning Director Sofia

Coors Brewing Co. is celebrating a historic milestone — 150 years of beer brewing in Golden, Colo. To honor the momentous occasion, the brand's most storied beer, Coors Banquet, is celebrating in a big way with a new global campaign, Start Your Legacy. The campaign is a year-long celebration including a

Fine wine importer Demeine Estates is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of import partner La Chablisienne, which was founded on April 8, 1923. The cooperative has weathered many challenges, both societal and agricultural, and today consists of 270 winegrowing families who together own vineyards and produce 25% of the wine made

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States was found on March 20, 1973, when the leadeers of three separate spirits industry organizations met at Bacardi's office in Miami to vote to consolidate the Bourbon Institute, the Distilled Spirits Institute, and Licensed Beverage Industries into one organization. The move to

Bella Oaks, one of Napa Valley’s most storied vineyards, turns 50 this year. Belle and Barney Rhodes, cosmopolitan Napa pioneers, seasoned wine experts, and collectors, purchased the 14-acre site in Rutherford that would become the Bella Oaks vineyard in 1968. In 1973, on the recommendation of Joe Heitz of

Yamhill Valley Vineyards was founded by Denis Burger and Elaine McCall.  It rapidly developed a reputation for quality wines, outcompeting French Burgundies  in a blind tasting at the Steamboat Pinot Noir Conference. The second generation has now taken up the reins. Denis and Elaine's daughter, Jenny Burger, is General Manager

PEJU Province Winery—the family owned and operated winery in the heart of Rutherford—celebrates its 40th anniversary and looks ahead to the next 40 years by launching a new philanthropic initiative and community partnership, museum experience on the property, and a series of events at the estate and across