Anniversaries

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

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

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

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

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

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