History Timeline

1829 | Reverend William 1880| Mastercooper, 1961 | Taylor Bostwick plants first Walter Taylor, arrive in Company buys the Pleasant in the Finger Hammondsport to build Wine Co. (Great in his rectory garden barrels for growing wine Western). in Hammondsport, NY. industry; shortly thereafter establishes a vineyard. 1962 | Dr. Konstantin 1848 | Edward McKay Frank creates Vinifera Wine 1882 | plants the first vineyard on Cellars which quickly gains Agricultural Experiment Canandaigua . reputation for making Station founded in Geneva, excellent . NY. 1850 | Andrew Reisinger, 1964 | Taylor subsidiary a “vinedresser” from 1882 | The Taylor Wine Great Western introduces Germany, plants a vineyard Company established. the first French-American and introduces pruning and hybrid varietal . training to the . Widmer’s Wine 1888 | Cellars established in 1970 | Charles Fournier, 1860 | Charles Naples, NY. a young European, planted D.Champlin and several 20 acres of Vinifera on the partners establish the Prohibition east side of Pleasant Valley Winery, 1919 | while at the same time hiring champagne makers German native, Hermann from the Ohio Valley. 1941 | Widmer’s Wine Wiemer, bought and Cellars begins labeling their planted 140 acres of wines with varietal names. 1860 | Pleasant Valley Vinifera on the west side of

Wine Company in Seneca Lake. Canandaigua Hammondsport, NY 1945 | becomes the first bonded Industries Company 1972 | Canandaigua winery. founded by Marvin Sands. Industries changes its

name to Canandaigua Wine Gold Seal hires 1866 | Seneca Lake Grape 1953 | Company. Wine Company opened a as a winery on the western consultant to begin 1973 | Canandaigua Wine shores of Seneca Lake. production of vinifera Company goes public. varieties. Experimental

plantings of numerous varieties and root-stocks begins.

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History Timeline

1976 | New York Farm 1986 | Seneca Lake Wine 1993 | Canandaigua Wine Winery Act is passed Trail established. Company, already permitting wineries to sell expanding through the directly to the public. 1987 | Widmer Wine acquisition of other Cellars in Naples, N.Y. and companies and brands, 1977 | Coca–Cola buys the Manischewitz brand assets purchases certain labels from Vintner’s Taylor Wine Company. of the Monarch Wine International Company Company in Inc.– New York labels 1978 | Glenora Wine acquired by Canandaigua Wine Company. The acquired include Taylor and Cellars becomes the first Manischewitz brand is Great Western. winery on Seneca Lake, currently produced at followed by Wagner Widmer, as well as a 1995 | The facilities of , Herman J. number of wines formerly Pleasant Valley Wine Wiemer, and Hazlitt 1852 produced at the Taylor Company/ Great Western Vineyards. Wine Co. in Hammondsport, Winery were purchased

N.Y. and re-opened as a wine 1980-1990's | Dozens making facility. of new wineries began 1987 | Taylor, Great to pop up in the Finger Western and Gold Seal are 1996 | New York Lakes focusing on vinifera. sold as part of a package to wineries number in excess

Vintners International. of 110, compared with just 1983 | Coca Cola sells 19 in 1976 and 63 in 1985, Taylor and Great Western 1987 | first with all growth in the small, to the Seagram Wine individual lake of the Finger premium sector and Company. Lakes to earn AVA approval concentrated primarily in

in 1988. the Finger Lakes and on 1983 | Cayuga Lake . establishes first organized Mid 90's | Canandaigua and longest wine trail in the Wine Trail begun. 1997 | Canandaigua Finger Lakes. Brands, Inc. is formed as

the parent company of 1984 | Canandaigua Wine Canandaigua Wine Company buys Batavia Company and Barton Wine Cellars. Incorporated after a decade of acquisitions resulting in 1985 | Wine a diversified product Trail established. portfolio expanding beyond the wine business. Finger Lakes Wine Alliance 1 West Market Street, Suite 203, Corning,, New York 14830 | T: 607-936-6670 www.FingerLakesWineAlliance.com

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1998 | Arbor Mist 2013 | Currently there launched by Canandaigua are 7 wineries on Wine Company. This is the , 25 creation of a new category – wineries on Cayuga Lake, wine with fruit –and sales 19 wineries on Keuka Lake, expanded rapidly shipping and 61 wineries on Seneca 100 million cases in the Lake. first 100 days of distribution.

1998 | Canandaigua Brands, Inc. acquires Mathew Clark, plc, a company based in the

United Kingdom, leading to increased access to that market. Name changes to Constellation Brands, Inc.– to better illustrate the scope of the companies’ product base and the number of brands covered.

1998 | win Gold in Alsace – 1996 Semi-Dry Rieslings from Dr. Konstantin Frank’s and Fox Run Vineyards each win a Gold medal in competition in Strasbourg’s Rieslings of the World Competition.

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