March 31

March 31, 1991: A new hybrid wine yeast strain was developed and commercialized. In the wake of this discovery, Anchor Yeast became the first business and wine yeast brand anywhere globally to begin manufacturing and selling laboratory-bred hybrid wine yeast strains.

March 31, 1995: Cucamonga Valley is an AVA in San Bernadino County whose growing region extends to Riverside County. At its creation, the AVA encompassed 109400 acres of land; the land has been diminishing due to increasing demand for land development. Currently, there are less than 1000 acres under vines. The AVA’s key grapes include Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Zinfandel.

March 31, 1997: Adolfo Hurtado joined Cono Sur Vineyards and Winery. Hurtado began working at the winery in 1997 as a viticulturist (winemaker) and grape planter. “Everything was starting from scratch, but the foundation was already sound. Cono Sur was prepared to make only the best wines, invest in the winery, and grow only the best fruit,” stated Hurtado. He played a crucial role in Cono Sur’s development as one of Chile’s and the world’s largest producers of pinot noir.

March 31, 2017: At the 4th Klink Award, Creation was announced as the winner of ‘Great Pairing Category 2017. As a pioneer in the world of wine and food pairing, Creation Estate offers a minimum of eight alternatives, along with a brand-new idea that will soon be unveiled and is suitably titled “The Story of Creation.” There is always something fresh and original in the Creation pipeline when it comes to wine and food matching. A match is only as good as the wine enables it to be, Carolyn Martin, co-owner of Creation, marketing director, and pairing expert, said in response to the Klink achievement. Award-winning Creation wines produced by Jean-Claude (JC) Martin make excellent culinary partners because of their great food-friendliness.

March 31, 2022: Silver Oak Cellars had its 50th anniversary, as it was launched in 1972. The winery continues to be one of the most famous wineries in the U.S.

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Header image: Hahn Family Wines — via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).