Beriah Brown (February 23, 1815 – February 8, 1900) was a newspaper publisher and politician who served as Mayor of Seattle, Washington , as well as a regent for both the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Washington .
41-595: Brown was born on February 23, 1815, in Canandaigua, New York . A newspaper publisher by trade, Brown was a Democrat who served as Clerk and Recorder of Iowa County, Wisconsin , and was a member of the first board of regents of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was the roommate of Horace Greeley , his political opposite who later became a noted newspaper editor in New York City. In 1858, he
82-466: A French court in Carcassonne, France , convicted 12 wine traders and producers, including Constellation, for selling fake pinot noir wine to US buyers in a scheme that lasted from January 2006 to March 2008. Constellation later faced and settled a class action lawsuit because it "should have known" that the wine was fake. In 2018 Constellation Brands was involved in a water rights dispute over
123-571: A brief stop in Canandaigua to give a campaign speech at Atwater Park . In 1945, Marvin Sands founded Canandaigua Wine Company. With a growing American market for wine in the late 20th century, the company expanded rapidly through acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s. It joined other companies in forming Constellation Brands , and became the world's largest wine and spirits distributor. In 2006, Canandaigua Wine Company rebranded as Centerra Wine Co.,
164-768: A minority stake in Black Button Distilling, a craft spirits distillery in Rochester, NY. In April 2019, Constellation announced a deal to sell wine brands, including Clos du Bois and Mark West, to E. & J. Gallo Winery for $ 1.7 billion. In July 2019, Constellation announced it had acquired a minority stake in Montanya Distillers, a craft-rum distillery in Crested Butte, Colorado and a majority stake in Nelson's Green Brier Distillery,
205-833: A minority stake in a marijuana business. In August 2018, the company announced that it would invest an additional US$ 4 billion in Canopy Growth Corporation in advance of the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in October that year. The investment will increase its share in the Canadian Company to 38%. Canopy Growth president Bruce Linton said the additional funds would be used for international expansion and that future marketing plans included products such as cannabis-infused beverages and sleep aids. Since 2023, Constellation started stepping back from
246-486: A proposed manufacturing facility in the desert city of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The water was from the Colorado River, which not only supplies the water for Mexicali and the agricultural valley but is also piped to the mountain and coastal cities of Tijuana, Tecate, Rosarito and some areas of Ensenada. In 2021, AB InBev sued Constellation Brands after the company launched two new Modelo-branded beers on
287-574: A revival of the original Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey and Belle Meade Bourbon labels in Nashville, TN. In December 2019, the sale of Ballast Point Brewing to Kings & Convicts Brewery of Illinois was announced. Terms were not disclosed. In July 2020, Constellation Brands acquired Empathy Wines , co-founded by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk . On September 15, 2020, it was announced Constellation Brands acquired craft spirits producer Copper & Kings American Brandy . In February 2022, Constellation
328-649: A subsidiary of Constellation Wines, U.S., Inc. On March 14, 2006, President George W. Bush visited Canandaigua, giving speeches at Canandaigua Academy and Ferris Hills, an independent residential living community for seniors. He was describing Medicare Part D for senior citizens. The text of his speech at Ferris Hills can be found here . According to the United States Census Bureau , Canandaigua has an area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km ), of which 4.6 square miles (11.9 km ) are land and 0.2 square mile (0.6 km ) (4.75%)
369-520: Is a city in Ontario County, New York , United States. Its population was 10,545 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Ontario County; some administrative offices are at the county complex in the adjacent town of Hopewell . The name Canandaigua is derived from the Seneca name of its historic village here, spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganandogan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or Konondaigua, which
410-601: Is covered by water. The city is at the northern end of Canandaigua Lake , in the Finger Lakes region, the largest wine-producing area in New York . The city is on U.S. Route 20 and NY Routes 5 and 21. Köppen Dfa , hot summer humid continental climate. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,545 people, 4,789 households, and 2,470 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 11,264 people, 4,762 households, and 2,666 families residing in
451-472: Is part of the Greater Rochester area and Rochester’s southern most suburb. Parts of six neighboring towns also share the Canandaigua mailing address and 14424 ZIP Code. Developed near Canandaigua Lake at the site of the historic Seneca village Ganandogan, by the mid-19th century Canandaigua was an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats that operated on the lake. After
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#1732786867394492-668: Is the home of Constellation Brands , founded as Canandaigua Wine Company, which produces Manischewitz wine ; Finger Lakes Community College ; Thompson Health System; the Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC); Granger Homestead; the Canandaigua Lady paddle-wheel tour boat; and Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park . French explorers Robert de La Salle and René de Bréhant de Galinée visited
533-722: Is the largest beer import company in the US, measured by sales, and has the third-largest market share (7.4 percent) of all major beer suppliers. It also has sizable investments in medical and recreational cannabis through its association with Canopy Growth . Based in Rochester, New York , Constellation has about 40 facilities and approximately 9,000 employees. The company has more than 100 brands in its portfolio. Wine brands include Robert Mondavi , Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Simi Winery , Ruffino , and The Prisoner Wine Company. Constellation's beer portfolio includes imported brands such as rights in
574-597: The Civil War , local industries included two brick works, the Lisk Manufacturing Company, several mills, and the regionally prominent McKechnie Brewery. The shire town of the original county of western New York, Canandaigua was the site of the trial of Susan B. Anthony in 1873 on charges of voting illegally because only men were allowed to vote. In the 21st century, the town is a center for business, government, health care, and education. Canandaigua
615-921: The Treaty of Canandaigua was signed in the town by representatives of the United States of America and the Six Nations of the Iroquois ; the British had ceded Iroquois lands without consulting them, and the US forced most of the Iroquois Native Americans out of the state. It established two small reservations for the Seneca and Oneida, who had been allies of the American rebels, but they suffered considerable enmity and discrimination after
656-496: The $ 160 million acquisition of High West Distillery of Park City, Utah . In August 2017, Constellation announced the acquisition of Funky Buddha Brewery of Oakland Park, Florida. In April 2018, Accolade Wines (acquired under the name BRL Hardy) was sold to private equity firm The Carlyle Group . Constellation had already in 2011 reduced its holdings in Accolade to 20%. In February 2019, Constellation announced it had acquired
697-508: The City of Canandaigua, was the site of the trial of Susan B. Anthony , a leader of the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting at a time when only men were allowed to vote. She was found guilty and fined $ 100, which she did not pay. John Willys , born in Canandaigua in 1873, operated a bicycle sales and repair shop there, before later becoming a successful automobile manufacturer. On October 30, 1900, Theodore Roosevelt made
738-615: The US commercial business; a brewery in Mexico; exclusive perpetual brand license in the US to import, market and sell Corona and the Modelo brands and the freedom to develop brand extensions and innovations for the US market. Constellation had formerly imported Corona and other Modelo brands to the United States and acquired the US rights to those brands as a part of an anti-trust settlement permitting Modelo's acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev. It now produces its own versions of those products for
779-465: The US, with Modelo serving all other countries. In 2014, Constellation finalized a joint venture with Owens-Illinois and completed the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev's glass production plant, located adjacent to the company's brewery in Nava, Mexico . In December 2015, Constellation announced the $ 1 billion acquisition of Ballast Point Brewing of San Diego. In October 2016, Constellation announced
820-569: The United States to Corona , Modelo Especial , Negra Modelo , and Pacífico , as well as American craft beer producer Funky Buddha . Spirits brands include Svedka Vodka, Casa Noble Tequila and High West Whiskey, Nelson's Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey. Constellation Brands has two breweries in Mexico that produce Corona and Modelo beer for the US market. Those locations are in Nava, Coahuila , and Ciudad Obregón , Sonora . A third Brewery in Mexicali Baja California
861-403: The average family size was 2.95. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in
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#1732786867394902-770: The board of regents of the University of Washington. On July 8, 1878, Brown was elected mayor of Seattle as a People's Ticket candidate. He served for one year while continuing to publish the Dispatch . Shortly after leaving office, he sold the Dispatch as it underwent financial difficulties. Brown died on February 8, 1900, in Anaconda, Montana . He was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. Canandaigua (city), New York Canandaigua ( / ˌ k æ n ə n ˈ d eɪ ɡ w ə / ; Utaʼnaráhkhwaʼ in Tuscarora )
943-505: The canal concept. Stephen A. Douglas was a student at Canandaigua Academy between 1830 and January 1833; he later moved west and was elected as US senator from Illinois. He was the 1860 Democratic Party presidential nominee, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln . This area of New York was a center of activism for women's suffrage and other progressive movements. In 1873, the Ontario County Courthouse , located in
984-550: The cannabis-infused drinks market. reducing the stake in Canopy Growth Corporation and signalled that it could withdraw completely. In 1991, the company reached a consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to change the packaging and marketing of Cisco wine after the FTC alleged that Cisco's marketing was deceptively similar to wine coolers despite Cisco having a much higher alcohol content. In 2010,
1025-460: The city in the year 2000 census. The population density was 2,447.5 inhabitants per square mile (945.0/km ). There were 5,066 housing units at an average density of 1,100.8 per square mile (425.0/km ). The city's racial makeup was 96.04% White , 1.53% Black or African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.66% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from other races , and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of
1066-521: The city in two decades. In 2017, the company began investing in medical marijuana. In March 2019, Bill Newlands became CEO. In October 2017, Constellation agreed to pay about C$ 245 million ($ 191 million) for a 9.9% stake in Canopy Growth Corporation , a Canadian seller of medicinal-marijuana products. At the time of the agreement, Constellation became the first Fortune 500 company and the first major alcoholic beverage maker to take
1107-400: The city was $ 37,197, and the median income for a family was $ 47,388. Males had a median income of $ 31,950 versus $ 26,538 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,153. About 5.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. The Canandaigua City School District serves Canandaigua and
1148-672: The establishment of a white supremacist colony in Sonora , Mexico, and opposed the Civil War . Brown moved to the Pacific Northwest after the burning of his office and library, working at newspapers in Portland, Oregon , and Salem, Oregon , in the 1860s. He moved to Washington Territory and co-founded the territory's first newspaper, the Puget Sound Dispatch , in 1871. Brown was later president and chairman of
1189-407: The population. There were 4,762 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and
1230-441: The region in 1669. They recorded seeing a burning spring known to the Seneca in what is now known as the nearby Town of Bristol . The water of the spring appears to burn as a flame; this is caused by escaping natural gas , and several such burning springs have been noted in the Canandaigua area. The city was the historic site of Kanandaigua, a Seneca village. The village site was later used for West Avenue Cemetery. The village
1271-485: The scope of the company and its range of brands. In 2007, Rob Sands was named president and CEO. During the 2000s, there were multiple acquisitions, with some divestments later in the decade. Acquisitions included BRL Hardy (Australia) and Nobilo (New Zealand) in 2003; Robert Mondavi Corp. for $ 1 billion in 2004; Vincor International, Canada's largest wine company, for $ 1.44 billion in 2006; Spirits Marque One (owner of Svedka Vodka) in 2007; and Beam Wines Estates,
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1312-559: The surrounding region. The district includes Canandaigua Academy as its high school . The main campus of Finger Lakes Community College is located just east of the city. Within the City of Canandaigua, the following buildings, properties and districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places : Constellation Brands Constellation Brands, Inc. is an American producer and marketer of beer , wine , and spirits. A Fortune 500 company, Constellation
1353-413: The territory. The American forces attacked Iroquois villages throughout western New York, destroying 40 and burning the winter stores of the people. The Iroquois fled to Fort Niagara as refugees, and many died of starvation that winter. After the war, pioneer settlers came from eastern New York and New England. They founded the city's public high school, Canandaigua Academy , in 1791. On November 11, 1794,
1394-685: The war. What is now the city, separated from the Town of Canandaigua to become the Village of Canandaigua in 1815 and a city in 1913. In 1807–1808, Jesse Hawley , a flour merchant from Geneva , served 20 months in the Canandaigua debtors' prison. He was an early proponent of building a canal through the Mohawk Valley to improve shipping and connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie. During his time in prison, he published 14 influential essays on
1435-946: The wine operations of Fortune Brands (which included several major brands such as Clos du Bois) for $ 885 million in 2008. The company later moved to a more premium wine portfolio, divesting Almaden Vineyards , Inglenook Winery , and the Paul Masson winery in Madera, California , in 2008, and its value spirits portfolio to the Sazerac Company in 2009. They sold 30 low-cost wine labels in January 2021 to E. & J. Gallo for $ 810 million including Clos du Bois. In 2013, Constellation acquired Grupo Modelo's US beer business from Anheuser-Busch InBev . The transaction included full ownership of Crown Imports LLC which provided Constellation with complete, independent control of all aspects of
1476-541: Was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin . He moved to California in 1862 and became well known for his pro-Confederacy views. As the editor of the daily Democratic Press in San Francisco, he amassed a large library; when news arrived of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , a mob ransacked Brown's office and burned 20,000 volumes. He supported
1517-629: Was established long before any European Americans came to the area. In a modern transcription, the historic village is rendered as tganǫdæ:gwęh , which means "place selected for a settlement" or "at the chosen town". The city is surrounded by the Town of Canandaigua . The City of Canandaigua is on the northern end of Canandaigua Lake , one of the Finger Lakes, 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Rochester , 68 miles (109 km) west of Syracuse , and 93 miles (150 km) east of Buffalo . Canandaigua
1558-678: Was formed by former residents of the Ganondagan Seneca village, destroyed by the French in 1687. The Kanandaigua Seneca village, consisting of 23 longhouses, was destroyed during the American Revolutionary War by the Sullivan Expedition on September 10, 1779. American rebels had mounted this attack in reprisal for an attack by Mohawk and other British allies on Cherry Valley in the eastern part of
1599-567: Was incorporated as Canandaigua Wine Company, Inc. in 1972 and went public in 1973. Marvin's son Richard Sands became president in 1993 and CEO in 1996. In 1999, Marvin Sands died following a brief illness. In 1987, the company purchased the Manischewitz winery in Canandaigua, New York , and continues to license the Manischewitz name from R.A.B. Foods. In 2000, the company changed its name to Constellation Brands, Inc. to reflect
1640-486: Was never finished due to environmental issues. Instead, Constellation is building its third brewery in Veracruz , Mexico. The company was established in 1945 by Marvin Sands in the Finger Lakes region of New York as Canandaigua Industries, selling bulk wine to bottlers in the eastern United States. In its first year, the company sold approximately 200,000 gallons of wine and had gross sales of $ 150,000. The company
1681-476: Was reported to have approached Monster Beverage to enter into a merger with a combined valuation above $ 90 billion. In 2023, Constellation Brands sold Funky Buddha back to its founders. On June 24, 2024, Constellation Brands re-located its headquarters to a 170,000 square foot campus on the site of the historic Aqueduct Building in Downtown Rochester , the first Fortune 500 company to operate in