citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message martini & rossi type subsidiary industry alcoholic beverages founded turin italy 1863 headquarters turin italy key people alessandro martini luigi rossi teofilo sola products vermouth and sparkling wine parent bacardi limited website martini.com martini & rossi is an italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the martini brand of vermouth and also with sparkling wine for example asti . it also produces the french vermouth noilly prat . contents 1 history 2 marketing 3 brands 3.1 vermouth 4 sparkling wine 5 see also 6 notes and references 7 external links history edit the company started in the mid 19th century as a vermouth bottling plant in pessione the distilleria nazionale di spirito di vino . three men came to dominate the company businessman alessandro martini winemaker luigi rossi and accountant teofilo sola and in 1863 they changed the name to martini sola & cia . the sola family sold out in 1879 and the company became known as martini & rossi . 1 1892 the business is taken over by rossi s four sons . 1929 the martini ball & bar logo is registered for the first time . 1930 rossi s grandsons take over control of the company . 1977 the company is restructured with the creation of the general beverage corporation . 1993 martini & rossi merged with bacardi . marketing edit since the earliest days of the company martini have marketed their products aggressively with some memorable tv advertising and sponsoring events under their martini terrazza logo . the company has been involved in motor racing sponsorship under the martini racing banner since 1968 and was a minor sponsor of scuderia ferrari until 2008 . for the 2014 season it is the title sponsor of williams f1 with the team officially called williams martini racing and the car in the traditional martini racing colors . 2 noilly prat is the company s french brand of vermouth . brands edit vermouth edit vermouth is made from wine with added sugar alcohol and botanicals herbs and spices . martini rosso 1863 martini bianco 1910 martini extra dry this was launched on new year s day 1900 . 3 martini rosato martini d oro 1998 martini fiero martini gold martini royale noilly prat a french vermouth owned by the company sparkling wine edit their sparkling wines are all from northern italy and are sold under the martini & rossi brand martini & rossi asti 75cl and blue 25cl bottles from piedmont martini & rossi prosecco 75cl bottles from veneto martini & rossi red wine & gin see also edit italy portal liquor portal companies portal list of italian companies martini racing martini the brand of vermouth produced by the company . notes and references edit the martini heritage . martini . retrieved 2008 02 14 . http www.gpupdate.net en f1 news 307312 williams martini racing presents 2014 livery martini extra dry . martini . retrieved 2008 02 14 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to martini & rossi . official website martini & rossi spa history of the company from fundinguniverse.com . v t e selected royal warrant holders of the british royal family by appointment to hm the queen abels moving services ainsworths angostura limited akzonobel autoglym axminster carpets bendicks bentley motors bollinger britvic bt burberry cadbury carphone warehouse castrol charbonnel et walker daks dhl express dorma ede & ravenscroft fortnum & mason frank smythson gieves & hawkes h. p. bulmer henry poole & co j. barbour and sons james purdey and sons jaguar cars john lewis john lobb land rover louis roederer mappin & webb martini & rossi minky molton brown mo t & chandon nestl procter & gamble uk richer sounds roberts radio ryvita schweppes spode steinway & sons tanqueray twinings unilever uk vauxhall motors veuve clicquot 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