1934 December	Showa Brewery Co., Ltd., is established in Tokyo

1935 April	Begins production of neutral spirits

1937 September	Begins production of Sanraku synthetic sake

1946 March	Begins production of shochu, a distilled spirit

1957 March	Begins production of feedstuffs

1961 May	Merges with Nisshin Brewery Co., Ltd., and acquires the Mercian brand

1962 July	Merges with Ocean Co., Ltd., acquires Ocean brand whisky and changes company name to Sanraku Ocean Co., Ltd.

1966 January	Begins production of the agricultural antibiotic Kasugamycin

1969 September	Begins production of the medical antibiotic Josamycin

1970 March	Begins production of Chateau Mercian

1972 November	Completes an import and distribution agreement for Tio Pepe brand sherry with Gonzalez Byass S.A. of Spain

1973 May	Receives dealership in Japan from Gustav Adolf Schmitt'sche Weinlellerei in Germany

1973 September	Opens Mercian Wine Musium, renovated oldest wooden winery in existence

1973 October	Receives dealership of Hungarian Tokaj Wine in Japan

1974 October	Bigins "Harvest Festival" at Katsunuma Winery

1976 May	Begins sales of Mercian Blanc de Blanc Katsunuma

1976 July	Begins sales of the first single malts whisky Ocean Karuizawa

1978 February	Begins import and distribution of sparkling wines produced by Codorniu S.A. of Spain

1979 October	Begins sales of Chateau Mercian Koshu Toriibira

1981 December	Begins marketing of the anti-cancer agent Aclacinon inj.

1982 February	Acquires distributorship for Japan of the wines produced by Maison Albert Bichot, S.A. of France

1985 April	Changes company name to Sanraku Co., Ltd.

1985 June	Begins sales of Mercian Koshu Sur Lie

1987 October	Acquires premium wine producer Markham Vineyards of Napa, California, United States

1988 June	Begins sales of the anti-cancer agent Pinorubin inj.

1988 July	Completes an agreement for the import and distribution of the French champagnes produced by Champagne Pommery

1988 September	Purchases Chateau Reysson, a winery in Bordeaux, France

1989 June	Begins sales of Chateau Mercian Kikykogahara Merlot

1989 November	Begins sales of veterinary antibiotic Aivlosin

1989 December	Contract of import and distribution with seven Italian wineries

1990 July	Begins sales of Chinese Shaoxing wine Gu Yue Long Shan Establishes a joint venture company, Shenzhen Main Luck Pharmaceuticals Inc., with Shenzen Pharmaceutical Factory and Main Life Corp., to produce and market anti-cancer drugs for the Chinese market

1990 September	Changes company name to Mercian Corporation

1991 October	Begins sales of Shochu Hakusui

1993 February	Begins import and distribution of wines produced by Vina Concha y Toro S.A. of Chile

1994 June	Wine market in Japan expands rapidly, triggered by introduction of Bon Marche, a moderately priced table wine

1994 October	Begins sales of Chateau Mercian Jyonohira Cabernet Sauvignon

1995 July	Opens the Musee d’art Mercian Karuizawa

1995 October	Begins sales of reasonable price wine Bistro

1996 October	Begins sales of Bon Rouge

1996 November	Begins import and distribution of wines produced by Trapiche of Argentine Mercian Katsunuma Winery obtains ISO9002 certification

1996 December	Opens Mercian Web Site

1997 May	Begins sales of Shochu Hakusui, series of brand-name rice

1997 June	Chateau Mercian Jyonohira Cabernet Sauvignon ’90 wins the gold prize at International Wine Challenge in Bordeaux, France

1998 September	Begins import and distribution of wines produced by Robert Mondavi of California, in the United States

2001 January	Begins import and distribution of several Piat d’Or wines from Piat Pere et Fils of France

2001 April	Begins sales of imported Dourthe Wines from major Bordeaux negotiant (wine merchant) Compagnie des Vins de Bordeaux et de la Gironde (CVBG)

2003 March	Begins sales of Oishii-sankaboshizai-mutenka Wine Completes construction of biological resources laboratory

2003 June	Commences cultivation of high-grade wine grapes at Mariko Vineyard in Nagano Prefecture

2003 October	Begins sales of Chateau Mercian Koshu Girs de Gris

2005 February	Acquires capital in Nippon Liquor Ltd.,

2005 March	Begins sales of Chateau Mercian Koshu Kiiroka

2005 August	Revamps Eaglehawk Australian wines, introducing a screw cap

2006 February	Begins sales of natural cosmetics Vinage Natural

2006 March	Acquires a 51% stake in Nippon Liquor Ltd., a company specializing in sales of high-quality wines

2006 August	Completes construction of Nikko plant, which becomes a production base for the processing liquors business

2006 September	Completes Yatsushiro Shiranuigura facilities for the production of otsuru shochu at the Yatsushiro plant

2006 November	Concludes business alliance with Kirin Brewery Company Limited

2007 February	Revamps Sunrise Chilean wine, introducing a screw cap

2007 May	Begins sales of Nihon no Awa

2007 July	Becomes an operating company under Kirin Holdings Company, Limited