 In 1879 the Sola family sold its interests to the remaining partners, who renamed the company Martini & Rossi, as it stands today.The brand may have given the American martini vermouth and gin cocktail its name (an early recipe for which is known from 1888), though other speculations on the cocktail's etymology exist.In 1892 the business was taken over by Rossi's four sons; control passed to his grandsons in 1930.