1911 RPPC Real Photo PC Los Amigos Vineyard Alameda Ca

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(^ • (•• )• ^) Antique & Vintage Postcards ( ^• (•• )• ^) Antique Real Photo Postcard 4/23/1911 Los Amigos Vineyard (California) Grau + Werner (not sure of the next line) Velox stamp box unmailed excellent top notch condition Please se e pictures above More info on the Los Amigos Vineyard (the following info is from 1955) (not sure of the current Los Amigos status or info)... SOUTHERN ALAMEDA Los Amigos Vineyards, Mission San Jose Edward P. Werner and Edwin A. Grau were the founders of this once-famous vineyard, now the victim of encroaching real estate development. Werner was a Bavarian who married his girl against his parents' wishes and Grau was from Austria, the son of a winegrower. The two met in California, w Werner became cellar master for the Gallegos family near Mission San Jose and Grau was with Salazar, who operated the Los Cerritos Cellar in that town. Together they purchased from the Gallegos family a beautiful hill site, commanding a sweeping view of the surrounding countryside and of San Francisco Bay. They established their vineyards in 1888 and named their property "Los Amigos" in honor of their close friendship. The Los Amigos wines attained a national and international fame and were produced by Werner and Grau until the advent of Prohibition, which forced the winery to close down. They kept the vineyard, however, and sold the grapes. Neither of the amigos lived to see the coming of Repeal and after the death of Mrs. Werner the estate passed into various hands. Not till Robert S. Mayock bought it in 1936 did Los Amigos and its wines come into their own once again. Bob Mayock, an attorney and realtor of Beverly Hills, California, had for long been interested in good wines. In Southern California he had been in the wine business, selecting fine wines and selling them, but he wanted to get in the producing end of it. Once the owner of Los Amigos, he replanted the vineyards to Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot noir and successfully revived the great tradition set by the founders. In this he was ably assisted by his wife, Ann Mayock, who continued to operate Los Amigos and its vineyards for some years after he passed away in 1945. Now that new housing developments have invaded the privacy of Los Amigos, its vineyards are no more, but the winery continues to operate and the Los Amigos brand is still on the market with the well-known Sherry Sack, a first-class dry and very pale sherry of the Amontillado type, blended and aged at the winery. Ann Mayock is enthusiastically aided in her enterprise by her children as far as their other duties allow them to do so. Sally Ann, a graduate of Mills College and now Mrs. Hollis Hartley, studied wine chemistry, worked in the winery, and has often acted as hostess at Los Amigos. Douglas, the elder son, helps in the business as much as his operatic career permits, while Robert Stoney, Jr., now of the Marine Corps, will probably return to the wine business after he has completed his service. Besides the Sherry Sack, which will continue to be produced, a few choice table wines are still available under the Los Amigos label, be it in small quantities soon to be exhausted. Gone are the older vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir, the Grenache Rose of 1944, the very special Black Pinot from Pinot Meunier grapes, the Tawny Port, to be found only in some prize cellar perhaps and now collectors' rarities, but still on the market are the Cabernet Sauvignon 1945, the Pinot Noir blend of 1949-195o, and the Riesling 1946 (from Johannisberg Riesling and Franken Riesling grapes). Weibel Champagne Vineyards, Mission San Jose A relative newcomer to the California wine industry, Weibel Champagne Vineyards, founded in 1939, is an up and coming concern, producing high-quality table, sparkling, aperitif, and dessert wines which have established an excellent reputation for themselves. The best proof is that they not only market t... read more

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