California Wine Association - Spokane
The Los Angeles Wine Company (local bottlers of the California Wine Association's products in Spokane) had its beginning sometime in 1899 when George W. Fox started a wholesale wine house at 713 Sprague Avenue. Newspaper ads of the day listed them as agents for Schade Bottled Goods a local Spokane brewery. The Los Angeles Wine Co. was incorporated in April 1906 holding capital of $50,000 with Albert Fox, Mildred Fox and Walter G. Schultz as shareholders. Late in 1908 the company expanded and had a portion of its goods in the basement of a building at 712 First Avenue. By 1911, the outlet on First was listed at 714 First Avenue, this was most likely not a move but a different entrance to the same building. It remained there as the Los Angeles Wine Co. until closed by Prohibition in 1915.
Migliavacca Wine Co. - Seattle
The Migliavacca Co. was one of the older firms on the West Coast that dealt with native wines and brandies. It was established in Napa City, Ca. in 1865 and manufactured sweet and dry wines as well as brandies. It opened an outlet in Seattle at 109 Main St in 1899 and was incorporated in 1905. Although they closed the Seattle outlet in 1909, their main operation in California continued until Prohibition. One of their brands was "Coast Club" whiskey.
Note: An advertisement in the 12/21/1910 edition of The Seattle Times stated that the Imperial Liquor Co. was selling the inventory of the Migliavacca Wine Co. which had recently gone out of business. Wines for sale included French Sauternes, Clarets and Burgandies for 85 cents per quart (which regularly sold for $2.00 per quart).
Sunset Wine House - Everett
The Sunset Wine House was started by John Spence in the Mitchell Building located at 1919 Hewitt Ave. in Everett in 1903. Ben Hart and S. H. Paine took over the business in 1906 with Paine being replaced by George Hansen the following year. The business lasted until sometime in 1910 as the City of Everett had enacted a local prohibition ordinance against the sale of alcohol in 1911. Hansen had also operated a saloon in Seattle (between 1906-1915 at 2307 First Ave.) and moved all of the Sunset Wine House inventory to his Seattle location in 1911. The 1919 Hewitt Ave. address was next occupied by F. D. McKenzie in 1913 (after the local ordinance was repealed) who ran McKenzie's Wine House until prohibition came to Washington State on January 1, 1916.
Jaffe & Co./Wine Creek Winery - Seattle
Established in Healdsburg, California on June 26, 1886 Mr. Louis Jaffe purchased the Pridham Vineyards (re-naming it the Wine Creek Winery) which comprised of 264 acres of wine and brandy grapes. The Jaffe Liquor Co. began business in Seattle on August 4, 1889, just months after the great fire had swept the city. Circumstances forced Jaffe to set up at a location on what was then known as Old Mill Street just above Third Avenue South in a 15x70 ft tent. It was around 1893 that the firm began to show up in city listings and its business. Throughout its existence, the company was both a retail and wholesale establishments located at 115-117 Second Ave. S. & 213-217 Second Ave. S. The Jaffe name was closely tied in with the Imperial Liquor Company whose owner was Joseph L. Jaffe and the College Inn Buffet whose manager was Herbert Jaffe. Jaffe & Co. also owned a saloon in Spokane and a retail/wholesale location from 1892-1915 which closed due to Prohibition. Louis Jaffe died in San Francisco at the age of 71 after an emergency operation for internal issues on 2/1/1905.
Langert Wine Co. - Spokane
Charles Langert was a wholesale liquor dealer who started in Tacoma in 1881 when he acquired a storeroom and warehouse for liquor distribution. He was the sole agent for a variety of whiskey brands and had a great knowledge of foreign winegrowers and distillers which helped him build a quality stock and aquire a reputation known throughout the country. The Langert Wine Company began operation in 1910 at 422 Sprague Avenue in Spokane and closed its doors 5 years later due to Prohibition. It was listed as a distributor - not a bar or saloon. This was the newest of the Langert Companies dealing in spirits and had an estimated net worth of between $10,000 and $20,000 at its closing.
Spokane Table Supply Co. - Spokane
The Spokane Table Supply Company was founded in early 1903 by E. Michael as the "Spokane Cash Market" at the corner of Sprague Ave and Mill St. The name was changed to the "Spokane Table Supply Co." on October 19, 1903 which advertised itself as carrying a complete line of everything needed for the table and kitchen. E. Michael was listed as president, with Karl Michael as vice president and Samuel Hanauer as sec-treas. Michael & Co. produced a clear glass half-gallon megaphone whiskey bottle as well as a ceramic jug and label-only bottles that contained a variety of cognacs, wines and whiskies.