Amedee Delpech

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Amedee Delpech (also spelled Depach)
Born 1852
Occupation wine maker

Amedee Delpech was a Los Gatos wine and spirit maker. Delpech was born in France in 1850; he immigrated to the United States in 1876[1], and lived in the Alma area[2]. Delpech built a winery at the corner of Santa Cruz Ave. and Saratoga Ave. in 1900[3]; the building was later extended by Hunt Brothers Packing Company as a cannery to replace the former Los Gatos Canneries plant in downtown Los Gatos.

Delpech owned land in the Santa Cruz Mountains where he operated a winery and brandy distillery[4][5]. Delpach produced Sauvignon Vert, White Pilot, mission brandy, and peach brandy as early as 1887[6]. Delpach's ranch, adjoining G. Heuter's "Mountain Spring Ranch"[7], apparently was along the Santa Cruz road[8]

Amedee died in 1903[9].

References

  1. Amador Delpech. 1900 U.S. census, Alma Precinct.
  2. Copy of Great Register of Santa Clara County, 1894. Amedee Delpach is listed as a wine-maker, living in Alma, and naturalized on June 25, 1892.
  3. Builder's Contract. May 7, 1900 San Jose Mercury News. "A builders contract has been filed by which Z. O. Field agrees to contract a frame winery, with brick foundation, for A. Delpach in the town of Los Gatos for $4075 in accordance with plans furnished by Jacob Lenzen & Son.
  4. Directory of the Fruit Brandy Distillers of California, registered prior to September 1, 1890. Board of State Virticultural Commissioners.
  5. Case on Appeal. (G. Heuter vs. A. Delpach). June 29, 1899 San Jose Mercury News. "Delpach had a still on about three acres of land in the Santa Cruz Mountains and the plaintiff alleged that Delpach, in clearing his land, rolled some stumps on his, Heuter's, property. A counter claim, in regard to the title of a certain piece of land was set up but denied."
  6. Catalogue of the Instructive Exhibit. Report of the Sixth Annual State Viticultural Convention, March 7-10, 188, San Francisco.
  7. View on Mountain Spring Ranch, near Alma, cal. G. Hueter, Proprietor. History San Jose, Lucy Walker Townsend collection.
  8. Jessie Parkinson, Adventuring in California. 1921. Travelogue of driving adventures. "A picturesque place is Mountain Spring Ranch. Near the road is a novel fountain..."
  9. Died. August 20, 1903 San Jose Mercury News. "Delpech: In Los Gatos, August 19, 1903, Amedee Delpech, beloved husband of Germaine Delpech and father of Marguerite Delpech, a native of France, aged 52 years."