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Normal Hours:
Mon 9-7
Tues-Sat: 9-7:30
SUNDAYS:
DEC. 16 & 23
OPEN 10-4
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
In German wine cellars you will often find hand-carved wooden tanks or vats,
frequently marking a special celebration or honoring friends and
family. Visiting family-owned wineries you see that there's great
reverence for the history of the place.
We appreciate the history and traditions that helped make the wine world what it
is today.
Grandpa may have made good wine back in his day, but one would hope the
succeeding generations have learn from their ancestors and continue to build on
their legacy.
We've heard the expression "you learn something new every day."
If this is true, we wonder why some vintners believe wine was superior in the
days before temperature-controlled tanks, electricity, etc.
Isn't it likely one can make wine taking the successes of the past and
incorporating enhancements in an effort to elevate wine quality?
This week we read an article of a winery seeking to make wine the way it was
made in the late 1800s.
That's all well and good, we suppose, but perhaps they take things to an
extreme. Bottling is done using only natural light. They have a
couple of horses who not only bring the grapes to the cellar, but are used to
transport the bottled wine back to a storage warehouse.
In shipping the wine to market, we're told, "...a mule-drawn stagecoach
picks up the wine in the warehouse and transports the cases to canoes..."
in order to send the boxes nearly 100 miles to the distribution company.
The article claimed the trip takes three days and the winery crew camps out
along the way.
Having read the article, we wondered if this wine company had modern
conveniences such as a telephone and web site and, lo and behold, they do!
Apparently you can buy the wine "on line" and after you've paid your
$68 for a bottle, they will send it to you via UPS or FedEx (who don't seem to
use horse-drawn carriages for delivery)...
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As you can imagine, the holiday season keeps us quite busy. We spent much
of the past week preparing gift boxes and shipping some bottles for customers
who have friends, family or business associates scattered around California.
Customers have been stocking up for holiday fests, special dinners, office
parties, etc.
The store is well-stocked and we'll be happy to help you find the right gift
bottles or dinner selections for the holiday season.
We've got lots of gift boxes and holiday gift-wrapping, too.
Stop by and say hello!
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There's a new
newsletter on the counters...stop by and pick up a copy.
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GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE...
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Lots of interesting wines to taste today, as well.
The list has been
updated, so stop by and check it out.
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Had a nice mention in the Wall
Street Journal's 2016 story about wine store signage:
CLICK
HERE
The Most recent mention, September of 2017, is this one...Things Wine Shop
Owners Detest...
CLICK
HERE *******************
Australian Wine Writer Jim McMahon wrote
a nice article published on the web site of the New South Wales Teachers
Federation.
CLICK
HERE
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Did you see the article in the local newspaper, by the way?
CLICK
HERE.
It was printed
just before New Year's Eve... *********************
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  "Quality first" is our mantra.
As professional wine scouts, we navigate the vast ocean of
offerings to find exceptional wines and exceptional values. We look
for good wines which have "soul." Given that so many
consumers are willing to settle for mainstream, mass-produced wines, our
selections often come from off-the-beaten path locales and, we suppose,
are not for everyone. But if you have taste for good wines, stop by
the shop! They start at about five bucks and go up from there.
We take the guess-work out of buying wine.
By the way, the four of us here are not "on commission."
Some stores offer incentives for the sales staff.
We work for you!
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SOME
PEOPLE KNOW THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING AND THE VALUE OF NOTHING
We are
dinosaurs in the wine business. Weimax has been open since 1961
and Gerald has been in the business long enough to remember when young,
upstart wineries such as Caymus and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars opened
their doors and charged all of $3.75 a bottle for Napa Cabernet!
If you buy wine because it has a cute label or was given a 90-point
score by someone, we're probably not your wine outlet.
If you think you're really getting a deal buying a second bottle of some
over-priced plonk for a nickel, we're probably not your wine outlet.
If you're impressed by a huge selection featuring hundreds of
factory-made wines of mediocre quality, we're probably not your wine
outlet.
If you think you're really getting a deal at the grocery store with
inflated prices on their wine to give you a hefty percentage discount,
we're probably not your wine outlet.
On the other hand...
If you like wines made by the winemaker and not marketing department
geniuses, we have some interesting bottlings for you.
If you're looking for wines which "taste more expensive" than
they cost, we have many discoveries to share with you.
If you're interested in broadening your enological horizons, stop by and
have a chat!
If you're a fan of wines "made for adult" palates, please
visit us...
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This site is a "work in progress." It is updated regularly.
We are wine lovers and write this for wine lovers.
We offer a large selection of wines for
tasting
Monday through Saturday in The Tasting Room. We also
organize formal, blind-tasting comparisons. There is a growing archive of
tasting results, so you might check that out while you're viewing this site.
Click
Here To Take A Peek of the Tasting Results
Those
of legal drinking age are welcome to peruse this site.
We
Taste Before Buying.
We do not purchase wines on the
basis of favorable reviews by various publications.
If you're looking for numerical scores of wines, you won't find them
here.
Unlike about 98% of Wine Shop sites, we write our own copy based on
personal opinion and first-palate tastings.
This is a
Parker-Free and Wine Spectator-Free Zone.
 
We hope this site will encourage you to
stop by our shop and peruse the incredible selection of wines in store.
We make every effort to assure the accuracy of availability and pricing, but as
we are only human....
SHIPPING
AVAILABLE
ALONG THE WEST COAST.
$9 for the Box (12 bottles) , $23 for UPS. $5
handling per box for gift orders.
No Shipments to Utah, Massachusetts or New Jersey, please.
Additional Fine Print:
Non-California residents are responsible for determining whether they may
lawfully import alcoholic beverages into their state. We make no representation
relative to your right to import wine or spirits into your state. Each state has
its own rules about alcoholic beverages. Better check before calling us with an
order.
We are not responsible for shipments damaged due to weather. Next day air
or 2nd Day Air shipments are routinely handled with more care, so you may wish
to request those services.
We are not responsible for the weather (like, duh!), so shipments to places with
extreme temperatures are a risk. We will not assume that risk.
WE
DELIVER LOCALLY...CHECK THIS PAGE FOR INFO
ON GIFT DELIVERIES
WHERE
WE ARE: <click here!> 1178 Broadway, Burlingame, California
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STORE HOURS
Monday 9am-7pm
Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7:30pm
Sunday: Closed
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Gift
Certificates Available!
We Gift Wrap, too.
Rantings
& Ravings
ODD
SIGHTINGS
FREE
TASTE
SAY TODAY'S
SECRET WORDS:
"ITALO STUPINO"
and we'll pour you a free taste of
Italo's Barbera from the Castello di Neive winery.
Italo is the spry 80-something year old owner of the Castello di Neive.
Remarkably
good Barbera from the famed Santo Stefano cru in Barbaresco.
Delicious!!!
Small
Print: One free taste per household...one free taste of a
particular wine per person.
You must be 21+ years of age. |
HEY! We were listed amongst Food & Wine Magazine's 125
"Favorites" in the October 2003 Issue.
Thanks, Food & Wine!
CLICK
HERE
- Electronic mail
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For: General Information, Comments, Queries, etc.,
Contact the Chief Cook & Bottle Washer, Web-Mister & Wine Meister.
gerald@weimax.com
- WEIMAX WINES & SPIRITS
1178 Broadway
Burlingame CA 94010
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We built this site
ourselves using Microsoft's Front Page.
We "upgraded" to a new Microsoft program called Expressions...big
mistake!
While FrontPage was intended for novices, the new program is
intended for "experts" and programmers. Most "experts"
we know
view Microsoft with derision, much like wine drinkers look down
their noses at Gallo.
Now we know why.
We have been informed that
Netscape's Navigator doesn't present this format quite exactly as it is
intended. Sorry about that. We have also noticed it appears
differently on our browser than it appears as we've built it! Go figure...
"UNCLE BOB" GORMAN
1937-2012
Bob was in reasonably good shape in his later years.
In 2012 he had a bout of Bells Palsy in late Spring...
In early November he had a "dizzy spell" but said the hospital tests
were all fine.
Two weeks later he apparently suffered a stroke or seizure and ended up in the
hospital.
A series of further setbacks ensued and Bob passed away on Thanksgiving Day of
2012.
He was a bon vivant, world traveler and gourmand.
He appreciated art and photography, was a mushroom hunter and good cook and genial
host.
Bob wrote a book on California wine in the 1970s, a series of nice essays on
various varietals, with commentary on various wines and various food affinities.
Bob was especially proud that his book had been panned by The Wine Spectator,
while garnering good reviews from Gourmet Magazine's wine guru, Gerald Asher.
Julia Child also had been a fan of Bob's book, apparently.
He is greatly missed by Weimax regulars and his colleagues behind the counter in
the shop.
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Jon Bonne, of the San Francisco Chronicle, wrote a nice article on
"old" wine books.
The March 2014 article featured a photo of a bunch of Jon's favorites, topped by
Bob's tome.
Read
Jon's article by CLICKING HERE.
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