Delicato Family Vineyards is a family-owned winery with a rich history of farming grapes in California (since 1924) and crafting superior quality wines (since 1935). They recognize that their family unity provides deep roots and values that keeps them on course and focused on long-term growth, not short-term gains for Wall Street.

Quality is the predominant value and objective that drives Delicato Family Vineyards business. Their commitment to quality is evidenced in everything they do—with an unwavering goal to always exceed consumer expectations, at any price point.

Delicato Family Vineyards respect the land and believe that wine quality is derived from superior fruit. They act as long-term stewards of the land they farm. This sustainable philosophy favours natural over manmade controls and encompasses people, properties, practices and production.

EXCLUSIVE BRANDS

Exclusive Brands has been a Delicato Family Vineyards core business for over forty years. Their talented team of experts manages the entire development process from concept to launch of their private label brand.

Valuable resources and capabilities are available and include supply and production, collaborative brand development, distributor management, marketing support and more.

INTERNATIONAL BRANDS

Delicato Family Vineyards wines can be found in over 68 markets spanning across five continents. The Delicato Family Vineyards family recognizes the importance of an international presence and has invested in support for growth in this area with dedicated marketing and customer service teams based in California and a dedicated sales team with offices in Canada, Sweden, Germany and Japan

DEEP ROOTS GROW A LEGACY

Delicato Family Vineyar’s founder, Gaspare Indelicato came to America more than a century ago and planted a vineyard in Manteca, California. It reminded him of Sicily where his family had grown wine grapes for generations in Italy. With his three sons, he established a vineyard and winery while simultaneously building a solid reputation for making quality wines. Gaspare passed along a tireless work ethic and dedication to excellence to his sons, the second generation. They expanded the winery and purchased prime vineyard land, further rooting the family’s legacy in California wine.

Today, third generation family members run the company with the fourth generation in training to join their parents, aunts and uncles within the next few years.

BIOGRAPHIES

Delicato Family Vineyards has always been a family-owned and operated business, but no family member is required to work for this winery; rather the family works together because they are inspired, energized and fulfilled by their work. As the second and third generation Indelicato family members work together, each person brings unique skills to this thriving winery.

QUALITY

Vineyard selection

• Family-owned and farmed vineyards in Napa Valley, Monterey and Lodi
• Farming matched to winemaking objectives and aligned with sustainability

Grape selection

• Winemakers and vineyard managers inspect the vineyards throughout entire growing season to determine the optimal time to harvest each varietal by vineyard

Winemaking

• Winemakers complete sensory evaluations before Delicato Family Vineyards bottle, after they bottle, during library hold time, prior to release and following bottle age
• Wines are bottle aged to ensure that they are delicious at time of purchase
• Corks are subject to strict sensory evaluation and grading

Production

• Any employee may shut down the bottling line if anything is out of tolerance
• They validate and benchmark our own certified laboratory's analysis against independent third party laboratories
• Grapes are tracked from the vineyard source to the bottle through our proprietary software wine tracking systems
• Bottling lines are inspected by Quality Control for ten different attributes before it is allowed to run
• All packaging components can be traced to the supplier and the date of bottling which allows us to spot issues and deliver solutions

Wines Brands

BELLE AMBIANCE

Belle Ambiance wines are inspired by a true place of natural beauty in our family-owned vineyard. A nook that invites you to relax, reflect and enjoy wine with friends, family and food. Create your own perfect moment.

www.belleambiancevineyards.com

BLACK STALLION

Located on the grounds of a historic equestrian centre, Black Stallion Estate Winery is amongst the distinguished collection of wineries in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. Handcrafted and carefully blended from small vineyard lots, the wines are elegant and distinctive.

www.blackstallionwinery.com

DOMINO

A collection of contemporary, smooth-drinking wines that are perfect for lounging with friends, pairing with your favourite dishes, or just sipping alone.

www.dominowines.com

GNARLY HEAD

These bold, sophisticated wines are crafted to be enjoyed with food, and made to bring people together, to celebrate past escapades and future adventures. Enjoy!

www.gnarlyhead.com