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The "Delicato Family" company was founded in 1924 by Gaspare Indelicato, an immigrant from Sicily. Gaspare saw similarities between the Italian climate and the warm, sunny climate of California. His dream was to grow quality grapes to create premium wines at affordable prices. He planted a small 4.8-hectare vineyard at the foot of the mountains near Lodi. The company gradually expanded. Gaspare's sons acquired new vineyards, including the San Bernabe vineyard in the cooler part of the Monterey Valley. This vineyard became the keystone for the quality of Delicato wines. Today, the family winery owns 2,833 hectares of vineyards located in various climatic zones of California—from the cool Monterey coast to the hot foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Lodi. Delicato is one of the most successful American wineries. Each year, the estate sells over sixteen and a half million bottles of wine worldwide. The successes of the Delicato winemakers have not gone unnoticed. The commission of the prestigious International Wine & Spirits Competition awarded Delicato Family the honorary title of Best Winery of the Year in the USA for two consecutive years, in 2001 and 2002. Additionally, Delicato's Shiraz was twice (in 2001–2002) named the best Californian wine in its category at the annual California State Fair.