Delgado Zuleta is the oldest family winery currently producing Manzanilla, Jerez and still white wine (Tierra de Cádiz) in the area around Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a small coastal town at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River in Southern Spain. The vineyards have been in the family for two hundred and fifty years since the company was founded by Francisco Gil de Ledesma, Knight of the Order of Calatrava and Sanlúcar’s honorary mayor. The company’s name, however, pays homage to a later relative, Jose Maria Delgado Zuleta, who took control after marrying a direct decendent of the original founder. Planted on Albariza soils, Delgado’s vineyards lie in the Jerez Superior area of the appellation. The company’s many small cellars are uniquely located at different levels on the hillside in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This variation in altitude and humidity affects the rate of growth of flor in the barrels and consequently adds considerable complexity to the final bottling.