Pizzadili Vineyard & Winery Felton DE

Varina Marshall

I have struggled with whether I should post or not. I decided to share my experience because it was so strange. Many years ago I attended a wedding at Pizzadili and had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the wine. When my friends and I were looking for a place to meet I suggested Pizzadili. I e-mailed back and forth with Angela confirming they would be open, our party size, how to order trays, etc. She stopped responding but I figured everything was fine since she responded initially. Fast forward to Saturday, May 21st. The first couple in my party arrived around 11:30am. According to Google they open at 11am but I thought it may be noon so they waited. They, along with others who arrived for tastings, noticed that the door was open and keys were in the registers. Tip jars were out with money in them and the alarm was beeping. They described it as feeling like a horror movie - very creepy. It looked like someone was "just there and disappeared". The group did a quick search to make sure no one was in the back having a medial issue. No one could be found. The group decided to call the police for help - I mean this is a business with everything left unsecured. We arrived and waited with everyone until the police came. The lovely officer was so understanding and after we explained she suggested that since there was no body and no apparent crime that we should just lock everything up to secure the site. As everyone was leaving a car pulls up and parks. My friend asked the women if she was visiting or staff. The women said she worked there. My friend started to explain what happened and that we were happy to see she was okay and the women was very abrupt. She stated she had car issues and seemed very peeved that we contacted the police. I understand you had a hard morning but you didn't need to abuse the visitors who were trying to do the right thing. So after snaps at my friend and talks with the cop (something along the lines of "sorry these crazy people bothered you" I'm sure) she turns around and says "Well you can come in now, I'll take care of you." We are glad that the she was okay but after the overall experience and behavior of the staff member we decided it would be best to move on. I left 3 stars because of my previous experience during an event at the winery and I wanted to be fair to the owners who may not know what happened. I remember the wines being very tasty but I doubt I will be having them again anytime soon.

Ali Casatelli

We went because it said it was open on Google maps. Like the previous comments, it was completely empty and the doors were shut. Beautiful Vinyard and I hope the owners are ok. Does anyone know who they are so we can check on them?

emily phelan

The wine is amazing. The 2012 rosary has an awesome whiskey flavor. It's a household favorite. The brother's table wine is a great alternative to a sweet wine. Its not overly so.