The grapes aren’t the only sun-worshippers that have found a home at this Delaware winery
Updated May 13, 2021;
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There might not be a more aptly named winery on the East Coast than Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery in Frankford, in the southeast corner of Delaware.
Known for a time as Fenwick Wine Cellars, owners Adrian and Jessica Mobilia in 2015 made two important decisions: They married in mid-summer and within a few months purchased a 26-acre farm in nearby Frankford.
By the end of 2015, they closed the doors to Fenwick Wine Cellars and started the process of building a larger facility on this new property they had bought. As that was happening, they planted the winery’s first 1,600 vines, consisting of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with the idea of adding to the vineyard every spring, until complete. Grapes were something that at least Adrian was used to, having grown up in North East, Pennsylvania, the middle of Lake Erie Wine Country. His family founded and still operate Arrowhead Wine Cellars there.