Come try our Roman-style pizzas for lunch and dinner in Placerville, CA at an Apple Hill® Winery, Starfield Vineyards. Check out the rest of our food menu below. Eat now or order take-away online!
Pizza Kitchen Schedule:
Open Daily
Mon-Wed: 11am – 6pm
Thu: 11am – 7pm
Fri-Sat: 11am – 8pm
Sun: 11am – 7pm
When placing advance orders online we do our best to have the orders ready at that exact time.
Roman Pizza in Placerville
Starfield Vineyards, an Apple Hill® Winery perched at 2,400 feet in the El Dorado AVA, has always been a place where craft matters. So when we decided to launch a food program, we didn’t phone it in. We called The Pizza Buddha.
Alastair Hannmann — known throughout the world for his obsessive dedication to Roman-style dough — developed our Pizza alla Pala program from the ground up. Alongside him, we brought in Scott Tomblin, former head chef of the acclaimed Smith Flat House in Placerville, to lead the kitchen day to day. Together they’ve built something that would be worth seeking out anywhere. Here, you can eat it on a patio overlooking an estate vineyard with a glass of wine we grew ourselves.
Pizza alla Pala is served DAILY! Expanded days and evening hours are HERE!
What is Pizza alla Pala?
Pizza alla Pala — sometimes called Pizza alla Taglio — is a Roman tradition that has been feeding neighborhoods in Italy for generations. Unlike Neapolitan pizza, it’s baked in long rectangular sheets, cut to order, and served on wooden boards. The style is defined by its crust: crackling and golden on the bottom, light and open-crumbed inside, built to support bold toppings without getting soggy or heavy.
Ours starts with two flours — one from California and the other imported from Italy — both organically grown at the source — blended and slow-fermented for 48 hours to develop flavor that most doughs never reach. The result is a pinsa-style base with a complexity that makes even a simple Margherita taste like it has something to say.
It’s served on rectangular boards — share one, or don’t. We won’t judge. Pair it with a glass from our current El Dorado AVA lineup and call it a very good afternoon.
Alastair Hannmann — The Pizza Buddha
Alastair has spent years studying, refining, and evangelizing Roman-style pizza across the world as World Pizza Champion competitor. His approach is methodical and ingredient-driven: the right flours, the right fermentation, the right restraint. He developed our Pizza alla Pala program and the dough recipe at its core.
Plan Your Visit
Open Daily
Mon-Wed: 11am – 6pm
Thu: 11am – 7pm
Fri-Sat: 11am – 8pm
Sun: 11am – 7pm
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Starfield Vineyards is located at 2750 Jacquier Road, Placerville, CA 95667 — in the Sierra Foothills, in the heart of El Dorado wine country. We’re an Apple Hill® Winery, which means we’re part of one of Northern California’s most beloved agritourism communities, just a short drive from Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe.
Walk-ins welcome. Order at the counter, find a table on the patio, and let us pour you something worth staying for.