8822 Gap Newport Pike (Rt 41)
Avondale, PA 19311
610-268-2702
Va La Vineyards – Va La is a microwinery, devoted to the creation of wines from a tiny piece of land.The name Va La is in recognition of a village in northern Italy called Giusvalla,population 400, from which our family immigrated. The phrase ‘va la’ translates to “go there” in proper Italian.
The home vineyard contains 6.73 acres of land .The wine is produced in batches of one to nine barrel and the total production is approximately 500 to 700 cases a year. The winemaker is the caretaker of the vines, and the fruit is harvested by hand. At harvest, the many niches from a particular region are brought together into a single wine;we view the wine as a collection of the ‘voices’ that describe a certain area of the vineyard,the components of the wine are essentially determined by the vineyard itself.
In these wines we seek to express the small field we are blessed to occupy.
- Saturday August 6: Fresh Wood Fired Pizzas in the little vineyard by Chef Mathew Hans, Noon to 5:30
- August 12, 2011 — Chef Mathew Hans III, Fresh made Wood Fired Pizzas 5:30 - 8pm (weather permitting) PLUS: Live in the little vineyard, dead to their parents: The Glenn E. Williams Jazz Tri
- Saturday August 20 — Wood fired pizzas in the little vineyard by Chef Mathew Hans, Noon to 5:30
- September 2, 2011 — Wood fired pizzas in the little vineyard by Chef Mathew Hans, 5:30 - 8 pm (weather permitting) PLUS Live on the piano Mr Glenn E. Williams
- Saturday September 3 & Sunday September 4 — Chef Jamie of Lilydale visits the vineyard with his magical rolling kitchen and Special Endangered Species menu, sprinkling empanadas, baguette sandwiches, (noon - 5:30 pm weather permitting). PLUS: the cool jazz sounds of the beloved Glenn E. Williams Trio – 2:30 - 5:30
- September 16, 2011 — Steaming Wood Fired Pizzas in the little vineyard by Chef Mathew 5:30 - 8 pm (weather permitting) PLUS: Live piano concert: Mr Glenn E. Williams plays the songs that make the whole world sing. No really, it’s true. Saturday September 24: Full of Smoky goodness: Chef Mathew's Wood Fired Pizzas, Noon- 5:30 pm (weather permitting) PLUS: Tanned, rested, and ready: The Glenn E. Williams Jazz Trio – 2:30 - 5:30 (weather permitting).
- September 30, 2011 : Wood Fired Pizzas in the little vineyard by Chef Mathew Hans, 5:30- 8 pm (weather permitting) Live on the piano, friend to all animals: Mr Glenn E. Williams.
