Anthony Vietri

The Climb

At Va La Vineyards in Avondale, Pennsylvania, the work sits with Anthony Vietri across both ownership and winemaking, with farming folded into the same job. That arrangement keeps vineyard, cellar, and farm under one set of hands; the point is not distance from the material, but direct contact with it. His line — “My name is Anthony and I farm the wines here.” — names the method plainly: the grapes are grown, the wine is shaped, and the person behind it stays close to both. Family lineage is part of the register of the place. Anthony Vietri’s maternal family comes from Liguria and Piemonte (Giusvalla + Malvicino), and his paternal family comes from Campania (Vietri sul Mare). Those roots are reflected in the cooking and in the field, where he says the work leans northward, with farming heavily focused on Piedmontese varieties and chestnuts.

Today

The owner-and-winemaker role at Va La Vineyards in Avondale, Pennsylvania, USA is also described as farming the wines there. Anthony Vietri’s own wording makes the point without ornament: “My name is Anthony and I farm the wines here.”

Signature

Anthony's signature dishes include La Prima Donna. Around the vineyard and the table, that means a sensibility shaped by the family roots he cites and the Piedmontese focus he says guides the farming.

In Their Words “My name is Anthony and I farm the wines here.”

Recognition

The clearest recognition in the record is self-description. “My name is Anthony and I farm the wines here.” is a concise statement of practice: ownership does not stand apart from labor, and winemaking is presented as stewardship tied to the field, the cellar, and the farm itself.