We make wine for the pleasure-seekers and rule-breakers.
Killer pinots, electric rieslings and offbeat bottles that don’t play by the book. Born from a love of Italian wines and inspired by a boozy Piedmontese drinking song, La Violetta makes wine for the joy of it.
Based in Denmark WA, La Violetta sources fruit from some of the Great Southern’s most exceptional vineyards to craft small-batch wines that are anything but ordinary.
Yes, we do the classics - razor-sharp rieslings, silky pinots and the like. But we also like to mess around a bit. Think pét-nats, experimental blends, and whatever else sparks joy in the shed.
It’s all made with a hands-on, minimal-intervention approach, driven by instinct, experience and the odd happy accident.
AJ Hoadley is the winemaker behind La Violetta, crafting small-batch wines that strike a balance between elegance and edge.
What started with grape picking on a backpacking trip through France led to vintages in Piedmont, Abruzzo, and Washington State.
In 2008, he landed in Denmark WA, drawn by the Great Southern’s top-shelf fruit. There, La Violetta was born - with a minimal-intervention philosophy and a big personality in every bottle. It’s here where he creates wines that defy convention.
Some of our favourites right now:
The name? La Violetta comes from a Piedmontese folk song that sings the praises of intoxication.
Which feels about right. We’re not here to follow rules - we’re here to make wines worth getting a little giddy over.
