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Wine tours in Italy, Spain & Portugal

Living La Dolce Vita

ADVENTURES ON THE WINE TRAIL
(A WINE BLOG)

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December 09, 2018

Varinella, our village in Piedmont

December 09, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Varinella, our village in Piedmont

A walk through the Piedmont village of Varinella, home of La Dolce Vita Wine Tours cofounder Claudio Bisio.

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At Home in Piedmont
Varinella, Claudio Bisio, La Dolce Vita Wine Tours, Piedmont, Life in an Italian village
June 22, 2018

I Brake for Timorasso

June 22, 2018/ Pat Thomson
I Brake for Timorasso

It’s open cantina day in the land of Timorasso, southeast Piedmont’s ‘forgotten’ white wine. Have Vespa, will travel!

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At Home in Piedmont
Timorasso, Quatar Pass Per Timurass, Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont, Slow Food Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta, Derthona, La Colombera, Claudio Mariotti, Andrea Tirelli, Boveri, Valli Unite, Daniele Ricci, Vigne Marina Coppi
October 13, 2015

Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails

October 13, 2015/ Pat Thomson
Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails

Pix from our fall 2015 wine & hiking tour in Barolo, Gavi, Portofino, and the Cinque Terre

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Barolo, Gavi, Vermentino
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May 03, 2010

La Dolce Vita Takes Flight

May 03, 2010/ Pat Thomson
La Dolce Vita Takes Flight

Our biannual migration to Italy

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At Home in Piedmont, Travels in Italy
Piedmont, Varinella
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    • Discover Sicily
    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
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La Dolce Vita Wine Tours

La Dolce Vita Wine Tours is a boutique tour operating offering wine tours in Italy, Spain & Portugal since 1999.

ABOUT ME
I’m Patricia Thomson, and these are my dispatches from the wine world in Italy, New York, and beyond. I provide stories, not ratings, missives from life on the road as a wine-tour guide and wine writer. Read more.

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MY ARTICLES
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POSTS ON OUR WINE TOURS
Alps & Dolomites
Amalfi
Douro Valley
Liguria
Piedmont
Rioja
Sicily
Tuscany

  • Amarone 4
  • At Home in Piedmont 10
  • Barbaresco 2
  • Barbera 4
  • Barolo 8
  • Beer 6
  • Brunello 10
  • Cabernet 6
  • Chianti Classico 8
  • Collio 1
  • Etna 2
  • Falanghina 1
  • Fiano 1
  • Florence 1
  • Franciacorta 3
  • Gavi 5
  • Gewürtztraminer 1
  • Greco 3
  • Grillo 2
  • Lambrusco 2
  • Marsala 1
  • Milan 2
  • Morellino di Scansano 1
  • Moscato 2
  • Nebbiolo 5
  • Nero d'Avola 3
  • Pelaverga 1
  • Pinot Grigio 2
  • Port 9
  • Primitivo 2
  • Recipes 22
  • Refosco 1
  • Ribolla Gialla 2
  • Rome 7
  • Sagrantino 3
  • Sake 2
  • Sangiovese 6
  • Sassicaia 3
  • Soave 4
  • Spain 10
  • Sparklers 6
  • Super Tuscans 5
  • Tasting events 40
  • Travels in Italy 27
  • Travels in Portugal 9
  • Uncategorized 7
  • Valpolicella 2
  • Venice 3
  • Vermentino 11
  • Vin Santo 1

BLOGS I ACTUALLY READ!
on food
101 Cookbooks
Orangette
Tartelette

on wine
Do Bianchi
Dr. Vino
On the Wine Trail in Italy
Tom's Wine Line
Vinography
Wine Harlots

  • The American Wine Industry Has an Old People Problem https://t.co/rN8P4yIXAH
    Mar 26, 2023, 6:08 PM
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    Mar 24, 2023, 11:28 PM
  • Money Talks for Brunello Alternative | Wine-Searcher News & Features https://t.co/jOQgLpQtdc
    Mar 19, 2023, 10:11 PM
  • Rome hopes to reverse decline and relive La Dolce Vita https://t.co/eysvy33yY5
    Mar 17, 2023, 9:49 PM

REGIONS
Piedmont
Veneto/Alto Adige
Liguria
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Umbria
Campania
Sicily

COUNTRIES
Italy
Spain
Portugal

INTERESTS
Wine
Wine Intensive
Walking & Wine
Custom Wine
Custom Walk
Custom Bike

GENERAL INFO

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576 Fifth Street, Brooklyn NY 11215
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