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La Dolce Vita Wine Tours

Wine tours in Italy, Spain & Portugal

Living La Dolce Vita

ADVENTURES ON THE WINE TRAIL
(A WINE BLOG)

La Dolce Vita Wine Tours
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    • Trufflemania
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    • Tuscan Wine Treasures
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    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
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August 20, 2014

Saints Alive: The Rebirth of Sagrantino

August 20, 2014/ Pat Thomson
Saints Alive: The Rebirth of Sagrantino

Background to my Tastes of Italia article on Sagrantino, Umbria's prized red wine.

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August 20, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Sagrantino, Travels in Italy, Tasting events
Arnaldo Caprai, Colle del Saraceno, Lungarotti, Marco Caprai, Montefalco, Sagrantino
October 01, 2013

Say “moo”

October 01, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Say “moo”

A word to the wise: This is what a bistecca fiorentina looks like.

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October 01, 2013/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy
bistecca fiorentina, Tuscan tours
June 30, 2013

Alps-Dolomites: 100 Great Shots

June 30, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Alps-Dolomites: 100 Great Shots

100 best shots from our Alps & Dolomites wine + hiking tour

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June 30, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Travels in Italy
Alps, Cantino Terlano, Dolomites, hofstatter, Maso Martis, Tiefenbrunner
June 11, 2013

Funiculì Funiculà

June 11, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Funiculì Funiculà

A serendipitous visit to the funicular on Mt. Vesuvius

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June 11, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Travels in Italy
Amalfi Coast, Pompeii, Vesuvius, campania wine tours
February 09, 2013

The Best Wine Bars of Italy

February 09, 2013/ Pat Thomson
The Best Wine Bars of Italy

The best wine bars in Florence, Rome, Venice & Milan.

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February 09, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Florence, Milan, Rome, Travels in Italy, Venice
Coquinarius, Decanter, Enoteca Ferrara, Frescobaldi, I Rusteghi, N'Ombra de Vin, wine bars of italy
November 17, 2012

Mountain Nebbiolo from Valtellina

November 17, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Mountain Nebbiolo from Valtellina

A visit to Nino Negri and Ar.Pe.Pe in the alpine valley

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Nebbiolo, Travels in Italy
Ar-Pe-Pe-, Casimiro Maule, Isabella Pelizzatti Perego, Nino Negri, Valtellina
June 08, 2011

A Hike in Liguria: Turning Lemons into Lemonade

June 08, 2011/ Pat Thomson
A Hike in Liguria: Turning Lemons into Lemonade

A train strike doesn't stop this group!

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June 08, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ 6 Comments
Travels in Italy, Vermentino
Cinque Terre, hiking tours, Riviera, Sestri Levante, Cinque Terre trails
July 10, 2010

Rome Eats: Pizza, Wine, Gelato

July 10, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Rome Eats: Pizza, Wine, Gelato

The best of these three essential food groups

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July 10, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Rome, Travels in Italy
Al Bric, enoteca, gelato, Giolitti, pizza, Rome, Rome restaurants, wine bar, Bir & Fud
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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

PRIVACY POLICY

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576 Fifth Street, Brooklyn NY 11215
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