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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
  • Wine Tours/
    • Land of Barolo
    • Xtreme Piedmont
    • Slow Food Festa
    • Trufflemania
    • Amarone & the Alps
    • Tuscan Wine Treasures
    • Xtreme Tuscany
    • Utterly Umbria
    • Amalfi Coast for Wine Lovers
    • Discover Sicily
    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
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May 13, 2016

A Ticket to Chianti

May 13, 2016/ Pat Thomson
A Ticket to Chianti

Basic, unpretentious Chianti. It's what travelers first fall in love with when visiting Tuscany. An appreciation.

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May 13, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Chianti Classico, Travels in Italy
Castelvecchio, Cecchi, Chianti, Chianti Classico, Fattoria di Sammontana, Florence, Tastes of Italia, Travignoli
March 22, 2016

12 Tips on Wine Travel

March 22, 2016/ Pat Thomson
12 Tips on Wine Travel

5 reasons to use a tour operator when traveling to wine country, plus 7 essential tips for a DIY wine tour

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March 22, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Travels in Italy
5 reasons to use a tour operator, 7 essential tips for a DIY wine tour, Blab!, Debbie Gioquindo, DIY wine tours, Kristie Unsworth, Tips on wine travel, Wine Time
January 20, 2016

Benvenuto Brunello 2016

January 20, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Benvenuto Brunello 2016

A snapshot of the 2011 vintage for Brunello di Montalcino.

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January 20, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Brunello, Tasting events
Benvenuto Brunello, Brunello 2011, Capanna, Castello Romitorio, Castello Tricerchi, Col d'Orcia, Collosorbo, Lisini
January 18, 2016

Bubbles alla Moda: Franciacorta

January 18, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Bubbles alla Moda: Franciacorta

Get onboard with Franciacorta, the favorite sparkler of Italian fashionistas, sommeliers, and Milan Expo

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January 18, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Franciacorta, Travels in Italy
Barone Pizzini, Bellavista, Berlucci, Ca' del Bosco, Contadi Castaldi, Franciacorta, Il Mosnel, Le Marchesine, metodo classico, Montenisa, Ricci Curbastro
January 16, 2016

Brunello Basics

January 16, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Brunello Basics

The ABCs of Brunello di Montalcino

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January 16, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Brunello, Sangiovese
Biondi Santi, Brunello, Capanna, Casato Prime Donne, Castelgioconda, Castello Banfi, Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, Col d'Orcia, Colosorbo, fanti, Frescobaldi, Il Maronetto, Karin O'Keefe, Le Chiuse, Sesti, Talenti, Tuscan tours
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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October 13, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Barolo, Gavi, Vermentino
Barolo, Cinque Terre, Italy hiking tour, Italy wine tour, Piedmont, Portofino, Piedmont tours, Cinque Terre trails
July 03, 2015

Down in the cellar

July 03, 2015/ Pat Thomson
Down in the cellar

Life in Varinella: Tackling the reorganization of our medieval wine cellar.

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July 03, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
At Home in Piedmont
Barolo, Brunello, depletion party, wine cellar
May 09, 2015

Milan's (better) food show

May 09, 2015/ Pat Thomson
Milan's (better) food show

The Food: From Science to Plate show at the Natural History Museum in Milan. 

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May 09, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Beer, Milan
beer, durum wheat, espresso, Milan Expo 2015, Milan Natural History Museum, pasta
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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

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    Mar 24, 2023, 11:28 PM
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    Mar 19, 2023, 10:11 PM
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    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
718-788-6365
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