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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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    • Xtreme Piedmont
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    • Rioja Roundup
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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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December 09, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
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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June 22, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
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
February 03, 2018

Tastes of Italia: My chapter ends

February 03, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Tastes of Italia: My chapter ends

After 15 years, my gig as contributing writer comes to an end, along with the print publication.

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February 03, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
At Home in Piedmont
Tastes of Italia, wine writing, Argiolas, Santadi, Caprai, Cappellano, DeGrazia, Gianfranco Fino, Frescobaldi, Inama, Karen MacNeil, Bertani, Ferrari, Lunelli, Lungarotti, Nino Negri, Casimiro Maule, Steve Matthiasson, Pieropan, Planeta, Radikon, Braida di Giacomo Bologna, Norbert Reinisch, Russo, Antinori, Glenn Salva, Saracco, Seghesio, Tommasi, Carpineto, Antonio Zaccheo
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
November 01, 2014

Day of the Dead

November 01, 2014/ Pat Thomson
Day of the Dead

My first experience with Day of the Dead, in my husband’s village of Varinella in Piedmont.

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November 01, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
At Home in Piedmont, Recipes
All Souls Day, Day of the Dead, Ossi da Morti
June 10, 2012

A Birthday Wine Smackdown

June 10, 2012/ Pat Thomson
A Birthday Wine Smackdown

A face-off between Barolo, Brunello, Amarone, and Rioja on my birthday.

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Amarone, At Home in Piedmont, Barolo, Brunello, Spain
Amarone, Barolo, birthday, Brunello, Ciacci Piccolomini, Domenico Clerico, Rioja, Roda, Trabucchi
May 08, 2010

Napoleon Stopped Here

May 08, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Napoleon Stopped Here

The claim to fame of our town, Arquata Scrivia, in Piedmont

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May 08, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
At Home in Piedmont
Arquata Scrivia, Napoleon, Varinella, Vobbia
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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May 03, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
At Home in Piedmont, Travels in Italy
Piedmont, Varinella
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    • Xtreme Piedmont
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    • Trufflemania
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    • Xtreme Tuscany
    • Utterly Umbria
    • Amalfi Coast for Wine Lovers
    • Discover Sicily
    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
    • Day Tours
  • Active Tours/
    • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails
    • Alps & Dolomites
    • Tuscan Trek
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    • Sicilian Saunter
    • Pedal Piedmont
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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 3
  • At Home in Piedmont 8
  • Barbaresco 2
  • Barbera 2
  • Barolo 7
  • Beer 6
  • Brunello 8
  • Cabernet 4
  • Chianti Classico 6
  • Etna 2
  • Falanghina 1
  • Fiano 1
  • Florence 1
  • Franciacorta 2
  • Gavi 4
  • Gewürtztraminer 1
  • Greco 2
  • Grillo 2
  • Lambrusco 2
  • Marsala 1
  • Milan 2
  • Morellino di Scansano 1
  • Moscato 2
  • Nebbiolo 4
  • Nero d'Avola 3
  • Pelaverga 1
  • Port 9
  • Primitivo 2
  • Recipes 22
  • Refosco 1
  • Ribolla Gialla 1
  • Rome 6
  • Sagrantino 3
  • Sangiovese 4
  • Sassicaia 3
  • Soave 4
  • Spain 10
  • Sparklers 3
  • Super Tuscans 4
  • Tasting events 31
  • Travels in Italy 23
  • Travels in Portugal 9
  • Uncategorized 7
  • Valpolicella 1
  • Venice 3
  • Vermentino 9
  • Vin Santo 1
  • Vino Nobile 2
  • Wine (non-Italian) 12
  • Wine Events 15

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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    Apr 10, 2019, 9:17 AM
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    Apr 8, 2019, 1:47 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

© 2019 La Dolce Vita Wine Tours
576 Fifth Street, Brooklyn NY 11215
888-746-0022 US & Canada
718-788-6365 Int’l
info@dolcetours.com

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