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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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    • 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
    • Day Tours
  • Active Tours/
    • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails
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February 11, 2018

My judging gig at Homebrew Alley

February 11, 2018/ Pat Thomson
My judging gig at Homebrew Alley

A wine expert dons the mantle of beer judge at the 12th Homebrew Alley beer competition.

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February 11, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Beer
Homebrew Alley, New York City Homebrewers Guild, Fifth Hammer Brewing
December 18, 2017

Birra Nursia, after the earthquake

December 18, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Birra Nursia, after the earthquake

A photo essay about Birra Nursia, a monastic brewery in Norcia, Umbria, eight months after the 2016 earthquake.

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December 18, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Beer
Birra Nursia, beer, Monastero di San Benedetto, monastic beer, Umbria, Taste of Italia
February 08, 2017

Vino 2017 Takeaways

February 08, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Vino 2017 Takeaways

Highlights from Vino 2017: Rosato from Puglia, alpine pinot bianco, the L'Astemia Pentita sequel & more

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February 08, 2017/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Barolo, Beer, Tasting events
Vino 2017, Puglia, rosé, Scalabrone, Cantine Le Grotte, Torrevento, Nero di Troia, L'Astemia Pentita, Frank & Serafico, Castel Sallegg
September 27, 2016

Salone del Gusto 2016

September 27, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Salone del Gusto 2016

A day trip to #SalonedelGusto 2016, with Norcia monastic beer the highlight.

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September 27, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Beer, Travels in Italy
Birra Nursia, Salone del Gusto 2016, Turin, Piedmont tours
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
March 15, 2015

A Beer Pilgrimage in Rome

March 15, 2015/ Pat Thomson
A Beer Pilgrimage in Rome

Once the Galapagos of beer, Italy is taking a headlong leap into craft brewing

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March 15, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Beer, Rome
Alex Liberati, beer/wine hybrids, Brasserie 4:20, craft beer, Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà?, Open Baladin, Revolution Cat, Teo Musso
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    • 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
    • Day Tours
  • Active Tours/
    • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails
    • Alps & Dolomites
    • Tuscan Trek
    • Amalfi Coast Hike
    • Sicilian Saunter
    • Pedal Piedmont
    • Chianti by Bike
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    • Contact Us
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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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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
888-746-0022 US & Canada
718-788-6365 Int’l
info@dolcetours.com

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