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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
    • Day Tours
  • Active Tours/
    • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails
    • Alps & Dolomites
    • Tuscan Trek
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May 28, 2019

White tempranillo, a unicorn grape, and other Spanish treats

May 28, 2019/ Pat Thomson
White tempranillo, a unicorn grape, and other Spanish treats

White tempranillo and other Spanish treats from the Rioja Railway Wine Experience and the Guía Peñín NY tasting.

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May 28, 2019/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Spain, Wine Events
Rioja, Rioja Roundup, Guía Peñín, Bodegas D. Mateos, Rioja Railway Wine Experience, Gómez Cruzado, La Rioja Alta, Viña Pomal, Muga, Roda, Bodegas Fillaboa, Paco & Lola, Hacienda Molleda
March 21, 2019

Wines of the Week: Favorites from importers’ summer 2019 lineups

March 21, 2019/ Pat Thomson
Wines of the Week: Favorites from importers’ summer 2019 lineups

My picks for summer whites and rosés from the portfolio tastings of Vias Imports, VOS Selections, and Lauber Imports.

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March 21, 2019/ Pat Thomson/
Wine Events, Lambrusco, Greco, Spain
rosé, summer whites, Scala, Cirò, Pacherhof, Alto Adige, Colossi, sicily white wine, Lis Neris, sauvignon blanc, Aneri, Lambrusco, Pederzana, Gonzalez Byass, vermouth
June 10, 2014

3 Days in Jerez

June 10, 2014/ Pat Thomson
3 Days in Jerez

What can you accomplish during three days in Jerez? Mucho, says Patricia Thomson of La Dolce Vita Wine Tours.

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June 10, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Spain
Bodegas Hildago La Gitana, Bodegas Tradicion, Gonzalez Byass, jerez, Lustau, sherry, Tio Pepe, Valedespino
June 04, 2014

The Surprises of Gibraltar

June 04, 2014/ Pat Thomson
The Surprises of Gibraltar

Monkeys, Morocco, the customs line & more

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June 04, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Spain
April 12, 2013

A Great Read on Rioja

April 12, 2013/ Pat Thomson
A Great Read on Rioja

Ana Fabiano presents an impressive selection of Rioja, and her book The Wine Region of Rioja, to the Wine Media Guild.

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April 12, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Tasting events, Spain
Ana Fabiano, Beronia, Faustino, Muriel, Ramirez de la Piscina, Rioja, Rioja Roundup, Vibrant Rioja, Wine Media Guild
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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June 10, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Amarone, At Home in Piedmont, Barolo, Brunello, Spain
Amarone, Barolo, birthday, Brunello, Ciacci Piccolomini, Domenico Clerico, Rioja, Roda, Trabucchi
April 21, 2012

In Praise of Old Vines

April 21, 2012/ Pat Thomson
In Praise of Old Vines

The difference ages makes in pinot noir, garnacha, and zinfandel

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April 21, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Zinfandel, Tasting events, Spain, Wine (non-Italian)
Barossa old vine charter, Ceritas, Cobb Wines, Covinca, Gamba, garnacha, In Pursuit of Balance, Klinker Brick Winery, old vines, Pedroncelli, pinot noir, Ridge, Spanish Wine Cellar, Wine Guerilla, ZAP, Zinfandel
August 05, 2010

10 Top Wines from SWE 2010

August 05, 2010/ Pat Thomson
10 Top Wines from SWE 2010

Favorite wines from the Society of Wine Educators 2010 conference

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August 05, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Tasting events, Spain
Amarone, Anselmo Mendes, Bodega Inurreita, Catena, Charles Heidsieck, Contino, Javier Sanz, LAN, Louis Jadot, Moscato, Panther, Punica, Quinta Bacalhoa, Quintarelli, Rioja, Roda, Society of Wine Educators
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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
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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 11, 2019, 1:54 PM
  • US vows to put tariffs on products including Italian olive oil, prosecco and Pecorino cheese https://t.co/ILBRyKmsyv via @TheLocalItaly
    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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