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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
    • Amalfi Coast Hike
    • Sicilian Saunter
    • Pedal Piedmont
    • Chianti by Bike
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May 19, 2019

Moscato d'Asti for poolside pleasure

May 19, 2019/ Pat Thomson
Moscato d'Asti for poolside pleasure

Moscato d’Asti isn’t just for Christmas and Easter. One could argue it’s best paired with a swimming pool.

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May 19, 2019/ Pat Thomson/
Moscato, Barolo, Barbaresco, Tasting events, Recipes
Moscato d'Asti, Moscato master class, Coppo, La Caudrina, Michele Chiarlo, Ceretto, Marenco
March 03, 2019

Tre Bicchieri 2019, New York roadshow

March 03, 2019/ Pat Thomson
Tre Bicchieri 2019, New York roadshow

Tre Bicchieri 2019 – New York roadshow: top sparklers, wines from Valle d’Aosta, and other favorites

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March 03, 2019/ Pat Thomson/
Tasting events, Sparklers, Barbera
Tre Bicchieri, TrentoDOC, Ferrari, Franciacorta, Ricci Curbastro, Prosecco, Villa Sandi, Rosset Terroir, Valle d'Aosta, Les Cretes, Roberto Anselmi, Soave, Li Veli, Puglia, Coppo, Barbera
December 18, 2018

Kopke’s Miraculous White Port

December 18, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Kopke’s Miraculous White Port

Kopke’s 2007 White Colheita, the miracle-worker that made me see the light about wood-aged white ports

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December 18, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Port, Tasting events
Kopke White Colheita, The Douro Valley, Wine Media Guild, Passadouro, Wine & Soul, Chocapalha, Alexandre Relvas, Art.Terre, Vallado, Taylor Fladgate, Churchill's, Niepoort, Quinta de la Rosa, C. da Silva, Wine in Motion
March 22, 2018

Bordeaux Blanc or Bust

March 22, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Bordeaux Blanc or Bust

A DIY blending workshop shows the magic of the Bordeaux Blanc.

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March 22, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Tasting events, Wine (non-Italian)
Bordeaux Blanc, Wine Media Guild, Bordeaux Wine Council, Valérie Lavigne, Valérie Vialard, Corinne Comme, Denis Dubourdieu, Mary Gorman-McAdams, Château Peybonhomme-Les-Tours, Château Carbonnieux, Château Les Charmes-Godard, Château Brown, Château La Rame, Château Doisy Daëne
February 14, 2018

Happy 50th, Trefethen: A tasting of library wines

February 14, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Happy 50th, Trefethen: A tasting of library wines

A library tasting of Trefethen's Napa chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon on their 50th anniversary.

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February 14, 2018/ Pat Thomson/
Tasting events, Wine (non-Italian), Cabernet
Trefethen, cabernet, chardonnay, riesling, Professional Wine Writers Symposium at Meadowood
February 13, 2017

Tre Bicchieri 2017

February 13, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Tre Bicchieri 2017

Notes from the 2017 edition

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February 13, 2017/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Tasting events
Suavia, Begali, Nino Negri, Tasca d'Almerita, Grillo, Soave, Amarone, Sfursat
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
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
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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
    • Alps & Dolomites
    • Tuscan Trek
    • Amalfi Coast Hike
    • Sicilian Saunter
    • Pedal Piedmont
    • Chianti by Bike
  • Calendar/
  • About/
    • What Clients Say
    • Contact Us
    • E-News
  • Living La Dolce Vita blog/
  • Newsletter/
  • Reservations/

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


  • Italian director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah) returns to gangland with a dark tale of humiliation and revenge in DOGMA… https://t.co/cC48vQK3UN
    Apr 12, 2019, 11:48 AM
  • 5 Cheap(ish) Things to Take on Your Next Long Flight https://t.co/KctyidXpu4
    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
  • Matteo Salvini Announces New European Alliance of Far-Right Populists https://t.co/c3zfkf1wxc
    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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