La Dolce Vita 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
  • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails Alps & Dolomites Tuscan Trek Amalfi Coast Hike Sicilian Saunter Pedal Piedmont Chianti by Bike
  • Calendar
  • What Clients Say Contact Us E-News
  • Living La Dolce Vita blog
  • Newsletter
  • Reservations
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
  • Calendar/
  • About/
    • What Clients Say
    • Contact Us
    • E-News
  • Living La Dolce Vita blog/
  • Newsletter/
  • Reservations/
banner_blog_4182p.jpg
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
  • Calendar/
  • About/
    • What Clients Say
    • Contact Us
    • E-News
  • Living La Dolce Vita blog/
  • Newsletter/
  • Reservations/
March 12, 2019

Iceman, a film about Ötzi, murdered 5,000 years ago in the Alps

March 12, 2019/ Pat Thomson
Iceman, a film about Ötzi, murdered 5,000 years ago in the Alps

Ötzi, the ultimate cold-case murder victim, gets his due in a new feature film.

Read More
March 12, 2019/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Travels in Italy
Iceman, Ötzi the Iceman, Bolzano, Felix Randau, film review, Alps & Dolomites tour
November 01, 2018

Utterly Umbria 2018

November 01, 2018/ Pat Thomson
Utterly Umbria 2018

Photos from our Utterly Umbria wine tour, including Assisi, Spello, Orvieto, Deruta, and the wine capital Montefalco.

Read More
November 01, 2018/ Pat Thomson/ Comment /Source
Travels in Italy, Sagrantino
Utterly Umbria, Caprai, Lungarotti, Fongoli, Tenimenti d'Alessandro, Cortona, Deruta, Assisi, Giotto, Montefalco, Sagrantino, Antinori, Castello di Magione, Antonelli, Castello di Sala, Spello
October 07, 2017

RIP Albino Rocca, Barbaresco patriarch

October 07, 2017/ Pat Thomson
RIP Albino Rocca, Barbaresco patriarch

Albino Rocca, Barbaresco patriarch, dies at 93.

Read More
October 07, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy, Barbaresco
Albino Rocca, Barbaresco, Land of Barolo
July 08, 2017

Soave…Yes, really

July 08, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Soave…Yes, really

Unbeknownst to many, Soave Classico has shed its old bad habits and offers great wine at a great price. A visit with three top producers: Pieropan, Suavia, and Inama.

Read More
July 08, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Soave, Travels in Italy
Pieropan, Suavia, Inama, Soave Classico
June 03, 2017

The Wines of Puglia

June 03, 2017/ Pat Thomson
The Wines of Puglia

Spotlighting the wines of Puglia: Primitivo, Zin’s genetic twin; Salice Salentino, the go-to wine of my youth; and those splendid rosés.

Read More
June 03, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy, Primitivo
Puglia, Salice Salentino, Rosato, rosé, Gianfranco Fino, Castello Monaci, Ognissole, Cantele, Leone de Castris
May 22, 2017

Sardinia in 7 Bottles

May 22, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Sardinia in 7 Bottles

Sardinia in 7 Bottles: Drink your way through the history of Sardinian wine.

Read More
May 22, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy, Vermentino
cannonau, Vermentino, Capichera, Vigne Surrau, Argiolas, Santadi, Agricola Punica, Pala, Sella & Mosca
March 05, 2017

Venice, Vivaldi, and Mary McCarthy

March 05, 2017/ Pat Thomson
Venice, Vivaldi, and Mary McCarthy

Rediscovering Venice, with Mary McCarthy's Venice Observed in hand.

Read More
March 05, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy, Venice
Venice restaurants, Mary McCarthy, Salvatore Settis
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.

Read More
September 27, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Beer, Travels in Italy
Birra Nursia, Salone del Gusto 2016, Turin, Piedmont tours
  • Next
  • 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
  • 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.


Name
Name
Thank you!

Living La Dolce Vita RSS


MY ARTICLES
PatriciaThomson.net


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

Dolce-logo250p-min.jpg