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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
  • Calendar/
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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.

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May 22, 2017/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy, Vermentino
cannonau, Vermentino, Capichera, Vigne Surrau, Argiolas, Santadi, Agricola Punica, Pala, Sella & Mosca
July 14, 2016

Summer Quaffers

July 14, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Summer Quaffers

10 Italian wines under $20

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July 14, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Falanghina, Grillo, Lambrusco, Pelaverga, Soave, Valpolicella, Vermentino, Etna
Allegrini, Argiolas, Bell Colle, Feudi di San Gregorio, Fondo Antico, Librandi, Medici Ermete, Pieropan, Rotari, Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Wines under $20
October 13, 2015

Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails

October 13, 2015/ Pat Thomson
Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails

Pix from our fall 2015 wine & hiking tour in Barolo, Gavi, Portofino, and the Cinque Terre

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October 13, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Barolo, Gavi, Vermentino
Barolo, Cinque Terre, Italy hiking tour, Italy wine tour, Piedmont, Portofino, Piedmont tours, Cinque Terre trails
July 16, 2013

California Esoterics

July 16, 2013/ Pat Thomson
California Esoterics

Though the phrase “Cal Ital” is rarely heard anymore, there is a renewed interest in Italian varietals as California winemakers, like consumers everywhere, are branching out to more esoteric grapes.

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July 16, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Barbera, Greco, Refosco, Ribolla Gialla, Vermentino, Wine (non-Italian)
Amador, Ann Kraemer, Cal-Ital, Matthiasson, Napa, Ryan Glaab, Ryme, Sonoma, Steve Matthiasson, Yorba
September 16, 2012

R.I.P. Uncorked

September 16, 2012/ Pat Thomson
R.I.P. Uncorked

My brief stint as a contributing writer for Uncorked

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September 16, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Amarone, Barolo, Brunello, Chianti Classico, Gavi, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Vermentino
Brunello, Chianti, Fiano, Gavi, Grignolino, Italian wine labels, Nomad Publications, Sesti, Uncorked, Valpolicella, Vermentino
May 11, 2012

Vermentino, the Seaside Grape

May 11, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Vermentino, the Seaside Grape

Vermentino is a grape that needs to see the sea. Like a bronzed Italian on permanent vacation at the Riviera, it craves heat and the Mediterranean sun.

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May 11, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Vermentino
Argiolas, Lunae, Maria Donata Bianchi, Ottaviano Lambruschi, pigato, Poggio al Tesoro, Sella & Mosca, Terre Bianche, Terre Rosse, Vermentino, Vigne Surrau
April 13, 2012

Loonie for Lunae

April 13, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Loonie for Lunae

A visit to Lunae, producer of award-winning Ligurian vermentino

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April 13, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Vermentino
Lunae, Vermentino, Tastes of Italia
August 26, 2011

Vermentino, the Maritime Grape

August 26, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Vermentino, the Maritime Grape

Our wine club explores Italian and French vermentino

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August 26, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Vermentino, Tasting events
Liguria, Rolle, Sardinia, Tuscany, Vermentino
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    • 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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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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