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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
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    • 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
March 20, 2013

Chianti Classico Revamps

March 20, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Chianti Classico Revamps

The black rooster gets a makeover, the Gran Selezione tier is introduced, and a new batch of Chianti continues to impress.

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March 20, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Chianti Classico, Wine Events, Tasting events
Casa Emma, Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, Fontodi, Rocca della Macie, Ruffino, Tuscan tours
February 28, 2013

Wine Writing 101: My Takeaways from Meadowood

February 28, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Wine Writing 101: My Takeaways from Meadowood

A writer's takeaways from the 2013 Professional Wine Writers Symposium at Meadowood in Napa.

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February 28, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Wine Events
#winewriters, Culinary Institute of America, James Conaway, Napa, Storycellars, Symposium of Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa
December 22, 2012

Pretty in Pink: Rosé Champagne

December 22, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Pretty in Pink: Rosé Champagne

Fifteen rosé champagnes tasted with Ed McCarthy at the Wine Media Guild's annual champagne luncheon: Sweet dreams are made of this!

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December 22, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Wine Events, Tasting events, Wine (non-Italian)
Alfred Gratien, Ayala, champagne, Ed McCarthy, Feuillatte, Gosset, Roederer
March 24, 2012

Northern Nebbiolo

March 24, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Northern Nebbiolo

Exploring Gattinara, Ghemme, and other lesser-known wines of Alto Piemonte

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March 24, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Nebbiolo, Wine Events, Tasting events
Bramaterra, Carmea, Colline Novaresi, Gattinara, Ghemme, Isola e Olena, Lessona, nebbiolo, Polaner Selections, Proprieta Sperino, Travaglini, Vallana, Wine Media Guild
March 13, 2012

Back from Zombieland

March 13, 2012/ Pat Thomson
Back from Zombieland

A concussion...and the good things that followed

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March 13, 2012/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Wine Events
concussion, Symposium of Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa, Uncorked
October 25, 2011

Gambero Rosso 2012 Awardees

October 25, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Gambero Rosso 2012 Awardees

The full list of Tre Bicchieri wines of 2012 (and some shout-outs to our friends)

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October 25, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Wine Events, Tasting events
Gambero Rosso, Tre Bicchieri
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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
  • Active Tours/
    • Piedmont & Cinque Terre Trails
    • Alps & Dolomites
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    • Sicilian Saunter
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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


  • 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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