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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
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    • Trufflemania
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    • Tuscan Wine Treasures
    • Xtreme Tuscany
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    • Discover Sicily
    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
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January 16, 2016

Brunello Basics

January 16, 2016/ Pat Thomson
Brunello Basics

The ABCs of Brunello di Montalcino

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January 16, 2016/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Brunello, Sangiovese
Biondi Santi, Brunello, Capanna, Casato Prime Donne, Castelgioconda, Castello Banfi, Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, Col d'Orcia, Colosorbo, fanti, Frescobaldi, Il Maronetto, Karin O'Keefe, Le Chiuse, Sesti, Talenti, Tuscan tours
March 20, 2014

Going off the Grid: Salcheto

March 20, 2014/ Pat Thomson
Going off the Grid: Salcheto

Teaser for Tastes of Italia article on the green winery Salcheto in Montepulciano.

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March 20, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Vino Nobile
green winery, Michele Manelli, Salcheto, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscan tours
October 01, 2013

Say “moo”

October 01, 2013/ Pat Thomson
Say “moo”

A word to the wise: This is what a bistecca fiorentina looks like.

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October 01, 2013/ Pat Thomson/
Travels in Italy
bistecca fiorentina, Tuscan tours
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
May 15, 2011

Brunellopoli, episode 67: Rosso's doom?

May 15, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Brunellopoli, episode 67: Rosso's doom?

 The Brunello scandal of 2008 has legs

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May 15, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Brunello
Brunello, Brunellopoli, Caparzo, Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, Donatelli Cinelli Colombini, Mastrojanni, Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscan tours
June 17, 2010

Sassicaia & Co.

June 17, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Sassicaia & Co.

What's new and wonderful in Bolgheri

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June 17, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Sassicaia, Super Tuscans
Allegrini, Barrua, Bolgheri, Ca' Marcanda, Castello del Terriccio, Castiglioncello, Enrico Santini, Gaja, Giacomo Tachis, Gualdo al Tasso, Le Macchiole, Michele Satta, Montessu, Ornellaia, Petra, Poggio al Tesoro, Russo, Sardinia, Sassicaia, Super Tuscans, Tuscan tours
April 13, 2010

Affordable Super Tuscans

April 13, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Affordable Super Tuscans

The Dolce Vita wine club dives into the Super Tuscans of Bolgheri, including those of the Antinori and Marchese delle Rochetta tribes

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April 13, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Sassicaia, Super Tuscans
Aia Vecchia, Antinori, Biserno, Bolgheri, Gualdo al Tasso, Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, Monte Antico, Ornellaia, Sassicaia, Super Tuscans, Tenuta San Guido, The Dolce Vita Wine Club, Tuscan tours
February 23, 2010

In the Winners Circle: Gambero Rosso 2010

February 23, 2010/ Pat Thomson
In the Winners Circle: Gambero Rosso 2010

Highlights from this year's Tre Bicchieri awards

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February 23, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Wine Events, Tasting events
Abbazia di Novacella, Broglia, Chiarli, Collio, Cottanera, Donnafugata, Ermete Medici, Ferrari, Gambero Rosso, Gavi di Gavi, Italian Alps, Jermann, Lambrusco, Lunae, Moscato, Super Tuscans, Tenuta San Guido, Tre Bicchieri, Vermentino, Villa Russiz, Villa Sparina, Zenato, Tuscan tours, Piedmont tours
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    • Utterly Umbria
    • Amalfi Coast for Wine Lovers
    • Discover Sicily
    • The Volcanic Wines of Etna
    • Rioja Roundup
    • The Douro Valley
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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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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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