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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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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
April 12, 2013

A Great Read on Rioja

April 12, 2013/ Pat Thomson
A Great Read on Rioja

Ana Fabiano presents an impressive selection of Rioja, and her book The Wine Region of Rioja, to the Wine Media Guild.

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April 12, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 2 Comments
Tasting events, Spain
Ana Fabiano, Beronia, Faustino, Muriel, Ramirez de la Piscina, Rioja, Rioja Roundup, Vibrant Rioja, Wine Media Guild
March 08, 2013

On Sagrantino & Saint Francis

March 08, 2013/ Pat Thomson
On Sagrantino & Saint Francis

Saint Francis and Sagrantino come together in Montefalco, writes wine writer Pat Thomson after a Wine Media Guild tasting

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March 08, 2013/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Sagrantino, Tasting events
Antonelli, Arnoldo Caprai, Benezzo Gozzoli, Colle del Saraceno, Le Cimate, Montefalco Rosso, Sagrantino, Saint Francis, Umbria, Wine Media Guild
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
November 12, 2011

Soil Sisters: Sancerre & Soave

November 12, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Soil Sisters: Sancerre & Soave

Thoughts following the Wine Media Guild's Loire tasting

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November 12, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Soave, Tasting events, Wine (non-Italian)
Sancerre, sauvignon blanc, Soave, volcanic wines, Vulcania project, Wine Media Guild
November 11, 2010

Malbec: Old World v. New World

November 11, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Malbec: Old World v. New World

The Wine Media Guild pits 9 Malbecs from France against 18 from Argentina and Chile.

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November 11, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Wine Events, Tasting events, Wine (non-Italian)
Chateau Eugenie, Clos Triguedina, Dolium, Georges Vigouroux, Malbec, Mchaval Ferrer, Viu Manent, Wine Media Guild
March 04, 2010

Barolo 2005: Pick of the Crop

March 04, 2010/ Pat Thomson
Barolo 2005: Pick of the Crop

From the Wine Media Guild's Barolo tasting, organized by Pietro Ratti

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March 04, 2010/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Nebbiolo, Wine Events, Tasting events
Aldo Conterno, Aurelio Settimo, Barolo, Cordero di Montezemolo, Fratelli Alessandria, Marcarini, Renato Ratti, Wine Media Guild
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    • 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
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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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