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Wine tours in Italy, Spain & Portugal

Living La Dolce Vita

ADVENTURES ON THE WINE TRAIL
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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
July 03, 2015

Down in the cellar

July 03, 2015/ Pat Thomson
Down in the cellar

Life in Varinella: Tackling the reorganization of our medieval wine cellar.

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July 03, 2015/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
At Home in Piedmont
Barolo, Brunello, depletion party, wine cellar
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
June 10, 2012

A Birthday Wine Smackdown

June 10, 2012/ Pat Thomson
A Birthday Wine Smackdown

A face-off between Barolo, Brunello, Amarone, and Rioja on my birthday.

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Amarone, At Home in Piedmont, Barolo, Brunello, Spain
Amarone, Barolo, birthday, Brunello, Ciacci Piccolomini, Domenico Clerico, Rioja, Roda, Trabucchi
December 07, 2011

Q&A: Filippo Chia on Morellino di Scansano

December 07, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Q&A: Filippo Chia on Morellino di Scansano

The heir of Castello Romitorio talks all things sangiovese

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December 07, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ 5 Comments
Brunello, Morellino di Scansano
Brunello, Castello Romitorio, Cecchi, Erik Banti, Fattoria di Magliono, Filippo Chia, Ghiaccio Forte, Le Pupille, Mantelassi, Morellino di Scansano, Poggioargentiera, Roccapesta, Sandro Chia, Val delle Rose
October 05, 2011

Harvest 2011: A Year of Leopard Spots

October 05, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Harvest 2011: A Year of Leopard Spots

Winemakers talk about the 2011 vintage in Italy

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Brunello, cesani, Ceuso, Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona, fanti, harvest 2011, Icario
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
May 09, 2011

Sangiovese Clones: Why Care?

May 09, 2011/ Pat Thomson
Sangiovese Clones: Why Care?

Forget about that triad of sangioveses. The thinking now is clones. Many, many clones.

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May 09, 2011/ Pat Thomson/ 1 Comment
Brunello, Chianti Classico, Sangiovese, Vino Nobile
Banfi, Brunello, Chianti Classico, Tuscan Wine Masters, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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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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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

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576 Fifth Street, Brooklyn NY 11215
888-746-0022 US & Canada
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