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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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    • 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
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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
December 29, 2014

Keeping up with the Mazzei’s

December 29, 2014/ Pat Thomson
Keeping up with the Mazzei’s

A conversation with Francesco Mazzei, 24th generation owner of Castello di Fonterutoli.

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December 29, 2014/ Pat Thomson/ Comment
Cabernet, Chianti Classico, Sangiovese
Carlo Ferrini, Castello di Fonterutoli, Chianti Classico, Francesco Mazzei, Philip Mazzei, Ser Lapo Mazzei, The Merchant of Prato, Thomas Jefferson, Tim Parks
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 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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    • 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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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 1
  • Barbera 1
  • Barolo 6
  • Beer 6
  • Brunello 8
  • Cabernet 4
  • Chianti Classico 6
  • Etna 2
  • Falanghina 1
  • Fiano 1
  • Florence 1
  • Franciacorta 2
  • Gavi 4
  • Gewürtztraminer 1
  • Greco 1
  • Grillo 2
  • Lambrusco 1
  • Marsala 1
  • Milan 2
  • Morellino di Scansano 1
  • Moscato 1
  • Nebbiolo 4
  • Nero d'Avola 3
  • Pelaverga 1
  • Port 9
  • Primitivo 2
  • Recipes 21
  • Refosco 1
  • Ribolla Gialla 1
  • Rome 5
  • Sagrantino 3
  • Sangiovese 4
  • Sassicaia 3
  • Soave 4
  • Spain 8
  • Sparklers 2
  • Super Tuscans 4
  • Tasting events 29
  • Travels in Italy 22
  • Travels in Portugal 9
  • Uncategorized 6
  • Valpolicella 1
  • Venice 3
  • Vermentino 9
  • Vin Santo 1
  • Vino Nobile 2
  • Wine (non-Italian) 12
  • Wine Events 13

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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    about 4 days ago

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

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576 Fifth Street, Brooklyn NY 11215
888-746-0022 US & Canada
718-788-6365 Int’l
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