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November newsletter
WIN THIS WINE!
The early bird gets the wine! Be the first to sign up for one of our 3 new tours, and you'll win this 3-pack of wine. 
Sign up now & win a bottle from each of these 3 regions:
• From Rioja: Marques de Caceres, Rioja 2003
• From Sicily: Ceuso, Scurati Nero d'Avola 2006
• From Piedmont: La Spinetta, Moscato d'Asti 2007
To book a tour, call 888-746-0022 or go to the Reservations page on the website. See Calendar for all our 2008 tours.
Plus: Everyone can save $150 with our Early Bird Discount. Sign up for any tour on the 2008 calendar by February 1 and claim your savings!
GREAT GRAPES
New wine column in Tastes of Italia
by Patricia Thomson, cofounder of La Dolce Vita Wine Tours
Beginning with the Holiday 2007 issue, now on newsstands, Dolce Vita
cofounder and wine journalist Patricia Thomson is contributing a
wine column to the quarterly cooking magazine Tastes of Italia. She'll offer lively personality profiles of Italian grapes, from Aglianico to Zibibbo.
In the current issue: "Nebbiolo and the Allure of Barolo."
Next up: "Pinot Grigio: An American infatuation"
RIOJA VOTED "WINE REGION OF THE YEAR"
by Wine Enthusiast magazine
 Spain has been named "Wine Region of the Year" and a recipient of its 2007 Wine Star Award. In the announcement of this prestigious award, the editors of Wine Enthusiast said:
"Rioja is the leading wine region of Spain, where vine growing and winemaking have been local traditions since medieval times. A beautiful area, offering varied and rugged landscapes, Rioja's climate is ideal for grape- growing. Although Rioja's winemaking history goes back centuries and benefits from hundreds of years of experience, it is currently undergoing a stylistic revolution—or, as winemakers prefer—an "evolution." It is rich in history and traditions, but willing to adapt to modern times. It is no longer a one-product, one-style region, and, in advancing itself on the international wine map, it has done the same for Spain."
Explore Rioja and Ribera del Duero on LA DOLCE VITA WINE TOUR's new 6-day tour RIOJA ROUNDUP, and sample a stellar lineup, including Marques di Riscal, Contino, Roda, Miguel Merino, Emilio Moro, and other top names. We'll also visit the Frank Gehry–designed Bilbao Guggenheim Museum.
2008 dates: September 8-13
AIRLINE AID
Websites to help you cut through the congestion
FlightStats.com. No other site combines real-time departure and arrival information, wait times at security checkpoints, and up-to -the-minute weather reports. And it’s free.
Kayak.com. In the beginning, there were Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz, and finding the best fare required searching them all. Then Kayak arrived to search the search engines.
Farecast.com. This site crunches ticket data from the past 90 days to predict where prices might be going. Is it worth waiting to see if prices will fall? Now you know.
Seatguru.com. Annotated diagrams for every p*** in every major airline’s fleet, including notes on which seats in JetBlue’s exit rows fail to recline (seats 10A and 10F, in case you’re wondering).
FlyerTalk.com. The online clubhouse for road warriors, mileage runners, and inveterate frequent fliers. Not for beginners, however.
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL: BUYER BEWARE
The New Yorker reports on Italian olive oil scams
"How to I tell if it's a good olive oil?" This is a perennial question we hear from travelers in Italy. Our short answer is, "Don't trust the big brands." Tom Mueller's fascinating report in The New Yorker, "Slippery Business," explains why.
La Dolce Vita Wine Tours, 576 Fifth St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
888-746-0022; www.dolcetours.com
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