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January newsletter
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS SOON!
Book by February 1 and save $150.
For the next three weeks, you can still save $150 on a wine tour in Italy or Spain. See Tour Calendar for a list of our 11 tours in 6 regions. With both gourmet wine tours and wine & walking tours, there's something for everyone! Some upcoming tours include:
For fans of Piedmont wine, this tour offers full immersion in the history, lore, and wine of marquee producers in Barolo and Barberesco.
Our most popular tour spotlights the ancient heart of Tuscany and its historic wine zones: Chianti Classico, Montepulciano, and Montalcino.
(May 25-31)
Be the first to book this new hiking tour, and win 3 bottles of wine! Discover Sicily's raw beauty on foot, explore its ancient past, and taste its new wines.
Enjoy dream hiking amidst classic Tuscan landscapes in San Gimignano and Montalcino. There's stellar Tuscan wine and plenty of great art & architecture.
In the fall, there's Slow Food Festa, debuting this year. Visit Slow Food's biannual food festival in Turin, the Salone del Gusto, plus the Barolo wine region.
SMART AIR TRAVEL
Book airline tickets now to save!
The earlier in the year you book, the more you'll save in airfare. So
if you're thinking about travel in 2008, it's best to act now. Plus, if
you fly during the shoulder season--before May 15 or after September
15--you'll save even more. All the more reason to book BAROLO &
BEYOND or sign up for our fall trips now!
Our favorite airline search engine is Mobissimo.com.
Unlike Expedia, Orbitz, and other standard search engines, this one
includes low-cost European airlines, such as EasyJet, Vueling, and Ryan
Air. That's handy both for sidetrips within Europe (a flight from Milan to Madrid, Barcelona, or London, for example, costs only $85) and for pairing with special offers for a transatlantic flight.
GAMBERO ROSSO ANNOUNCES "3 GLASSES" WINNERS
Italy's Wine Oscars
Every Italian wine-lover eagerly awaits the 3 Glasses, or Tre Bicchieri, awards given by Gambero Rosso and Slow Food every year. From thousands of
entries, about 250 wines are selected to receive this most pretigious prize. LA DOLCE VITA WINE TOURS visits many of these award-winning wineries. We congratulate all the winners, especially those that we visit on our various tours. These include:
TUSCANY
Tenuta San Guido, Casanovi di Neri,
Castello di Brolio, Fontodi, Molina di Grace, Tua Rita, Poliziano,
Castello del Terriccio, Moris Farm
PIEDMONT
Bruno Giacosa, Produttori del Barbaresco,
Giacomo Bologna, Fratelli Alessandria, Pecchinino, Vietti, Elio Grasso,
Oddero, Elio Altare
SICILY
P***ta, Donnafugata, Abbazia Santa Aanstasia
See the full Tre Bicchieri awards list here.
HOME SWEET HOME
Dolce Vita organizes private wine tastings in your home
 This spring, invite your friends over for a special evening! If you live in the Northeast, La Dolce Vita Wine Tour’s co-owners, Pat Thomson and Claudio Bisio, can organize and personally present a wine tasting in your home.
Sample a giro d’italia of wines from all over Italy. Or spotlight a specific region or grape for a more educational evening. Email info@dolcetours.com for more information.
La Dolce Vita Wine Tours, 576 Fifth St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
888-746-0022; www.dolcetours.com
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