Italy

Leslie successfully melded charming local personalities, culturally enriching experiences, and delightful regional foods and wines into a fabulous trip to beautiful and fascinating venues in Puglia and Basilicata.

WOW! What a fantastic trip. We were incredibly impressed with the planning and organization exhibited throughout the entire week. The wineries, winemakers and wine families who we were introduced to were nothing short of amazing and showcased the effort and passion that these families bring to their wines, year after year. 

The air is wine. The grapes on a score of rolling hills are red with autumn flame. Across Sonoma Mountain, wisps of sea fog are stealing. The afternoon sun smolders in the drowsy sky. I have everything to make me glad I am alive.

We just returned for the most amazing trip with La Dolce Vigna, and we can’t stop talking about it! Every day was filled with first-rate adventures. We couldn’t have been more pleased!

Leslie makes magic happen! We’ve been around the world and no one can compare. She’s absolutely the best!

We had an amazing adventure with La Dolce Vigna.. I’m not normally a tour group person but I’ve been converted. It was such a great balance of wine experiences and culture. We’re already looking at Leslie’s next tour listings.

Traveling with La Dolce Vigna is amazing, pure magic. Leslie carefully planned and lead our group through cultural experiences, amazing food and moments I will never forget. She took all the worry and the stresses out of the trip, making it a fun and colorful vacation.

Flawless. Be ready for even more than you expected. Amber L.

I saw Oaxaca in a unique way, meeting creative people, buying art, and savoring the culture. Leslie creates an amazing tour.

The Oaxaca trip was perfect: a cross section of arts, history, food, Mezcal, friendship and a fantastic hotel. I can recommend this perfectly planned trip without any hesitation

I am forever changed and grateful for my tour of Oaxaca with Leslie. Her beautiful connection to both Oaxaca’s people and its culture provided a tour that could never be matched!

Flawless. Be ready for even more than you expected

Leslie is a natural curator of wonderful and thoughtful experiences—I had a fantastic time, learning lots about wine, cuisine and culture. I can’t wait for the next one!

If you read through the itinerary for one of La Dolce Vigna’s tours and think it sounds fantastic, in actuality, it’s even better than that! Don’t hesitate. Just go!

We just spent a full week with Leslie touring wineries, vineyards, olive groves and Mt. Etna. Lunches and dinners were always amazing with wine pairings, even a Michelin star restaurant. We highly recommend this tour and experience of Sicily.

To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything

My wife and I traveled throughout Europe for a over month, and our tour with La Dolce Vigna was our favorite part! 

My wife and I just returned from a week-long Piedmont trip with Leslie. We are not group tour people. We prefer to explore on our own at our own pace, but if every group tour was like hers, we’d do them exclusively. Fun, informative and relaxing – you can’t find a more enthusiastic, well connected host.

Leslie knows all the special little nooks and crannies that you would never find on your own.

Leslie introduced us to the most talented group of artisans and experts who welcomed us into there workshops and homes, I left feeling like I have made friends in Oaxaca. 

The adventure that Leslie put together for a group of seasoned wine lovers was much more than simply enjoying the world’s finest wines. It was filled with stunning places to see, meals of a lifetime and a spirit of fun and friendship.

Just home from a great tour in the Veneto led by Leslie Rosa. Superb selection of winemakers and restaurants that gave us a great feel for the region and its food and wine culture. Leslie picked wonderful places to stay and built an impressive itinerary. And, Leslie is a fount of interesting information on the language and culture of Italy. This was my second trip with her; I highly recommend Leslie and La Dolce Vigna!

“Leslie’s curated tour of Puglia and Basilicata was like stepping into a living painting. Breathtaking! The food and wine were absolutely outstanding, making each day a feast for the senses.”