Italian Wine at La Dolce Vita Show  Add/Read Comments

La Dolce Vita returns to London on March 26-29 at Olympia Exhibition Centre. Back for its fifth year, bigger and better than ever, the festival gives lovers of all things Italian an exclusive look at the latest in Italian food, wine, design, style, property and travel.

The four day show brings you a chance to sniff, spit, sip and swirl with various wine critics: Olly Smith of BBC1's Saturday Kitchen, Anthony Rose of the Independent, Joanna Simon of the Sunday Times and the Observer's Tim Atkin MW.

Visitors get a not-to-be-missed opportunity to meet some of Italy's most exciting wine producers, sample their wines and explore new regions. A whole host of producers will be attending, from small family producers working organically and biodynamically to bigger names producing delicious and very affordable wines in vineyards located throughout Italy.

Foodies seem well cared for with lessons at the popular Cookery School (Scuola di Cucina), where visitors can take part in the creation of delicious Italian dishes for themsleves,

La Dolce Vita Italian Festival takes place in the Grand Hall at Olympia from Thursday 26th March - Sunday 29th March 2009. Opening hours are 11am to 8pm, Friday and Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday.