NINA CAPLAN
Award-winning wine and travel writer, columnist and author
Times Luxury: Cool cuisine - the smartest restaurants in Shoreditch
Times Luxury: Cool cuisine - the smartest restaurants in Shoreditch
It’s where the most exciting chefs perform culinary magic and hipster diners come for tastebud thrills
Times Luxury: Is this London’s best wine list?
Times Luxury: Is this London’s best wine list?
Labombe, the new restaurant in the old Met Bar, is already thrilling the capital’s diners with its decadent dishes and forward-thinking sommelier
Times Luxury: The tiny champagne bottles being auctioned for £1,800
Times Luxury: The tiny champagne bottles being auctioned for £1,800
With ‘not even enough to inebriate a mouse’, three miniature replicas of GH Mumm Cordon Rouge are going on sale as part of a historic collection
Times Luxury: Inside Monaco’s £5,000-a-year cigar club
Times Luxury: Inside Monaco’s £5,000-a-year cigar club
What do you give the high-rolling gambler who has everything? Membership of Monte Carlo Casino’s ritzy cigar club. Nina Caplan is given an exclusive tour
Condé Nast Traveler: In Australia's Clare Valley, a New 6-Day Trail Connects Historic Vineyards, Luxury Cottages, and Wild Lavender Fields
Condé Nast Traveler: In Australia's Clare Valley, a New 6-Day Trail Connects Historic Vineyards, Luxury Cottages, and Wild Lavender Fields
In South Australia, fresh initiatives and openings are creating a new top wine destination.
Times Luxury: Drink and Be Merry - the Chicest Boozy Gifts
Times Luxury: Drink and Be Merry - the Chicest Boozy Gifts
An ingenious contraption for making fine wine last longer, a gin-distilling experience, and of course some lovely bottles
Times Luxx: Meet the bartenders to the stars
Times Luxx: Meet the bartenders to the stars
These are the in-demand cocktail-makers who shake their stuff when celebrities such as David Beckham and Samuel L Jackson want a drink
Times Luxury: The best restaurants in Notting Hill
Times Luxury: The best restaurants in Notting Hill
This might be the finest London location for quality neighbourhood restaurants — plus the perfect pub
SPHERE Magazine: In Search of South African Vineyards
SPHERE Magazine: In Search of South African Vineyards
South Africa can boast the first wines made in the southern hemisphere and today has some of the world’s most dynamic wine regions. Nina Caplan goes in search of South African vineyards, old and new.
Times Luxx: Is the Negroni the Perfect Cocktail?
Times Luxx: Is the Negroni the Perfect Cocktail?
This classic has a taste so satisfying that, if all other cocktails were to disappear, I’d just shrug and mix another strong one of my favourite tipple
Times Luxury: A rare opportunity to buy Lafite’s superstar vintages
Times Luxury: A rare opportunity to buy Lafite’s superstar vintages
Food & Wine: Visit South Africa’s Wine Country With This Guide to the Cape Winelands
Food & Wine: Visit South Africa’s Wine Country With This Guide to the Cape Winelands
South Africa’s red wines are having a renaissance thanks to bold winemakers crafting wines as complex and beautiful as the landscapes where the grapes grow. Here are standout South African wineries to visit for tastings, from the Swartland to Stellenbosch.
Times Luxury: Max Richter’s latest project — capturing the music of champagne
Times Luxury: Max Richter’s latest project — capturing the music of champagne
The composer collaborated with Krug to create three pieces of music that reflect the brightness and sparkle of vintage fizz. Nina Caplan reports
Times LuxxCelebrating Georgia, the birthplace of wine
Times LuxxCelebrating Georgia, the birthplace of wine
Georgians have been fermenting grapes for 8,000 years, so it makes sense that they’re winning medals. We visited Château Buera and other top wineries
The Times: Beyond Paris — are these the best French restaurants outside the capital?
The Times: Beyond Paris — are these the best French restaurants outside the capital?
Nina Caplan reports back from the ultimate French culinary road trip
Times Luxx: Symington’s 80-year-old port and its new club for enjoying it
Times Luxx: Symington’s 80-year-old port and its new club for enjoying it
Symington Family Estates has not only created the first 80-year-old port, but opened a Porto club dedicated to the newly fashionable aged wine
The Times: Wine list anxiety? Meet London’s best restaurant sommeliers
The Times: Wine list anxiety? Meet London’s best restaurant sommeliers
They are knowledgeable and friendly but never overbearing, and can transform your dining experience. Nina Caplan on the capital’s most exciting and trustworthy sommeliers
The Times: I found foodie paradise in Catalonia
The Times: I found foodie paradise in Catalonia
Nina Caplan spends a week cooking, drinking and experiencing the cultural delicacies of rural Spain
Sphere magazine: Exploring the Rise of Sake
Sphere magazine: Exploring the Rise of Sake
Japan’s national drink is enjoying a serious moment in the world of fine dining. Nina Caplan travels to the land of the rising sun on a sake discovery journey.
The Times: Explore the Cézanne art trail
The Times: Explore the Cézanne art trail
Provence, in southeastern France, inspired the work of everyone from Picasso to Matisse — now there is even more reason to visit with a new Cézanne-focused art trail
The Times: My journey through the French region most famous for its artists
The Times: My journey through the French region most famous for its artists
Food & Wine: This Stunning Winery Hotel Has Its own Farm, Coffee Roastery, and Gelato Room
Food & Wine: This Stunning Winery Hotel Has Its own Farm, Coffee Roastery, and Gelato Room
Times Luxury: Wine, dine, wow — the finest restaurants in Mayfair
Times Luxury: Wine, dine, wow — the finest restaurants in Mayfair
Times Luxury: South Africa’s philosopher winemaker
Times Luxury: South Africa’s philosopher winemaker
Food & Wine: In an Era of QR Codes, Reservation Apps, and Social Media — Are No-Tech Restaurants the Future of Hospitality?
Food & Wine: In an Era of QR Codes, Reservation Apps, and Social Media — Are No-Tech Restaurants the Future of Hospitality?
Times Luxx: South Africa’s most exciting wines, vineyards and vintners
Times Luxx: South Africa’s most exciting wines, vineyards and vintners
Times Luxury: Ritzy fizz — the best champagne in the world
Times Luxury: Ritzy fizz — the best champagne in the world
How an Englishwoman is saving 100-year-old French vines
How an Englishwoman is saving 100-year-old French vines
Food&Wine: How to Spend a Perfectly Delicious 48 Hours in Quebec City
Food&Wine: How to Spend a Perfectly Delicious 48 Hours in Quebec City
Times Luxury: The boutique chardonnays that will have you falling in love all over again
Times Luxury: The boutique chardonnays that will have you falling in love all over again
Times Luxx: A Wine Expert's Sake Journey Through Japan
Times Luxx: A Wine Expert's Sake Journey Through Japan
The Times: Australia’s best wine regions — and how to visit them
The Times: Australia’s best wine regions — and how to visit them
Times Luxx: Ribera del Duero: Spain’s secret wine paradise
Times Luxx: Ribera del Duero: Spain’s secret wine paradise
Times Luxury: Bored with your go-to bottle? Try a high-end wine subscription service
Times Luxury: Bored with your go-to bottle? Try a high-end wine subscription service
Times Luxury: The vineyards with celebrity power
Times Luxury: The vineyards with celebrity power
Club Oenologique: Raffles at The OWO: A Churchillian drinks offering
Club Oenologique: Raffles at The OWO: A Churchillian drinks offering
Conde Nast Traveler: The Best Places to Eat in 2025
Conde Nast Traveler: The Best Places to Eat in 2025
Club Oenologique: Penfolds hits 180
Club Oenologique: Penfolds hits 180
Times Luxury: The fanciest places to drink fizz in London
Times Luxury: The fanciest places to drink fizz in London
Times Luxx: The big champagne houses that had plenty to celebrate in 2024
Times Luxx: The big champagne houses that had plenty to celebrate in 2024
Food&Wine: How Montreal Became Paradise for Wine Lovers
Food&Wine: How Montreal Became Paradise for Wine Lovers
Times Luxx: Ribera del Duero: Spain’s secret wine paradise
Times Luxx: Ribera del Duero: Spain’s secret wine paradise
Times Luxury: How tequila became Hollywood’s favourite drink
Times Luxury: How tequila became Hollywood’s favourite drink
Times Travel: 25 of the best vineyard hotels to visit in France
Times Travel: 25 of the best vineyard hotels to visit in France
Times Luxx: Whisky galore — exploring Islay’s latest distillery
Times Luxx: Whisky galore — exploring Islay’s latest distillery
Sphere magazine: The Best Burgundy Wines that won’t Break the Bank
Sphere magazine: The Best Burgundy Wines that won’t Break the Bank
Club Oenologique: Film Review: 'Widow Clicquot'
Club Oenologique: Film Review: 'Widow Clicquot'
Times Luxury: It's Boom Time for Beaujolais
Times Luxury: It's Boom Time for Beaujolais
Publishers' Weekly: Bloomsbury Gets a Michelin Star
Publishers' Weekly: Bloomsbury Gets a Michelin Star
Times Luxury: From Australia to Somerset: summer’s loveliest rosé wines
Times Luxury: From Australia to Somerset: summer’s loveliest rosé wines
The Times: The exciting new St Tropez hotel pulsing with old school glamour
The Times: The exciting new St Tropez hotel pulsing with old school glamour
The Times: How to get the most out of a trip to St Tropez
The Times: How to get the most out of a trip to St Tropez
Food & Wine: Move Over Montreal, Some of the Best Food in Quebec Is Along the St. Lawrence River
Food & Wine: Move Over Montreal, Some of the Best Food in Quebec Is Along the St. Lawrence River
Montecristo magazine: A U.K. Treasury of Wine Opens Its Doors to Visitors
Montecristo magazine: A U.K. Treasury of Wine Opens Its Doors to Visitors
Club Oenologique: Luxury wine châteaux in Bordeaux where you can stay the night
Club Oenologique: Luxury wine châteaux in Bordeaux where you can stay the night
Sunday Times: France’s best gourmet getaway is only an hour from the Channel Tunnel
Sunday Times: France’s best gourmet getaway is only an hour from the Channel Tunnel
Club Oenologique: Finding the secret cellar at Porto’s hotel for wine lovers
Club Oenologique: Finding the secret cellar at Porto’s hotel for wine lovers
Times Luxury: The rise of grower champagnes
Times Luxury: The rise of grower champagnes
Times Travel: 25 of France’s most beautiful châteaux
Times Travel: 25 of France’s most beautiful châteaux
WINE EVENT: The best of cool-climate Australian Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and more – Tuesday 14th May
WINE EVENT: The best of cool-climate Australian Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and more – Tuesday 14th May
Sphere: Vines Down Under: World-Class Australian Vineyards
Sphere: Vines Down Under: World-Class Australian Vineyards
Food & Wine: If You're Not Visiting the Greek Islands for Wine, You're Missing Out
Food & Wine: If You're Not Visiting the Greek Islands for Wine, You're Missing Out
The Times: Seven of the UK’s best whisky distilleries
The Times: Seven of the UK’s best whisky distilleries
National Geographic: Take a wellness road trip along Australia’s new hot springs trail
National Geographic: Take a wellness road trip along Australia’s new hot springs trail
Times Luxury: Cin cin! The best restaurants for Italian wine in London
Times Luxury: Cin cin! The best restaurants for Italian wine in London
Times Luxury: London’s new-generation natural wine scene
Times Luxury: London’s new-generation natural wine scene
Times Luxx:The Wine Society’s 150th birthday celebrations
Times Luxx:The Wine Society’s 150th birthday celebrations
Timatkin.com: The Joys In Between
Timatkin.com: The Joys In Between
Times Luxury: Vinegar fizz — the smartest low-alcohol tipple
Times Luxury: Vinegar fizz — the smartest low-alcohol tipple
Times Luxury: Luxury gifts for wine lovers
Times Luxury: Luxury gifts for wine lovers
Times Luxx: In praise of the digestif, the most sophisticated of drinks
Times Luxx: In praise of the digestif, the most sophisticated of drinks
Club Oenologique: Cambridge: an education in wine
Club Oenologique: Cambridge: an education in wine
Montecristo Magazine: Cognac and Armagnac—Tracing the Origins of France’s Great Brandies
Montecristo Magazine: Cognac and Armagnac—Tracing the Origins of France’s Great Brandies
Times Luxury: How to buy fine wine at auction
Times Luxury: How to buy fine wine at auction
Times Luxx: Meet the ancestor wines of Australia
Times Luxx: Meet the ancestor wines of Australia
Times Luxury: Tales from the atelier: behind the scenes at Louis XIII
Times Luxury: Tales from the atelier: behind the scenes at Louis XIII
The Times: Why it’s never been a better time to stay at this British vineyard
The Times: Why it’s never been a better time to stay at this British vineyard
Club Oenologique: Exploring Ontario: Canada's 'happy connotations' for drink lovers
Club Oenologique: Exploring Ontario: Canada's 'happy connotations' for drink lovers
Travel + Leisure: This Overlooked Region of France Has Charming Bistros, Historic Towns, and Top-notch Museums — and None of the Crowds
Travel + Leisure: This Overlooked Region of France Has Charming Bistros, Historic Towns, and Top-notch Museums — and None of the Crowds
Where to buy the world’s rarest whiskies
Where to buy the world’s rarest whiskies
The promise of gold: Discovering the wines of Australia's Heathcote
The promise of gold: Discovering the wines of Australia's Heathcote
Rosés from Cigales: La Vie en Rose
Rosés from Cigales: La Vie en Rose
Times Luxx: Finding the best Cognac in France
Times Luxx: Finding the best Cognac in France
Club Oenologique: Tracking the travels of English wine
Club Oenologique: Tracking the travels of English wine
Times Luxx: Santorini’s secret vineyards
Times Luxx: Santorini’s secret vineyards
Club Oenologique: Savouring the unknown: Blind tasting in the south of France
Club Oenologique: Savouring the unknown: Blind tasting in the south of France
Times Luxx: Where to drink fine wines in the Caribbean
Times Luxx: Where to drink fine wines in the Caribbean
Barley Magazine: Canada Dry - Prohibition and the Hooch Highway
Barley Magazine: Canada Dry - Prohibition and the Hooch Highway
Food & Wine: These Are the World's Next Great Food Cities
Food & Wine: These Are the World's Next Great Food Cities
Club Oenologique: Chianti Classico's new subzones: sClub Oenologique: A love triangle: Wine, context and connection
Club Oenologique: Chianti Classico's new subzones: sClub Oenologique: A love triangle: Wine, context and connection
Club Oenologique: Chianti Classico's new subzones: shining a light on diverse terroir
Club Oenologique: Chianti Classico's new subzones: shining a light on diverse terroir
Times Luxx Online: Louise Pommery, the champagne feminist
Times Luxx Online: Louise Pommery, the champagne feminist
Club Oenologique: Montreal - where wine bars thrive in all elements
Club Oenologique: Montreal - where wine bars thrive in all elements
Food & Wine: Everywhere to Eat and Drink in Australia's Cool Capital
Food & Wine: Everywhere to Eat and Drink in Australia's Cool Capital
The Times: The New Wine Trail Around a Lesser Known Corner of Greece
The Times: The New Wine Trail Around a Lesser Known Corner of Greece
Club Oenologique: Freedom, truth and beauty in the wines of the Loire
Club Oenologique: Freedom, truth and beauty in the wines of the Loire
Times Luxx: The women making the world’s finest brandies
Times Luxx: The women making the world’s finest brandies
Club Oenologique: 12 bars in Montreal putting the spotlight on natural wine
Club Oenologique: 12 bars in Montreal putting the spotlight on natural wine
Club Oenologique: Opening the doors to the Champagne region
Club Oenologique: Opening the doors to the Champagne region
Times Luxx Online: Who makes the best fizzy red wine?
Times Luxx Online: Who makes the best fizzy red wine?
Club Oenologique: Wine and The City
Club Oenologique: Wine and The City
Club Oenologique: Pasteur, Pet Nat and Vin Jaune in the Jura
Club Oenologique: Pasteur, Pet Nat and Vin Jaune in the Jura
Club Oenologique: Australia's Mornington Peninsula: paradise for wine lovers
Club Oenologique: Australia's Mornington Peninsula: paradise for wine lovers
Times Luxx: Getting a taste of Dante’s wine
Times Luxx: Getting a taste of Dante’s wine
Times Luxx: Cabaret with Extra Fizz
Times Luxx: Cabaret with Extra Fizz
Club Oenologique: North Norfolk's Luxury Travel Transformation
Club Oenologique: North Norfolk's Luxury Travel Transformation
Travel+Leisure: High Drama
Travel+Leisure: High Drama
Times Luxx: The Good Sommeliers Guide
Times Luxx: The Good Sommeliers Guide
Club Oenologique: Liquid Gold - Celebrating the Wines of Macedonia
Club Oenologique: Liquid Gold - Celebrating the Wines of Macedonia
Food & Wine: Our Favorite Wine Bars in London
Food & Wine: Our Favorite Wine Bars in London
Times Luxx: Singing the Praises of Sauternes
Times Luxx: Singing the Praises of Sauternes
The Times: Laid Back Armagnac is Full of Surprises
The Times: Laid Back Armagnac is Full of Surprises
Club Oenologique: In Praise of Darker Rosé Wine
Club Oenologique: In Praise of Darker Rosé Wine
The Sunday Times: Food & Fitness - On the Culinary Trail in Melbourne and the Grampians
The Sunday Times: Food & Fitness - On the Culinary Trail in Melbourne and the Grampians
The New Statesman: I Became a Wine Lover Aged Ten at My Father's Side and Wine Connects Us Still
The New Statesman: I Became a Wine Lover Aged Ten at My Father's Side and Wine Connects Us Still
Montecristo magazine: Feasting Heart, Mind and Stomach along Burgundy's Yonne River
Montecristo magazine: Feasting Heart, Mind and Stomach along Burgundy's Yonne River
Food & Wine (Italy): Estate in Savoia (in Italian)
Food & Wine (Italy): Estate in Savoia (in Italian)
Club Oenologique: A Burgundian Ode to Joy
Club Oenologique: A Burgundian Ode to Joy
Club Oenologique: Gérard Basset, a Life in Wine
Club Oenologique: Gérard Basset, a Life in Wine
The New Statesman: Manmade Grape Varieties Can Be Wonderful
The New Statesman: Manmade Grape Varieties Can Be Wonderful
Sphere magazine: Raising the Bar - the Best British Vineyards
Sphere magazine: Raising the Bar - the Best British Vineyards
Club Oenologique: Higher, Cooler, Superior: Exploring the Hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Club Oenologique: Higher, Cooler, Superior: Exploring the Hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
The New Statesman: Ignore the Purists Who Sneer: Manmade Grape Varieties can be Wonderful
The New Statesman: Ignore the Purists Who Sneer: Manmade Grape Varieties can be Wonderful
Club Oenologique: La Guérite 1814: Summer Dining in among the Valais vines
Club Oenologique: La Guérite 1814: Summer Dining in among the Valais vines
Club Oenologique: Unconventional Wine Pairings From a Paris Icon
Club Oenologique: Unconventional Wine Pairings From a Paris Icon
Times Luxx: The Best Bottles of Champagne Made by Small Growers
Times Luxx: The Best Bottles of Champagne Made by Small Growers
Club Oenologique: Celebrating Venice's Ancestral Crafts - Winemaking Included
Club Oenologique: Celebrating Venice's Ancestral Crafts - Winemaking Included
New Statesman: Why the Steepest Slopes Often Yield the Best Wines
New Statesman: Why the Steepest Slopes Often Yield the Best Wines
Fine Lees: Women in Wine - Breaking the Bias
Fine Lees: Women in Wine - Breaking the Bias
The Times: From Chocolate Factories to Wine
The Times: From Chocolate Factories to Wine
Cork Talk: Podcast with Tim Atkin MW
Cork Talk: Podcast with Tim Atkin MW
The New Statesman: The Greeks were right about wine: it is the definition of civilisation
The New Statesman: The Greeks were right about wine: it is the definition of civilisation
Club Oenologique: The Relationship Between Rioja and Bordeaux? It's Complicated
Club Oenologique: The Relationship Between Rioja and Bordeaux? It's Complicated
The Times: The Endless Appeal of Rosé Wine
The Times: The Endless Appeal of Rosé Wine
Club Oenologique: 67 Pall Mall Verbier: the Club Where Swiss Wine Reaches its Peak
Club Oenologique: 67 Pall Mall Verbier: the Club Where Swiss Wine Reaches its Peak
Travel + Leisure: A Love Letter to Quebec City's Château Frontenac
Travel + Leisure: A Love Letter to Quebec City's Château Frontenac
The Times: 67 Pall Mall, the London Members' Club Fuelling the Party in Verbier
The Times: 67 Pall Mall, the London Members' Club Fuelling the Party in Verbier
Club Oenologique: Coffee and Coravin, A Tale of Two Lockdown Saviours
Club Oenologique: Coffee and Coravin, A Tale of Two Lockdown Saviours
Club Oenologique: I Want to Drink Wine With the People Who Made It
Club Oenologique: I Want to Drink Wine With the People Who Made It
New Statesman: Christmas is a Time for Wines That Remind Us of the Small Pleasures of Home
New Statesman: Christmas is a Time for Wines That Remind Us of the Small Pleasures of Home
Club Oenologique: Nina Caplan's Wine Diary From an Extraordinary Year
Club Oenologique: Nina Caplan's Wine Diary From an Extraordinary Year
Times Luxx: How to Make Your Own Bespoke Gin
Times Luxx: How to Make Your Own Bespoke Gin
New Statesman: Wine's Secret Ingredient? Slowly Crumbling Rocks
New Statesman: Wine's Secret Ingredient? Slowly Crumbling Rocks
National Geographic Traveller: a Road Trip Through Burgundy, France's Legendary Wine Region
National Geographic Traveller: a Road Trip Through Burgundy, France's Legendary Wine Region
Montecristo magazine: At the Great Champagne Houses, Blending is an Art, so Why Is Single-Vineyard Fizz Gaining Favour?
Montecristo magazine: At the Great Champagne Houses, Blending is an Art, so Why Is Single-Vineyard Fizz Gaining Favour?
Club Oenologique: The Amazing Resilience of London's Wine Bars
Club Oenologique: The Amazing Resilience of London's Wine Bars
New Statesman: Our Approach to Australian Wine and History Needs to Change
New Statesman: Our Approach to Australian Wine and History Needs to Change
Times Luxx: How Cider Got Fashionable
Times Luxx: How Cider Got Fashionable
Travel + Leisure: Madeira is Portugal's Best-Kept Secret
Travel + Leisure: Madeira is Portugal's Best-Kept Secret
Food & Wine: The Vineyards of the Canary Islands Are Covered in Volcanic Ash... and That's a Good Thing
Food & Wine: The Vineyards of the Canary Islands Are Covered in Volcanic Ash... and That's a Good Thing
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