Nina Caplan

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Joel Harrison |Adam Lechmere |Simon MW |Nina Caplan

A 90-minute drive north of Adelaide lies a valley so bountiful that it isn’t actually a valley at all but several. Clare Valley – a series of dips on a high plateau – was once a paradise of market gardens and orchards, and before that, a paradise of indigenous vegetation.

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Joel Harrison |Simon MW |Nina Caplan |Tyler Zielinski

Even if it’s possible to live on wine and cheese alone, one probably shouldn’t, especially while travelling in wine country and (over)indulging on a near-constant basis. But while many wine regions around the world have estates that feature full-on restaurants on the grounds, this concept isn’t as popular in Napa Valley with local beverage laws that complicate matters. Luckily, many wineries have discovered that a little culinary creativity goes a long way.

2 months ago | foodandwine.com | Nina Caplan

Photo: Courtesy of Fairmont le Château Frontenac Quebec City, founded in 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on a strategic bend above the Saint Lawrence River on the unceded territory of the Huron-Wendat Nation, is one of North America’s best-preserved cities: Walking these narrow streets lined with stone buildings or looking out over a river so grand that Quebecers call it “the sea,” it is easy to imagine those early visitors marveling at the beauty and bounty of nature (until...

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Nina Caplan

Quebec City, founded in 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on a strategic bend above the Saint Lawrence River on the unceded territory of the Huron-Wendat Nation, is one of North America’s best-preserved cities: Walking these narrow streets lined with stone buildings or looking out over a river so grand that Quebecers call it “the sea,” it is easy to imagine those early visitors marveling at the beauty and bounty of nature (until winter arrived).

2 months ago | cluboenologique.com | Joel Harrison |Nina Caplan |Guy Woodward |Ciaran Griffiths

A multi-continent cuvée appears to break every norm of winemaking and defy the logic of much that underscores the holy grail of terroir, which is, above all, focused on a wine’s link to a specific location. But the new Grange La Chapelle, arguably the most significant wine of this type to date, has now arrived, and it is a blend of a quality to mollify even the most ambivalent onlooker.