The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me (English edition) by Nina Caplan

The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me is a wine travelogue unclassifiable and captivating, written by journalist and critic Nina Caplan. Awarded several prestigious prizes — including the Fortnum & Mason Debut Drink Book of the Year and the Louis Roederer International Wine Book of the Year — this work offers a scholarly and personal journey through Europe Viticultural, in search of the Roman history of wine.

Guided by a double thirst — that of wine and The one of knowledge —, Nina Caplan undertakes a fascinating journey through the historic vineyards of Europe. Of the Champagne chalk to the Heights of Campania, by going through the Roman ruins of the Rhône Valley and the isolated slopes of the Catalan Priorat, the author traces back in time by immersing herself in theHistory of ancient wine.

His story highlights the winemakers that she encounters: a Reckless Englishman planting on rabbit-infested lands, a Spanish glamour chasing the eagles, a passionate Italian lawyer by the resurrection of the legendary Falernian, the favorite wine of the Romans. Through these colorful characters, it is a vision Human and intimate aspect of viticulture which unfolds, between millennia-old traditions and contemporary engagement.

With a pen Lyrics and intelligent, Nina Caplan mixes personal narrative, , historical essay and sensory exploration. Each glass tasted becomes a gateway to the past, each visited terroir is a living chapter of a shared heritage.

La vigne vagabonde is not just a book about wine: it is a Meditation on time, memory, and the meaning of home. While drinking, the author remembers; while traveling, she seeks to understand what it means to belong to a place.

A travel book, a Essay on wine, a historical document, but above all a Ode to the living beauty of wine and those who shape it.

📌 Item features :

• Type of book : Travel Narrative / Oenological Essay

• Title The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me

• Author : Nina Caplan

• Language : English

• Editor : Bloomsbury Publishing PLCBloomsbury Continuum)

• Release date : March 8, 2018

• Format : Hardback

• Number of pages : 352

• Illustrations : Black & white integrated + cards

• ISBN : 9781472938442

• Dimensions : 216 x 135 mm

• Weight : 484 g

• Themes : Wine, Roman History, Travel Narrative, Wine-producing Europe