It is finally here! Today I received ‘A LITERARY HARVEST: Canadian Writing about Wine and other Libations’ (previously known as The Canadian Wine Anthology). When a book with your writing arrives in the mail, it is so exciting! I am one of the 42 writers in this anthology.
A LITERARY HARVEST: Canadian Writing about Wine and Other Libations, Eds. Licia Canton, Giulia De Gasperi and Decio Cusmano. From the blurb ‘The writings presented in A Literary Harvest give us new understanding and diverse perspectives in making and drinking wine and other libations. This volume introduces or re introduces the writing of 42 authors. Their text and unique drinking voices form a potable Canadian Literature’.
Contributors: Nic Battigelli Carolyn Bennett, Licia Canton, Glenn Carley, George Elliott Clarke, Renée Cohen, V.A. Colucci, Joan Crate, Sheldon Currie, Domenic Cusmano, Victoria Dickenson, Francesca Favaro, Terri Favro, Amanda Feder, Anna Fornari, Anna Foschi Ciampolini, Keith Foster, Veena Gokhale, Jacob Hogeterp, Karen Klassen, Alexandra Korey, Penelope Laurence, CarolL. Mackay, Antonio Mauriello, Aislinn McDougall, Adam McDowell, Heather McGuire, Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli, Carmelo Militano, Earl Murphy, Mariam S. Pal, Cristina Pepe, Damiano Pietrapaolo, Giovanna Riccio, Peppino Ruggeri, Laura Sanchini, Jeremy R. Saunders, Christopher Sisca, Christine Sigismondo, Glen Sorestad, Carmine Starnino and Carolyne Van Der Meer
My contribution is titled ‘In Vino there are Memories‘ and it is about my family’s wine and winemaking traditions. It may be featured it in a blog post soon, but for now, if you have great vision, try and read a few paragraphs here:
To order a copy for yourself or for all of the wine enthusiasts in your life, order on the Accenti magazine site here or email info@longbridgebooks.com. Publication date January 2025, ISBN: 978-1-928065-27-2, 310 pages, $34.95. Free delivery in Canada/US for orders of $60 or more. The gorgeous cover will go well with any wine collection. Grazie mille to the editors for all of their hard work!
Salute, Cristina
Un po' di pepe 
Congratulations on another accomplishment!
Grazie Manina!
How rewarding to have the finished anthology in your hands.
That was so interesting about the vino cotto. I do wish I had visited Puglia when I was able to travel. Maybe in the next life?? xx
Oh wow-you actually managed to read the second page! I was kind of joking, but glad you managed to read that. There are a lot of Pugliesi in Australia-if you ask around you may find someone who makes vino cotto or even muscitaglia! Buon anno!
Congratulations Christina!!Sent from my iPhone
Grazie Mary!
Christina- this is so exciting! Can’t wait to read it! 🍷
Grazie Ellen! Hope you like it. Buon anno, Cristina
That is SOOOO cool Cristina!! I now know a published author! Congratulations!I can tell you a story of when my dad made wine: one morning at 4 am I was stirred awake by noises coming from our basement. I went diwnstairs to see my dad begin to press the grapes in his torccio!Why? Because it was the absolute right moment to do it… the time had been reached! Fond memories!!All the best Cristina! Keep on writing, for all of us! Cathy Di NozziSent from my Galaxy
Grazie Cathy! It must have also been right after the full moon 🤣🤣. Hoping to keep writing too. Ciao, Cristina
Congratulations cristina!
Grazie Anna!
Congratulations!