In January, Professor Leonardo Lastilla, who teaches Vine to Table: Italian Wines in Context, presented his latest book, a novel called Il Piccolo Tour (The Little Tour), in three different venues: NessunDove bookstore and the city library in Empoli, and Caffé Letterario delle Murate in Florence.

Lastilla has also recently started a blog dedicated to his literary forays.

An Amazon reviewer calls Lastilla’s new book, “intense and refined,” “an unforgettable voyage through identity and reality.”