A Novel About Time, Memory, and the Conversations We Leave Too Late
When Paul Moretti asks his son Neo to join him on a journey through Italy, what begins as a wine trip becomes something far deeper: a final chance to repair distance, revisit old wounds, and understand what fathers and sons pass on to each other.
A vintage of secrets, poured slow.
Paul Moretti has spent a lifetime collecting stories — through wine, travel, books, maps, and the friendships that shaped him. But time has begun to move differently. When he asks his son Neo to join him on a trip through Italy for a long-awaited Wine Club reunion in Ravello, Neo sees it as a complicated interruption to his fast-moving life in Toronto.
What begins as a reluctant father-son journey becomes a road through memory. From Barolo to Montalcino, Liguria to Florence, and finally the Amalfi Coast, Paul and Neo encounter old friends, unexpected detours, hidden rooms, family history, and the quiet truths that surface only when life slows down.
At its heart, The Wine Club is not a novel about wine. It is a story about time — the kind we think we have, the kind we lose, and the kind we finally learn to hold.
- A moving father-and-son story set across Italy
- A novel about memory, regret, reconciliation, and inherited silence
- Evocative settings including Barolo, Montalcino, Liguria, Florence, and Ravello
- A story shaped by wine, travel, friendship, and the fragile beauty of time
- Perfect for readers who love emotional literary fiction, family stories, and atmospheric travel novels
Formats & Where to Buy
Available Formats
Paperback ISBN-13: 9781636989747
E-book ISBN: Coming soon
Audiobook ISBN: Coming soon
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The Landscapes of 'The Wine Club'
From the rolling hills of Chianti to the rain-slicked streets of London, travel through the settings that breathe life into the narrative.
The Sleeping Vineyard
Midnight in Milan
The Hidden Chalet
Meet J.L. Vox
J. L. Vox writes emotionally driven fiction about family, memory, travel, and the hidden weight of unfinished conversations.
His stories are rooted in real places and intimate human moments — the kind found at dinner tables, on winding roads, in old photographs, and in the silences between parents and children. Drawing from a lifelong love of travel, storytelling, wine, and history, Vox creates novels where landscapes are not simply settings, but emotional turning points.
The Wine Club is his debut novel.
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FAQ
When will The Wine Club be published?
A: The Wine Club will be published on October 6.
Is this book part of a series?
A: The Wine Club is a standalone novel.
Is the novel really about wine?
A: Wine is part of the journey, but the book is ultimately about time, family, memory, regret, and reconciliation.
Where is the book set?
A: The story begins in Canada and follows Paul and Neo through several places in Italy, including Barolo, Montalcino, Liguria, Florence, and Ravello.
Are there content warnings?
A: The novel includes themes of grief, illness, emotional estrangement, regret, and family loss.
Is a book club guide available?
A: A downloadable book club guide with discussion prompts will be available.
Contact J. L. Vox
Reach out by email at: jlvoxthewineclub@gmail.com