The True Purpose of Vines (The Winemakers Book 1) by Giovanna Siniscalchi – Review by Christine Baranek

The True Purpose of Vines by Giovanna Siniscalchi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The True Purpose of Vines
By: Giovanna Siniscalchi
5*

This story was absolutely amazing. It is the story of a wine maker in Portugal who is bucking tradition due to the death of her husband and her father in law. She is the head of a vineyard and is trying to solve the impending doom of her vineyard and all the vineyards of Portugal. There is a parasite that is quickly moving in and destroying their grapes. Not only that, her husband before he died signed a contract with another man promising their wine production to them for years. Oh, and her best friend from when she was young has returned and wants to marry her. But he is not the man that she remembers and will stop at nothing to have her. Plus, she is keeping a secret valley of of vines, ones that she has crossed with American grapes in an attempt to make them stronger, but no one can know of this as it is risky on so many fronts. Her life is just a little bit stressful and challenging.
Enter Griffin Maxwell, he is an Englishman who is sent to Portugal to check on his families vineyard which just happen to be adjacent to be adjacent to Vesiuvius’ vineyards. This is the vineyard of the woman. He is there on business, to check on her production. As he wants to partner with the man who her husband signed the contract with. He is going to be partner by marrying this man’s daughter. Even if it isn’t what his heart wants. He begins to care deeply about not only the vineyards, but also the enchanting woman who is running Vesuvius.
This story is nothing short but amazing. It is full of information about the history of wine, which was all new to me. But it also is an amazing tale of a woman who is well before her time and doesn’t care what society thinks because she needs to survive for her family. It is a tale of a love of two people who both are truly fighting against it. And it is a tale of what happens when two people put everything aside for a common goal.

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