The best way to describe Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave - interesting. Interesting characters, interesting location, interesting plot line, etc. Even the title is interesting - eight hundred grapes (according to the author) is the number of grapes needed to make a bottle of wine.
This is the story of thirty-year-old Georgia Ford, a woman who has just found out that her fiance has been keeping a huge secret from her. So what does Georgia do when she realizes her world is falling apart - she returns home. And for Georgia, home is Sonoma California and her family's winery.
However, things aren't so great at home either. Her parent's marriage seems to be in trouble, and her twin brothers are at odds. On top of all that, everyone seems to know what is best for Georgia - her mother, her best friend, her fiance. Even the young winemaker that is trying to buy her family's vineyard. Everyone, of course, except for Georgia. She obviously has some serious decisions to make. Not just for herself and her future, but for the future of her family and their vineyard as well.
If you enjoy a novel with lots of interesting facts and in particular, if you are interested in how wine is made, then you will truly find this a great read.
Karen
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