Kate’s Heart: An independent winemaker faces a patriarchal threat to her legacy

＂He doesn’t look like a grape, so why would you pay attention to his face?＂ Kate’s best friend jokes (sort of).

The family vineyard nestles on the gentle slopes of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, and Kate’s only goal is to be the best winemaker she can be. Nothing is more important than nursing her grapes-until The Uncle’s final demand sets her on a course to save her family’s legacy - and her own independence.

Kate is a modern woman: independent, vulnerable, and funny. Follow her journey as it parallels the development of her Pinot Noir grapes, accompanied by her family and friends, their rescue horses, and a dog with a penchant for eating, and rolling in, anything stinky.

The Uncle should never have bet against her.

A compelling and heartwarming story of a woman dedicated to her craft, staring down a future determined by her late, very patriarchal uncle. The emotional connection she has to her family and friends is touching and often funny.