France is caught up in passionate

political and social upheaval. All Paris is

buzzing over the next move of Louis

Napoleon, nephew of the Great Bonaparte.

ls another revolution in the making?

Serene amidst the furor are the great

vineyards of Bordeaux, untouched by the

machinations of Man, They, as always, live

by the rules and the whims of Nature.

For Solange Saint Savin the only world

is the rows of vines and the extraordinary

wines they produce. But her brother.

Guy, has been caught up in the Parisian

intrigue and conspiracy of Left

Bank cafes.

When these worlds collide, the lives of

brother and sister are forever changed.

The story of their obsession with the land

and with the vines will take them across

two continents, from the lavish ballrooms

of Emperor Napoleon lll s court to the

makeshift shacks of California mining

towns; from grand boulevards of Paris to

the wooden sidewalks of San Francisco.

And for both brother and sister, it

will be a struggle to recognize love and

ultimately surrender to those

who love them.