Daisy and Louis discuss what happened in Queenstown, and they"re not quite on the same page. Meanwhile it turns out Tippy's new blend is incredible, although she's left Oakley thinking she"s a failure. Louis decides to declare his feelings for Daisy, but his grand romantic gesture hits a snag. Later, an old friend of Stanley's turns up with news about Oakley that will rock everything to the core.
The Oakley crew head to Queenstown to support Tippy at a wine conference she"s speaking at. After Daisy kindly donates her fancy hotel room to pregnant Nic and Vic, she and Louis end up sharing a dodgy motel room. When Louis overhears Philippe arguing with another vintner, it confirms his suspicion that Philippe has been duplicitous before, and he plots with Daisy to expose him.
Daisy and Louis attend Marissa's infamous book club but thanks to Nic, Daisy gets the wrong book to read. David's daughter Sienna is there doing a recital of her poetry, and Daisy gets tongue-tied meeting her for the first time. Later, Louis discovers Hilary's eyesight is failing, which caused her vintage to fail, too. He goes on a crusade to find her barrels of wine to blend.
Facing financial pressures, Oakley Wines invites the bank manager, Mr. Talbot, for a tour. All goes so well that Talbot asks them to watch his prize turkey for a few days. But then the turkey disappears, and to make matters worse, their frost-fighting fan explodes ahead of a frost forecast for that night. Tippy goes old school by heating the vineyard with flaming pots and help from the community.
Harvest is fast approaching, so Tippy gives everyone a lesson in the delicate art of grape-picking. The problem is everyone gets too distracted to focus. Daisy goes off on a walk with Nic and meets handsome local doctor David. Vic asks Louis to help him out with a potentially serious legal problem. And Gus and Griff decide to go on their first romantic trip away together.
Daisy, Griff, and Louis's whole family are living under the same roof, a situation made even more challenging by relationship troubles. Louis makes a last-ditch attempt to save his marriage, while Griff tries to rescue his romance with Gus by coming out online. At rival winery Shimmering Lake, Marissa plots to bring Oakley down a peg by hiring flashy French vintner Philippe Bidois--Tippy's cousin.
Oakley Wines enjoys newfound fame and welcomes a surprise visitor, while gala preparations take an explosive turn, putting the entire showcase at risk.
Gus and Tippy are lost in their own dilemmas while Daisy, still hurting over her fight with Griffin, struggles to get everyone on track to complete the showcase preparations in time. Louis receives a distressing phone call, but Rowan arrives to deliver a surprise that brings both shock and relief. Daisy and Tippy bond over Stanley's memory.
As preparations for the showcase continue, Tippy, Gus, and Daisy all attempt to put Louis back on track following the breakup of his marriage. Nic and Vic look to a spiritual ritual to help with their dreams of a child, but Daisy's forgetfulness may derail the whole thing. Daisy is overjoyed when Griffin visits, but when he begins an unexpected romance, regretful words are said.
Louis's reunion with his family is underwhelming, while at Oakley, Daisy informs Gus and Tippy of her plans to have the vineyard represented in the Behind the Vines showcase, to mixed response. Tippy struggles with confidence while Gus's inability to master the art of the haggle leads Daisy to a negotiation with the attractive Ben, only to discover she may be flirting with the enemy.
Daisy gets her hands dirty with Tippy and Gus, while Louis gets more insight from Hilary than he bargained for. Daisy and Louis hope to ease their financial woes with a visit to the bank but discover that failing to comply with the "law of the land" can have consequences. Daisy makes the ultimate sacrifice to give the run-down vineyard a chance of survival - or will it merely be a stay of execution?
When Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe and London lawyer Louis Oakley jointly inherit a New Zealand vineyard, they discover that they are not the "sole heirs" as they believed and that the vineyard itself is a dilapidated money pit. The disenchanted pair plan to sell the estate to influential locals, but after a surprise at a wine show, they wonder if the vineyard may not be worthless after all.
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