The Wine Merchant

Claire has decided to help Alexandre. There is something very wrong with the wine from his family's vineyard and he needs help finding the problem and the culprit. All this action against the backdrop of maybe something more than 'a friendship' developing between the two of them. Brigitte plays a significant role as they begin to assess and investigate the problem.

The Wine Merchant is real. Claire finally reveals the 'other' work of The Wine Merchant - most of it, just enough - to Alexandre.

Alexandre turns to Claire for some help. He didn’t know where to turn or what he was getting into - and neither did she. Claire is so caring and possibly too much so. Either way, there's a great deal of interest between the two of them.

Alexandre is out and about promoting the wines of his region as well as his own award winning recent vintage. Until something goes very wrong with his sample wine.

Claire has returned to France to start her new business. She found a shop and it's perfect. Brigitte was instrumental in finding the right place. Claire calls it equal parts wine shop, cafe and bookstore. Have a seat and stay for a while.

Laurente has inspired Claire once again and now she is ready to work with the members of The Wine Merchant.Claire could never pass on the chance to join these women at The Wine Merchant to defend and protect not only their products, but also the terroir - the reputation of the source. It's the only thing that truly matters.

When Grace needed help Laurente answered her call but there was so much more to be done. As the village's defacto mayor, Laurente cared about the reputation of the place and the wine. As to the farmers and vintners; she amassed their information, knew things the Committee could never penetrate and importantly, she cared at least as much as they did - sometimes more so. Laurente was the right woman at the right time and this time, it was she who needed assistance helping the others. This...

Grace shares the details of how she became involved with the wine business - and how she called upon Laurente for help with a very serious client problem.

Claire needed Grace and Sid to answer a few more questions before she spoke to Barret and Laurente. She reminisces about her career path in the wine business - it's about the good and the not-so-good people and their intentions. Her decision is obvious, but she wants to go into this business arrangement with her eyes wide open - no more surprises.

Grace and Sid create a new business plan for Claire. The new plan offers Claire a pathway for her new business to succeed. But first, Claire must agree to absolute secrecy. Relieved and shocked Claire listens to their plan and agrees to think about the offer overnight. Her last question is a broad one - is there anyone else involved that I should know about? Their answer shocks her once more - Claire cannot believe that she is the last to know. How could this have happened without ...