Bonus Fact:

From writing the first lines, right up to publishing, the working title was:

Of Wine, Women, and Love.

Bonus Fact:

The pictures on this site are ones I actually took while visiting two different wineries. I actually wrote part of Bound By Vines at the Meritage in Napa Valley although my book is based on the wineries of Temecula Valley in Southern California.

My Favorite Wines/Wineries?

Here are some in no particular order.

Chateau Montelena Winery -Just the best Chardonnay in the world!
Baily Winery -Amazingly refreshing Sauvignon Blanc
Vitagliano Winery -Smaller Temecula winery which feels like a fun backyard experience
Stag's Leap Winery -Great cabernet sauvignon
Blue Merle Winery -Small indie winery with great reds and blends. I've actually helped with grape-picking here
My house! I make a wicked red sangria with chopped fruits, red zinfandel, sangria base, and a little brandy to really give it a 'punch'

Writer from the soul and the soil.

Hello. I am G. R. McWhorter and I have been writing all my life. I started out writing small pieces for newsletters and local newspapers and now I'm writing novels. I just completed a full-length novel, Bound By Vines, about two sisters who are very different. One of the sisters is a high-powered lawyer in New York and her younger sister is a bohemian beach gal who is still trying to find herself at university. Their two worlds are forced together after the sudden, unexpected death of their parents who owned a boutique winery in Temecula, California (near where I live).

As the two sisters try to figure out how to work together to either save or sell the family winery, the bohemian sister enters a terribly abusive relationship with a biker who has an alcohol problem and abuses her. Meanwhile, the older sister is struggling to save the family business through a myriad of challenges from wine competitions to arson. Will these sisters ever find happiness? Will they save what their parents left them or lose it all?

My novel infuses drama with romance and I also include a lot about the wine making process and quotes about wine from many famous people. If you love dramas about family bonds, the love between two sisters, the drama of life, and wine, then this story is for you.

If you are looking for a good summer read, please check out Bound By Vines! And, if you like it, please leave me a nice review on Amazon. Thank you!

Get the paperback or Kindle version here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7JCBBBS/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1686263505&sr=8-1

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Instagram: @grmcwhorter

Twitter: @GRMcWhorter

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