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You know what?

I think everything is looking really good

for this point in the summer.

I was kinda worried with all of the late rain we had.

I wasn't worried.

That's because you never worry about anything.

That's what you're here for.

You are the classic over-thinker.

It's called "planning ahead".

Well, it's a good thing,

because together we are a perfect balance

like wine and cheese.

Alright, fine.

As long as I get to be the wine in this scenario.

You are so the cheese.

What?!

What kind of cheese?

Gorgonzola.

Obviously.

Obviously.

You really wanna know why I'm not worried?

Why?

Because we have Sorrento,

we have our first vintage ready to bottle,

and we have each other.

Awe, see?

You're the cheese.

Alright, get over here.

Where?

We should hold that thought.

We're still on the clock.

I'll just ask one of the owners if we can take a break.

She said yes.

I know, but we should really try to keep business

and romance separate, Frankie.

I'm sorry, sir.

Because I thought that you were the one

that kissed me just then.

I- I didn't say it would be easy but we should try.

We need to be able to make

business decisions about Sorrento with our-

Heads and not our hearts.

Ok, I don't sound like that, but...

Yes.

Well, wine is all about heart.

Alright, well I'm pretty sure that the bank

isn't going to be accepting "emotions"

as payment when our loan is due soon.

Well, someone very wise once said

"don't let the accountants make the wine".

You just made that up.

It's possible.

Alright, well, as long as it's business time

I'm gonna go ahead and, think outside the box

about these vines,

then we can circle back about the other stuff later.

Now you are pushing it.

What're you gonna do?

Report me to HR?

Quitting time, business partner,

which means that you can be my girlfriend again.

Awe.

Mittens, really?

Come on, llama!

You're supposed to go chase squirrels.

Do we look like squirrels to you?

Did he just say "yes"?

Yeah.

My gosh.

I gotta get Lexy from the train station.

Lexy I am so glad that you are here.

Me too.

I really am just sorry that it took your restaurant

closing down for you to have time to come up.

I know.

It's fine though, really.

I mean, it's not like Chicago is the only place

that needs pastry chefs, right?

Well, maybe this time you'll fall in love with St. Madeline

and you'll stay.

Well it is gorgeous here.

You picked the right time of year.

Yeah, it seems like it.

What is all this "Summerfest" stuff?

Ok, so every year here on Main Street

there's a week-long arts festival called "Art Walk",

then there's a food and wine pairing called

"Taste of St. Madeline".

All of the wineries pair their new vintage

with a big time chef.

Ooh.

It's...

That sounds incredible.

Are you and Nate doing that?

Who's your chef?

We are, but unfortunately it seems that

all the established wineries snatched everyone up.

Hey, are you hungry?

Yeah, I'm actually starving.

Ok, good.

Let's get to the house.

Nate is cooking and I cannot wait for you to meet him.

I still can't get over that you ended up buying

a winery with a DeLuca.

Aren't we Baldwins supposed to have some decades

old feud with them?

Let's just say we managed a truce.

Hey, Marco.

Hey.

Got those filters you were looking for.

Thanks, big bro.

Still working away on this exhaust here.

You wanna put that one in for me?

Thank you.

I was just bringing it to you.

I don't work here anymore.

Well then maybe you're just helping out

your little brother?

Fine.

Can you pass me that one-inch crescent please?

That I can do.

So how are things going around here?

I know you had to take on a lot more after I left.

It's fine.

The usual.

Still looking for something new to sink my teeth into

like you did, though.

I thought you were happy taking over the family business.

Yeah, I am, but, you know, there's nothing wrong

with wanting something more.

That's the DeLuca in you.

Hey, you wanna come by Sorrento for dinner tonight?

What, and take more heat from Frankie

about breaking her best friend Hannah's heart?

I don't think so.

I'm making ribs.

I'm there.

Uno, dos, tres, lemonade time.

Ok.

You guys, this house is awesome.

You both own it, right?

Right.

So how did she convince you

to let her live here instead of you?

By reminding him that whoever lives here

has to take care of the llama.

Not a fan.

I forgot the cookies.

I'll be right back.

Would you mind grabbing the bread when you're in there?

Sure.

Thanks.

Hey Marco

Marco.

What're you doing all the way over here?

Another broken-hearted woman chase you out of town?

I... I invited him earlier.

I'm pretty sure I told you.

Let me get this straight.

Lexy's been in town an hour

and you're already setting her up on dates?

No, absolutely not.

You know, now that you mention it-

Sorry, who's Lexy?

She's my cousin.

And she's off limits.

Alright. Alright.

Don't worry about it.

I'm on a dating hiatus, anyway.

Mmmhmm.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go wash my hands-

Woah!

Woah.

Nice save.

Got it, yeah.

Sometimes the soccer goalie in me comes in handy.

No way.

I was a soccer goalie, too.

No way.

It takes a lot of guts to put your body

on the line like that.

Yeah.

Broken, fractured, torn achilles heel.

Broken, torn ACL, stitches.

Nice.

Yeah.

Thank you.

No problem.

I'm Marco DeLuca, by the way.

Nate's brother.

Fourth generation wine maker.

I'm Lexy, Frankie's cousin.

First generation pastry chef.

Did you bake those?

I did.

Can I-

Do you want one?

Yes.

Wow, wow!

Well done.

Thank you.

Lexy, do not fall for the DeLuca charms.

They're heartbreakers, all of them.

Woah!

You're reformed.

This one not so much.

Gotcha.

Ok.

Ok, that is not true.

And I just want you to know that I'm a big fan of flour,

butter, sugar, and eggs,

so if you ever need a taste-tester, I'm in.

I will keep that in mind.

Washing my hands.

So Nate, Frankie told me that you guys are doing

the Taste of St. Madeline.

Can't wait to go.

Well, we still need to find a chef to team up with.

It's not easy but we're trying.

Everyone pays top dollar for the best of the best.

Which is why DeLuca Winery is pairing up

once again with chef Jane Turner.

Wait.

The chef from the Tableau du France?

Yep.

I didn't even try to get a reservation

because they're booked, like, a year in advance.

Do you guys really know her?

Yeah.

Yeah, she's amazing.

Well, as amazing as she is,

I think Nate here is giving her a run for her money.

That home-made sauce you put on the ribs,

the truffled mashed potato, that cilantro coleslaw?

I think that was all restaurant quality.

And pretty much everything he makes is that good.

So, Nate, why don't you do the pairing?

That's actually not a bad idea.

Wait, really?

Maybe you could do a dessert with them.

I don't know.

Well, a pairing is all about balance.

So if you have a wine with fruit undertones

you just balance it with something savoury or tart.

And if you have a wine with-

If it's oaky, you balance it with something sweet?

Yeah, I know.

Right.

Of course you do.

But you do know your stuff.

I just-

I meant that I literally don't know if I could do the pairing.

I don't have anywhere to bake at such a high quantities.

And that reminds me.

Whoever does the tasting dinner also has to cook for

the long table dinner the next night.

What's that?

The winery who hosts the tasting throws a private dinner

for all the wine makers and their clients.

I just feel like we have so much on our plates right now.

We're releasing our first vintage,

we have next year's harvest...

You know what? You're right.

We should focus on that.

Maybe next year.

Only 10 days to go until Taste of St. Madeline.

And the debut of Sorrento's soon to be

legendary first cabernet sauvignon.

Legendary?

No pressure there.

Why wouldn't it be?

Your Baldwin cab won every single award there was to win

at last year's harvest festival.

That's the problem.

Everyone in this valley is expecting greatness

and we haven't even bottled Sorrento's first vintage yet.

Why wouldn't they?

Everyone knows what you can do with a barrel of

fermented grapes and a little time.

So do I.

You know that your opinion is the one that means

the most to me, right?

I'm not worried.

Of course you're not.

You do realize you're talking about work during

couple time, right?

No, it's a loophole.

I'm just telling my girlfriend how great I think she is.

At wine making.

You can't even follow your own rules.

Do you think we're capable of talking about something

other than wine?

Of course we are.

We're getting ice cream.

Completely not wine related.

Right.

What flavours do they have?

Cherry chardonnay, raspberry merlot, peach zinfandel...

Well, we tried.

We tried.

These look great.

Mmmhmm.

The Lehman family is doing a wonderful job.

It's never easy for the host winery to juggle

having both the wine and food tasting

and the long table dinner at their property.

I'm glad it's going smoothly.

They've waited a long time for their turn.

And now we have more artists and businesses

participating in Art Walk than ever before.

What?

It seems the DeLuca Winery logo is substantially larger than

the Baldwin Farms logo and everyone else, as well.

Charles Baldwin.

You are so competitive.

Carla DeLuca, you are incorrigible.

Watch out.

You know that 100 percent of all ice cream related accidents

are preventable.

No way.

Licking the side of an ice cream cone

is what summer's about.

You should try it.

No, I think I'll stick with my method-plus,

it's less messy.

What?

Chef Jane.

Hey guys.

We were just talking about you yesterday.

I wish I could help with the Taste of St. Madeline

but I've been with DeLuca for so many years.

Right.

It's ok, we couldn't afford you anyway.

Well, if you can put out a cabernet

that's anything like last year's

you'll be very close.

I'm working on it.

I have no doubt.

Well, I gotta get back to the restaurant,

it's the lunch rush.

See you at the tasting?

You know, finding the right chef for Sorrento's first pairing

is so important.

It is.

All the tourists and media and we're running out of time.

Exactly.

Which is why I really think that I should do it.

I love your enthusiasm but is that even allowed?

I don't know.

We should ask the planning committee.

You mean my dad and your mom?

And look, there they are at their usual spot.

You know, for two people that are feuding so much

they sure spend a lot of time together.

I'm pretty sure they co-chair the event

just so they can keep an eye on each other.

Here comes the kids.

Good to see you.

See you later.

Hi mom.

Hey hon.

Hi sweetie.

Mr. Baldwin.

That would be Charles, please.

Ok, so I have a quick question for you.

Shoot.

Is there any rule that says that a winery has to hire

a professional chef for the Taste of St. Madeline?

Well...

I don't think so.

No, but we've always done it that way.

It's tradition.

Well, maybe it's time to break that tradition.

What're you saying?

I am saying that I'm going to be doing the cooking

for Sorrento's pairing.

A lot of people attend the events.

Are you sure you wanna take on all that extra work?

Yes.

Besides, you will help me.

Well, of course.

Well, good for you.

Making a big splash at Summerfest is important,

especially in the first year.

I mean, most wineries don't make it past their first vintage.

This business is tough.

And any hook that makes Sorrento stand out will help.

Let's do it.

Yes!

Ok!

This is gonna be fun.

Hey, why is the DeLuca logo so much bigger

than all the other ones?

Traitor.

You know, I've always liked you.

Say... what would you think of us using my growing technique

on the vines next year?

You're on my turf there, Baldwin.

We agreed that you were in charge of the wines

and I am in charge of the vines.

Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I don't have an opinion.

Look, I've been tweaking the soil over here,

made the roots go deeper,

made them really struggle

and already the grape flowers are stronger.

Well, that's fantastic but I already sprayed my test row

with this organic fertilizer

that I've been working on in the lab.

Mmmhmm.

Look at these vines.

We're gonna get such a higher yield on the grapes.

Look, all I can say is may the best vine win.

So... mine.

Honestly, I don't care as long as we stay in business.

So, mine.

You're so competitive.

Pot.

Kettle.

It's a compliment.

Do you remember in the fourth grade when

I beat you at that spelling bee?

You made that angry little face- yeah, there it is.

See, that's when I knew you were my kinda gal.

First of all, that spelling bee is a total sham.

You get some easy word like "cat" and I got "acrylic"?

Rigged.

Do you wanna go back to my house and take a look at the trophy?

I'll pass.

Then how about I stay here and I make you dinner?

Sounds more like it.

As long as you don't bring that guy.

Wouldn't it be amazing to host Summerfest here one day?

Yeah, that'd be incredible.

Both of our families wineries became major players

after they hosted and that would mean

that we finally made it and that we did it

without relying on our parents.

Of course, it takes years to get that chance.

Yeah, well I guess we just gotta stay in business.

I mean, you remember what your mom said

about first year wineries, right?

You name me one other first year winery

that has a vintner that's already won wine of the year.

You keep saying that but you're forgetting

that the wine I made last year was with grapes

from my dad's farm.

That was before we bought Sorrento.

That means our cabernet, it's gotta be as good as that...

It actually has to be better.

I am-

not worried.

I know.

You're here early.

I couldn't wait to see you.

Awe.

I count the minutes that we're apart.

That's a lot of minutes.

Seriously, what're you doing here?

I need to check the progress on the shiraz grapes.

Wanna go down to the lake?

I would but I have to get to the cellar.

I need to prep the bottling line.

You can do that another time.

It's too nice of a day to be stuck down in a dark cellar.

Especially since that means that you get to spend

the morning with me.

Pretty sure of yourself there, DeLuca?

Nah, just sure of you.

Well, I think it's a little bit early to be sweeping me

off my feet.

Well, how about then I just sweep you into the car

so that we can go look at those vines?

Come on.

I promise you a great view.

Is there a better time of year at Sorrento than summer?

Nope.

It's pretty sweet.

It's so lush and so green.

No.

No.

That's what I said.

Jonah, how did this happen?

Hey sis.

Water main break under the road

leaving the Lehman's property caused a bit of a sinkhole.

A bit?

It's... it's huge.

Are the Lehman's ok?

They're fine.

The weight of the car must have been the final straw

that made the pavement give way.

They got out as soon as the road started to buckle.

Can you believe this?

I am so relieved the Lehman's are ok.

But hosting the Taste of St. Madeline in just nine days?

That's another story.

What do you mean?

Well, there's no other way to the property.

We don't have time to bridge this.

They must be really disappointed.

They are.

They'll get another chance next summer.

Right now we have to find a new winery

to host this summer.

Well, that's easier said than done.

Well, let's see if they need more help

before we start making phone calls.

I feel just terrible.

Such bad luck.

I mean, I kinda feel bad for whoever has to host.

Why?

You'd have just over a week to get the whole thing together,

no time to devote to your own winery,

not to mention the costs.

Yeah, but every major wine critic in the country

will be there.

That kind of publicity will be priceless for whoever hosts.

That's true.

It would be a major coup for whoever can pull it off in time.

And our local businesses and wineries cannot afford to lose

the major tourism and publicity event of the year.

I know we can't.

And Summerfest just wouldn't be Summerfest

without the food and wine pairing.

It's what sets us apart.

I couldn't agree more.

So you, wanna come back to Sorrento,

give the cab a try before we get it ready for bottling?

Absolutely.

Why don't you go ahead without me, get started.

Take the truck.

I'll get my mom to drop me off.

Ok.

It's not ready.

Frankie?

We are in!

In for what?

Hosting Summerfest, of course!

Excuse me?

Sorrento is going to have

the most epic first year wine launch

in the history of the valley.

It's just like you said.

Nate?

Nate.

Huge coup.

I mean, aren't you excited?

Nate.

With this kind of exposure we are most likely going

to pre-sale next year's vintage, too.

Which means that we do not need to worry about

surviving our first year.

Frankie, we don't have to worry about anything.

You can say something.

I'm speechless.

Frankie, why aren't you more excited?

You said yourself that you wanted to host.

Yes, I meant someday, not in a week and a half.

I said it was great publicity, you agreed.

I didn't know you meant Sorrento.

I thought I was pretty clear.

Look.

Putting together a food and wine pairing,

that's a big enough undertaking on its own.

Hosting the entire event at the last second?

That's almost impossible.

It's not though.

We have that empty field overlooking the lake

that we're going to expand onto some day.

It's also the host's responsibility

to pay for both events

and we don't have that kind of money.

We have our line of credit.

That's not what that's for.

That's for emergencies like, for example,

if some year we didn't have anything to bottle.

Ok, well, you would never let that happen

and we both know that if we didn't have a vintage

to put out this year even the emergency fund

wouldn't cover us.

Nate, I love how driven you are.

Yes.

I really do.

But we have enough on our hands just running this place.

I just think that we need to leave the hosting

to someone else.

I already signed the contract.

Ok.

Here's the thing.

I know.

I should have talked to you first

but I honestly thought that you were already on board.

Don't worry, ok?

Everything is going to be fine.

I just hope you're right.

It's ok.

Come here.

Hey. There you are.

I came down to see if you wanted something for dinner.

Isn't it a little bit early for dinner?

Um, it's almost 9:00.

I can't believe how long I've been down here.

Yeah. Come back to the house.

I'll make you something.

It's ok.

I got a lot of work to do still.

What're you working on?

Um...

What-Frankie, what's wrong?

It's the cabernet.

It's... it's not ready.

What does that mean?

It means it's just not quite good enough to put in a bottle.

Come on, it can't be that bad.

It's not, it's just nowhere close to where I need it to be.

People expect this wine to be mind-blowing, especially Nate.

Well, has he tried it?

No, I...

I don't want to disappoint him.

You don't understand.

He loved my last wine so much, he was...

he was moved by it.

He... he got it.

I don't know, Frankie.

I think you should talk to him.

I can control the oxygen levels,

I can manually alter the acidity.

I was just reading online about this winery that super heated

their cellar to accelerate the aging.

And if that doesn't work?

Well, I'll tell him.

It just has to be ready by Summerfest, that's all.

But it's gonna work.

Lexy, this is so good but I cannot just sit here.

I have too much to do.

I gotta call a florist for the long table dinner,

I gotta call the lighting guy, he's not calling me back-

Look, finish your coffee.

I'm gonna take it to go.

Hi.

Hey Nate.

Hi.

Look.

I know you're not really thrilled about

this whole hosting thing,

but I was wondering if you might be able to help me decide

how to best use the space for both events.

Look, we both have our to-do lists today.

I just gotta-

Frankie.

It's important to me.

Alright.

See you in a bit, Lexy.

Ok, so I just have to level some of this out

so we have a place to put the tents.

It's beautiful.

It really is, isn't it?

You know what's even more beautiful?

What's that?

The fact that, even from here,

I can see that my row of fertilized grapes

are clearly out-growing your strugglers.

Clearly, you got me.

The Taste of St. Madeline's gonna be amazing here.

It's all gonna be worth it, I promise.

So what happens if the launch of our first vintage

doesn't go exactly as planned?

Always with the "what if's"!

It's my thing. Humour me.

Ok.

If our launch is a failure then we go broke,

We lose Sorrento and move in with our respective parents.

That's not funny.

It's a lot of pressure on me.

On us.

Look, you need to stop worrying, ok?

There's absolutely no downside to this.

Our cabernet is going to be amazing.

I can't wait to taste it.

I'm just gonna make a couple tweaks first.

Ok.

But we have to bottle by next week.

I know.

I know.

Woah, woah, woah.

Come on.

I have to get back to the cellar.

It's couple time.

That felt amazing.

I needed that.

Yeah, well we both deserved it.

You're a pretty good swimmer.

I'd say you almost kept up with me out there.

Sure.

You know that it was my dad that taught me?

Right before he died, actually.

I remember your dad.

He was cool.

He'd be so proud at how you turned out.

I wish he could have seen us together.

Yeah?

You think he'd approve?

Yeah, I know he would have.

What're we doing?

Marco.

Hey.

If you're looking for the bakery

unfortunately it closed a few months ago.

Yeah, I know.

I actually spoke to the owner.

I was daydreaming about opening up a shop

if I stayed here.

But the lease is insane, so...

Are you looking for an investor?

No.

Actually, I really wanna do this on my own.

That I can understand.

Anyway, why would you wanna invest in me?

We barely know each other.

I didn't say it was me, I just...

Sorry.

Sorry, I just-

Ok, you know what?

It was me.

I'm just trying to throw my money around

in an attempt to impress you.

That's refreshingly honest.

So it worked.

No.

Ok, Lexy look.

I just-I have to say this to you.

I know that everybody in town thinks I'm,

like, this big Casanova but that's not really what-

Marco, stop.

I just got out of a long, bad relationship

and I lost my job in the same month,

so I'm just not interested in dating anyone right now.

Basically, it's not you, it's me.

Ok.

And a little bit you.

You're a little cocky for my taste.

Ouch.

You don't like being rejected, do you?

Well that's actually what I was trying to tell you.

I mean... look, this whole swagger that I have is just...

I don't know, it's not really me.

But sometimes it's just easier to play the part, I guess.

Wow.

Again with the honesty.

Yeah.

I hope you figure out a way to make your bakery happen.

Thanks.

I'll see you later.

Ok.

Bye.

Bye.

And then he said "see you later".

That's it?

He didn't keep pushing?

No.

Wow.

You must have shut him down pretty hard.

Not really, I just told him something honest

and he told me something honest right back.

That's a novel concept for him.

Anyway, why would he invest in me?

He barely knows me.

Um, that might be a little bit my fault.

I have been kind of bragging

on your culinary abilities for some time now.

Thank you for that.

Hey, what's going on with the wine?

I'm still, you know, just trying some stuff.

Ok.

But the Taste of St. Madeline is in a week.

You can't put off telling Nate much longer.

Let's talk about Marco some more.

Nice try.

Tell him.

Wow.

It's pretty surreal seeing our name there?

Surreal is one word.

Panic inducing is another.

Actually that's two words.

It's perfect.

Ok so we are all set for two bushels of tomatoes by Friday.

Alright.

I wonder if I should make it three.

Your list says two.

As we both know your lists are very precise.

You're right.

So we are pretty much all set for our food.

We just need to confirm with the duck broker.

Duck broker?

That's a weird job.

These Gerber daisies are gorgeous.

For me?

How'd you know?

I'm just psychic.

Did you pay for them?

I did not.

Here's what I'd like to know.

Who saw a bag of sugar, said "wish this looked like a cloud"

and, like, put it on a paper cone?

I'm sure it was a dentist.

No, definitely not.

I'm always right about these things.

I will bet you five dollars.

You're on.

Who invented cotton candy?

A dentist.

I just love being right.

Hey, they just delivered the empty bottles

to the cellar which means that we can finally start bottling

our cab which I cannot wait to taste.

And you will.

I just need a little bit more time.

I just want it to be perfect.

You just keep pumping your genius

into those crates and it will be.

You know, today we should probably get down

to the event site and start lining up the tents

on the outer edge of the field and we should check

to make sure that the generators are working and...

I thought we'd put in the alligator wrestling pit

and the grizzly bear petting zoo, kids will love that one.

That'll be a good- that's a good idea.

Frankie, you're not listening.

Yes, I am.

I am, 'cause you said a lot about tents

and I feel like there was a generator and an alligator.

You said alligator.

I'm sorry?

Frankie.

Nate, hey.

Hey.

How are things going at Sorrento?

Ready for the Summerfest onslaught?

As ready as we'll ever be.

How are all your wineries doing, Emma?

Fantastic.

I still need more grapes to meet demand though.

I don't suppose you'd be interested in selling Sorrento?

I'd pay top dollar.

Selling Sorrento in our first year is exactly what

we're trying to avoid.

You can't blame a gal for trying.

You've got an outstanding property.

All the best to you both.

What is she thinking?

I would never sell her Sorrento.

We'll just keep doing what we're doing

and we will never have to.

Hey, thanks for coming.

Hey, mom!

Are those the new brochures featuring Sorrento?

Indeed they are.

It looks amazing.

You don't seem too happy about them.

Well, let's put it this way.

Charles paid to have them printed.

That was nice of him.

Tell your dad "well-played".

Not yet.

There you are.

I thought you might be ignoring my texts.

I was down in the wine cellar.

Are you running a marathon?

It was hot down there today.

Ok, well I can check out the cooling system.

No, it's fine.

I fixed it.

Just hit it a little bit.

So what's up?

I thought maybe you could give me a hand.

I thought maybe we could try to put them up ourselves

before spending a lot of money on a set-up crew.

Good idea.

We should save as much as possible.

Yeah, ok.

Alright, you wanna hold it here?

Yeah.

Ok.

Put this in here.

Right.

Here we go.

Grab that pole.

This one?

Yeah. Yeah.

Ok.

Alright.

Got it?

Yeah, yeah.

You gotta go higher.

And just do this corner?

Yeah.

You gotta push it up high.

This is as high as it goes-

Higher, higher, higher!

Ok, it's slipping.

Call the set-up crew.

Already dialing.

Ok, thanks.

Alright, so I got a couple of guys,

they're gonna come by tomorrow and help set up the tents.

Ok, well between that, the equipment rental,

the shuttle buses and the security we are running out

of money really fast.

We'll be fine just as long as there's no surprises.

And if there were any unanticipated expenses

we could just borrow from your mom, right?

What?

No.

No.

Look, we are hosting Summerfest.

That means that we pay the expenses for the tasting

and the dinner.

That's just the way that it works.

Look, Nate, I understand that you wanna prove yourself,

no one gets that more than I do,

but baby this is not the time for that.

I mean, what if the wine is-

This is exactly the right time.

It's just like last year when you left Baldwin Farms

to buy Sorrento with me.

You had something to prove then and you did it.

Yeah, but I haven't proven myself with Sorrento yet.

But you will.

Just a few days.

So will I.

You know, you did not have to come over

and make me breakfast today.

I thought it'd be nice to have a little us time

before the day got too hectic.

Besides, I will cook for you every day when we live together.

In this place, together, like in the future.

I know what you mean.

Yeah, ok.

So is breakfast every day

all I get in this Sunday scenario?

No.

You also get a charming, handsome-ish,

witty man by your side.

Forever.

Sounds pretty good.

Yeah.

When does he get here?

That's not funny.

Hey, look.

You are cramping my style.

Go get your own girlfriend.

I think it's sweet that he's jealous.

If you don't stop I'm gonna have to send you off

to Summerfest to haul some things.

Stop it, you'll scare him.

He's a pack animal.

He needs to earn his keep.

He does.

He's my guard llama.

What does he guard against?

Handsome, charming, witty men who try to kiss me.

Yeah?

And you really feel like you need that kind of protection?

No.

Lexy, hi.

Hey Marco.

I was, just getting some supplies

for our Summerfest booth.

Nice.

What're you up to?

Well, since Nate's doing the pairing I called

the building's owner and asked if I could use their ovens

for my Summerfest baking.

And he called back the next day and said yes.

I just got the key.

The people here are so nice.

That's amazing.

I'm so happy for you.

Thanks.

It must have been the bribery.

Ok, well-

I told him he could have as many cookies as he wants.

Right.

Yeah, that would do it.

Ok, well, I'll see you later.

Yeah, I'm gonna get back to shopping.

Ok.

Bye.

It's not working.

Hey.

Hi.

Where are you?

I'm I'm in the wine cellar.

Would you...

would you mind coming down here, actually?

It's... it's kind of important.

Can it wait until after dinner?

What...

My gosh, dinner at your mom's house.

I am so sorry, I don't know where my head is at today.

Just get here as soon as you can.

Bring Lexy.

Your dad's already here.

Hi sweetie.

Hi.

See you in a few.

Awesome.

So that was pretty nice of the business owner

to just let Lexy use the bakery space.

Yeah, very.

Wow.

So this is serious.

What?

Come on.

You're usually the first to take credit for, well,

virtually anything.

Now you're pretending that

you didn't go down and talk to the-

Ok, ok, ok, just don't say anything, alright?

She really wants to do this on her own

and I don't want to mess it up for her.

I won't say a word.

Thank you.

Hey!

Hey.

Would you mind if we went somewhere

and just talked for a second?

Ok everybody.

Chicken is just about done.

If everyone would just take a seat.

In the meantime, why don't you tell us

how your preparations are coming along at Sorrento?

Well, it is a little bit hectic

but we're going to be ready.

It is going to be a great weekend.

So are you feeling better about it, Frankie?

It's... been a little stressful.

But I am actually enjoying the hosting part so much

I am starting to wonder if we should even have

our own food and wine pairing this year.

It's just... hosting is kind of enough.

And where are we supposed to launch our first cabernet?

A roadside stand?

I just want to devote all of the time that we have

to making sure that the chefs, the vintners, the guests,

I want to make sure everyone has a first class experience,

you know?

Frankie, where's this coming from?

I mean, you didn't even really want to host

in the first place.

Well, clearly I was wrong about that.

Just hosting Summerfest is incredibly prestigious

on its own.

I don't think we even need to release our cabernet this year.

What?

We're getting so much buzz just off of hosting.

Can you imagine if we could just wait until next year

to release our first vintage?

The kind of publicity that we would get?

I think it's a win-win.

Frankie, the whole reason why we're hosting is to shine

a spotlight on our first cabernet

since we took over Sorrento together.

Why would you not wanna do that?

Frankie.

Are you sure?

Frankie?

The wine isn't ready, Nate.

It's not gonna be ready in time for Summerfest,

it's probably not gonna be ready this year.

Why wouldn't you tell me?

Because the timing of it was my responsibility.

I was wrong.

Excuse me.

Macaroon, anyone?

Frankie.

Frankie.

Look, I get it.

You're unhappy with me, alright?

No, I'm not unhappy, but I am... a little confused.

If you were having doubts about the wine

why wouldn't you just talk to me?

Because it seemed like every other thing you could say

was about how great the wine was gonna be and I-

I just didn't have the heart to tell you that it wasn't.

Now everything's riding on it.

Look, I know that you want everything to be perfect

but we need a wine to bottle.

A winery is only as good as its last year's vintage

and for us it's also our first.

But we agreed from the very beginning

all final decisions relating to the wine are mine.

Yes, but we need a wine to sell this year

or we won't be able to make our payments.

And when our loan is due-

That's it.

I thought for sure it would be ready by now.

It isn't.

I did everything I could to improve it.

It didn't work.

No one feels worse about this than I do.

You have no idea how easy you've got it, Mittens.

This is what it's come down to.

Jealous of a llama.

Well, he does have luxurious hair.

How long have you been standing there?

Hours.

I'm like a ninja.

I just got here.

Come on, let's go for a walk.

Sorrento isn't just a business to me.

It's our story and I don't want that story to end.

You think I do?

But you said yourself we have no other way

to stay above water.

There is one option that we haven't talked about.

What?

We sell half of our crop this fall.

Remember how Emma wanted to buy the entire place?

Well, I know she'd be happy to get her hands at least

on some of our grapes.

If we do that we'll barely have enough wine

to barrel next year.

We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

As of now our loan payment is due

and either we sell our wine,

which we don't have, or we sell our grapes.

It is what it is.

Then what?

And then we just keep moving forward.

Hey Marco.

Hey.

So I guess you probably heard that Frankie and Nate

won't be releasing their cabernet this weekend.

Yeah. I know.

And they're not doing the food pairing, either,

for obvious reasons.

Right.

So I was kinda wondering if maybe you wanted

to do a dessert for the DeLuca pairing.

With chef Jane?

Yeah, if you want.

Working with her would be a dream.

Great.

So you're in.

I'm still not gonna go out with you.

Good.

That's good because I wasn't gonna ask again.

Yeah, and reverse psychology isn't gonna work, either.

Definitely not doing that

because I wouldn't even know how.

Ok.

So... So if you don't wanna date me,

why are you helping me?

I like you, Lexy.

Thanks, Marco.

I like you, too.

And I'm in.

I'm guessing Lexy must really appreciate

everything you've done for her.

Life-changing opportunity.

Yeah.

You know what's weird?

What's that?

I didn't even do it to try to get her to go out with me.

It just kinda felt good to help.

Yeah?

Well, I hate to say it Marco, but you're a good guy.

So how many more of these do you need?

I don't know if my back can take much more.

We need to do another load.

Gotta bring these up to the Taste of St. Madeline site,

put table tops on them.

You're killing me, bro.

Yeah?

What happened to the "just feels good to help" bit?

That only applies to Lexy.

Alright, well then I will buy you a beer.

Two.

You will buy me two beers.

Alright, deal.

I don't know, maybe I should get out of the wine business

and start making beer.

Might as well.

Can't do much wine making if you're selling off

half your grapes, anyway.

Actually, over the past few months

I've been experimenting on this test row with this fertilizer

I created.

It's increasing yield without compromising quality.

Yeah, pretty sure one row won't make a difference.

Maybe you're right, one row won't, but-

Can we just get this done?

I want that beer.

Yeah, great.

Put that in the back tent.

It was ordered so it will be delivered shortly.

Ok everyone, we need all of the electric to be operational

by tomorrow morning.

Thank you.

So, you want to take it down?

I just don't want to miss out on Sorrento's chance

to really shine.

So what're you saying?

You changed your mind about the cabernet?

No, I think I've come up with a compromise.

We use the rest of the wine that I made last year

with my dad's grapes.

We were saving that for a special occasion.

It is a special occasion.

Look at us.

Sorrento's hosting two Summerfest events.

That might not happen again.

It's not even a Sorrento wine so what's the point?

It's from the Sorrento wine maker.

It puts us front and centre.

It shows people what we can do.

You're right.

It can't hurt.

Right?

And I think we take that deal with Emma.

Sell her half the grapes.

It'll keep us afloat.

It's better than nothing.

Right?

Yeah.

You look happy.

I am.

You know how my fertilizer is making my test row yield

so many more grapes?

You've mentioned it.

Well, I realized, since we're selling half of our grapes,

why not make the ones that we have left more numerous

and as high quality as possible?

I think that sounds like a great idea in theory,

but isn't that what your new test fertilizer is?

A theory that you're testing?

It is no longer theoretical.

It works, and that's why I decided to spray

the rest of the vineyard with it.

Wow.

Um... isn't that kind of a big decision

that you should have talked to me about?

Well, it's kinda like your decisions

with the wine, right?

I mean, that's your area of expertise, this is mine.

Ok.

Ok.

So Emma gets a greater yield on her half,

which will make us more money

and we'll also see an increased yield on our side.

Exactly.

Yes.

Allowing us to make more than enough Sorrento wine.

See?

Problem solved.

Seems like it.

You don't seem too happy about it.

I am.

It's great news.

Hey.

Thank you.

You ok?

Honestly, I have no idea.

You are a first-rate wine maker, Frankie.

The best I've ever seen.

Don't don't tell my mom I said that, though.

I would never.

Ok.

It's gonna work out, ok?

All of it.

Hey, don't you have a dessert inside?

Burning something?

Go inside.

I know, I know, leave Lexy alone.

I get it.

Actually, I was gonna say I really appreciate

what you did for her.

I mean, hooking her up with chef Jane?

That's a huge deal.

Thank you.

Ok, Frankie, listen.

I know you're not exactly the biggest fan of mine,

especially after I broke up with your friend,

but I mean, don't I deserve a chance to change?

To be better?

Well, sure.

I just think that that kind of change takes time.

Not if you want it bad enough.

Ok, it is time for the official Taste of St. Madeline trial run.

I have duck confit tacos with poblano salsa

and a jicama slaw.

Alright, Lexy?

Thank you.

Marco.

Thank you.

So good.

Yeah?

Bro.

Lexy, you're up.

Guys, I feel bad.

Are you sure you don't want me to make this

for the Sorrento pairing instead of DeLuca?

And miss out on your chance to impress chef Jane?

Are you out of your mind?

No.

We do get to try it though, right?

Ok.

This is a blueberry peach tart tartan

with Madagascar vanilla glaze.

It looks amazing.

It really does.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Are you kidding?

It's so good!

So good.

Well, Frankie?

Your turn with the wine.

Here it is.

My prize-winner from last year.

Hope you all enjoy it because there's not much left.

Alright.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

I am probably never gonna make something

quite this good again.

Yeah, you will, Frankie.

I have no doubt.

Alright.

Cheers.

Hi.

Perfect.

So just the one now.

How's it going, Jonah?

Any crime yet?

No, no, everyone's having a great time.

Man, am I bored.

Sorry to hear that.

I could jay walk if that would make you feel better.

You could let me off with a warning.

That's a kind offer but no, I'm good.

Me being bored means I'm doing my job right.

Right.

Anyway, I'll take a wristband for tomorrow, though.

Jonah, you don't have to pay.

You're kind of in good with the hosts.

Yeah, but still, I heard you guys decided

not to launch your vintage.

Between that and how much hosting Summerfest

is gonna cost you I'm totally paying.

Come on.

Yeah, I need to get more wristbands from your mom.

Nate, tell me the truth.

Is the wine really not good?

I haven't tried it yet.

You made the decision not to launch

and you haven't even tried it yet?

Why not?

Because it's Frankie.

She doesn't trust anyone with that decision but herself.

And I trust her.

It just seems like it'd be something

you'd want to do together.

My sister's a perfectionist.

No one's harder on herself than she is.

Sometimes maybe a little too hard.

Okay.

One for you.

Thank you.

Ok, I'll see you guys tomorrow.

Ok.

I'm gonna go head back over to Sorrento

to make sure everything's lined up for tomorrow.

Ok.

You mind manning the table?

No.

Hi.

Why is it so hot in here?

Wow.

This is amazing.

Why wouldn't she want to bottle this?

No.

No, no, no, no, no.

Frankie!

I need to talk to you.

Nate, what did you do?

I know, I'm sorry but I had to try it for myself.

Why did you spray the entire vineyard with this

if you weren't sure that it was gonna work?

No, how did this happen?

This was supposed to work.

It was working.

If this is what's happening to the test vines

this is what's gonna happen to the entire vineyard.

This doesn't make any sense.

I went over the chemistry a hundred times.

If we lose these vines we lose everything.

Ok, look.

This is fixable, ok?

I'll take care of it, I promise.

Ok?

Plus, we have the new cabernet.

No, we don't.

I tried it.

When?

Just now.

And it's fantastic.

So whatever it is that you did, it worked.

I've been checking it consistently

ever since I tried to accelerate the aging.

It's not working yet.

So that's why it was so hot?

Yes, but it didn't work.

It's not where I want it right now.

Frankie, I think maybe your standards are just too high.

Our standards are who we are.

I'm not gonna take a risk on that wine the way

you took a risk on this fertilizer.

I'm sorry.

Ok.

I will figure this out.

I just need a little bit of time.

So does the wine.

And we are hosting the biggest event of the year

in less than 24 hours so time is the one thing we don't have.

Do you see them yet?

They're coming up now.

Welcome back to the Taste of St. Madeline.

I am so glad you made it back again this year.

We wouldn't miss it.

We certainly appreciate the coverage

you each give our valley's wineries.

And I think you'll find this year's host,

Sorrento Farms,

is doing a marvelous job.

You know we're aware they're your kids, right?

They are?

How was the drive up?

Beautiful, thank you.

Good, good.

What if she hates it?

How could she hate it?

I've had, like,

23 of those tarts and I'll probably have,

like, 23 more.

But she said she's only gonna feature my dessert today

if she likes it right now.

She said no trial runs, she wants to see how I perform

under pressure.

Hey, look at me.

You got this, ok?

Really.

She's coming.

I'm having a little trouble reading you here, chef.

Lexy, I haven't been rendered speechless

over someone else's food in years.

In a good way?

In a great way.

This is delicious.

I know you said you wanted to work for yourself

and open your own bakery-

I do.

Are you sure you don't want investors?

I know you think I'm crazy...

No, I don't.

You're independent.

How about we make a deal?

You supply my restaurant with desserts for the next year.

I would-I would love to but I-I don't have a space.

Well, if the bank sees that you're working with me

they'll give you the loan, you can open your own shop

and I get the pastry chef that I've been looking for.

What do you think?

I think this is the best day of my life.

It's a deal.

That's great.

This is delicious.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

What?

No, no, no.

You did this all by yourself.

You know what you did.

What you've done to help.

You gave me the chance to shine.

Well, you deserve that.

So I know we've talked about you asking me out

but what if I asked you out?

Would you go?

What, is this reverse psychology?

No.

This is me moving forward.

Yes. Yes.

Absolutely. Yes.

Good.

Good.

Ok.

Let's get to work.

Ok.

Ok.

Here it is.

Hey, Emma.

How's it going?

Hey, good.

What you got cooking today?

We are pairing duck confit tacos with poblano salsa

and a jicama slaw.

That looks amazing but I have to admit

I'm mostly excited about the wine.

I can't wait to see what you've done with the Sorrento grapes,

especially since we're getting half of them this year.

Actually, there's been a slight change.

We are delaying Sorrento's first vintage.

What you have here is the wine that I made

with the Baldwin grapes last year.

Wait, you mean this is the award-winning wine?

The one no one can find anywhere?

The very one.

Yeah.

I'm afraid there's not much of it left.

It's heavenly.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Here.

Wonderful.

See that?

The cabernet we have in the cellar never could have gotten

that kind of reaction.

Maybe if you had just tried it again.

Hey, Jonah?

You mind taking over for me for a minute?

Yeah, yeah. Sure.

Where are you going?

Just, being a good host.

Make sure everything is running smoothly.

There you are.

So glad you like it.

That's the last of it

and it won't be available anywhere else.

We cannot do seconds, I am so sorry.

Hey.

Hey, listen, Frankie.

Hi.

Thank you.

No.

I'll talk to you when things die down.

No, no.

But I wanted to know.

You can-

Hi, um-Nate, I got it.

We just wanted to say to both of you,

you've done a wonderful job pulling Summerfest

together last minute.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Of course we really came over

for the debut of your Sorrento cabernet.

Yes, absolutely.

And I must tell you before you take even one sip of that-

A-ba-ba-Don't say a thing.

Let the wine do the talking.

No. You don't understand.

That's not the wine that you were expecting-

I'm getting notes of cassis and blackberry.

Huckleberry, too.

Yes, that's exactly it.

This is superb.

I'm sorry, I have to stop you right there.

There's been some misunderstanding.

This is not my new cabernet.

This is-

Our new cabernet. Because we are a team here.

Team Sorrento.

Isn't that right, Frankie?

Have you tried this?

No, not yet.

It's exceptional.

Really?

That's great to hear.

What're you doing?

I'm stopping you because what they just drank

is actually our new cabernet.

What?

Looks like Sorrento has a winner.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Frankie, Frankie.

I can't believe that that just happened.

What have you done?

Well-ok, look.

I was just-I was bringing up the bottle for you to taste

our new cab again, then you started pouring it

thinking it was the old one and-best mistake ever, right?

Frankie, the critics love the wine.

They love your wine.

Hey, hey.

We're all getting texts

from friends following Summerfest online.

Get ready for a huge rush of people.

Well, I only pulled one bottle's worth of Sorrento's cab.

You got corks and bottles, right?

I mean, of course.

One barrel is 300 bottles.

That should be enough for the rest of Summerfest.

Let me get you some help.

Let's go. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

I don't know.

Yeah.

Hey Jonah, do you think you can contain the masses

until we get back with our first case?

You got it.

I'll help.

Ok.

Lexy, no, what're you doing?

You have to stay with chef Jane.

We're good.

Really good.

I'll tell you later.

We have wine to bottle.

Here goes.

You ok?

It's really good.

I just can't believe the heat acceleration actually worked.

I mean, it's so difficult to capture that exact moment

that it's ready-

I guess I just came down at the right time.

You found the sweet spot.

Only because you got it there.

No.

I mean, I was just lucky enough to taste it.

This is all you, Frankie.

Come on, they'll be waiting for us.

Let's get this to Summerfest.

Alright everyone, listen up.

If you try and skip the line

you go straight to the back, ok?

Please be patient, everyone will get a turn.

And here they are!

You ready for this?

Well, you guys did it.

The Taste of St. Madeline was a huge success.

And your new cabernet was such a big hit.

You must be stoked!

Yeah, we are.

Thank you so much, guys.

You helped get Sorrento back on track.

Hey, you don't seem so stoked.

I am.

I am.

I just...

I get it.

You're worried about the vines,

but we should just be happy about today.

And I will figure out a fix for it.

We have a couple of months.

Nate, that-that is-that is the issue right there.

Look, I thought that I had to fix the wine by myself,

you think that you have to fix the vines on your own.

We've never even considered doing those things together.

We haven't even talked about it.

Look, we said from the beginning that this was a partnership

but it hasn't really felt like one.

It's only because I knew that you wouldn't be able

to keep things separate if something went wrong.

Do you really think that the success of our relationship

is based on the success of Sorrento?

No, I don't.

But I do think that both are

based in communication and trust.

And if we don't have that, yes.

I do think Sorrento will fail.

Maybe so will we.

Hey.

You're not even dressed yet.

I'm just a little busy here, ok?

I'm so close to figuring out a way

to neutralize that fertilizer,

it's just-it's not there yet.

Ok, well half of St. Madeline is about to show up

for the long table dinner

and they're gonna wanna see their host.

So...

Where's Frankie?

Lexy's with her.

They're up at the house.

I put way too much pressure on her.

You know?

She was so worried about disappointing me

that we almost lost Sorrento.

I mean, we still might.

You need to fix this.

And-I mean, you two can work this out.

Look, we all know

that you wanted to keep everything separate,

Nate, but why?

I mean, Sorrento is a labour of love.

Yours and Frankie's.

Together.

Since when did you become so wise in relationships?

You haven't been in one for longer than six months.

I guess I finally realized

what I've been doing wrong this whole time.

What's that?

I was making everything about me and not about us.

You know, it might be genetic,

if you know what I'm saying.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

And I hear you.

You still gotta come to the dinner.

Right.

Right.

Hey.

Hi.

What're you doing?

We have to start getting ready for the long table dinner.

I know, I know.

I just need five more minutes.

It's just-we really need to find a way to save our crop.

Isn't Nate in charge of the vines?

Yes, but I wanna help.

Then why aren't you doing it with him?

Um... we just don't do that very well.

Frankie, look.

Everything Nate did was with best intentions.

Yes. I know that.

Mine too.

But don't you see?

If you two didn't care about each other so much

neither of you would have gone

to all the trouble that you did.

You were both trying to make Sorrento better for each other.

Now you just need to learn how to do that together.

I know.

I know you're right.

Come on. Let's go.

It's so beautiful.

You did that.

Wow.

Enjoy, ok?

Hey.

Hi.

It's a wonderful evening, isn't it?

As most of you probably know,

Charles and I usually like to get up at these things

and take all the credit.

But this year all the credit has to go to Nate DeLuca.

And Frankie Baldwin.

They took Summerfest from near cancellation

to new heights.

So we would like to toast our host, Sorrento Farm,

using their incredible cabernet sauvignon that they created.

Frankie, Nate, come on up here.

To our hosts for giving us a Summerfest

that no one will ever forget.

Thank you.

Thank you.

To Frankie and Nate.

To Frankie and Nate.

Say something, you guys.

Ok.

Well, tonight's dinner is not just about Sorrento,

or me, or Frankie.

It's about St. Madeline.

Everything that makes us a family.

We feel so very lucky to do what we do

and to live here in what is absolutely

the most stunning setting on earth.

We're part of a shared history.

The soil we work.

The grapes we grow.

This amazing town we live in.

And it's not just all about the wine or the vines.

It's about the heart.

And as an incredible, wise, and beautiful woman once told me,

you can't have one without the other.

To summer in St. Madeline.

Summer in St. Madeline.

Let's eat!

Yeah!

You did it.

Yeah.

Yeah, you too.

So, did she find out about all the stuff that you did for her?

No.

Turns out she just likes me.

Hey, why wouldn't she?

Thanks, bro.

So, I thought you said you didn't wanna date anyone

for a while?

Well, he's not just anyone.

Lexy.

I know, you don't approve.

No, I was gonna say I'm sorry.

He has changed.

He deserves a second chance and I'm gonna give him one.

Good.

You and Nate should give yourselves one, too.

Look at this.

Yeah.

We pulled it off.

Frankie, I'm so sorry.

I feel like I may have ruined our entire crops.

You were just trying to make it great, and you almost did.

I've been working really hard trying

to figure out a solution.

Hey.

It's funny you should mention that

because I was actually thinking last night

about how to neutralize the fertilizer

and I remembered this old trick that my grandparents

used to talk about.

It's bananas.

Bananas?

Crazy idea?

No, it's bananas.

They used to plant the peels in the soil around the vines

to build resistance to disease.

What I think we should do is just put potassium directly

into the water supply, flush out the soil.

We can stop the deterioration.

Look, it won't reverse the damage that's done

but it's a start.

Unless, once the soil is flushed, we add back

the exact right percentage of nitrogen and phosphorus,

then we have both.

You had the piece that I was looking for!

No, you had the piece that- the piece I was looking for.

I think it's gonna work.

Yeah.

I think it's gonna work.

Ok, you know what?

Now you have to try the duck with our new cabernet.

I guess it's time.

They're each incredible on their own

but together it's like they're-

The perfect pairing.

Exactly.

Frankie.

We should have been working together, side by side,

trying to make each other better.

We were spending so much time trying to impress each other

by doing our own thing that we- we pushed away from each other.

Nate, even if we didn't have Sorrento,

even if we lost it all,

I wouldn't care as long as I have you.

I don't want to be right anymore,

I just want what's right for us.

To the perfect pairing.

I love you so much, Frankie.

I love you.