Amador County, California boasts some of the finest vineyards in the United States. Rich land and verdant vines dot the landscape to produce a variety of award-winning wines that are celebrated around the world. For six decades, the prestigious Bennett family, has ruled supreme as the purveyor of the finest grapes for wine in Amador County. Sadly, this famed heritage is tainted as land and success were mostly achieved through cruel and deceptive methods with little concern for the lives destroyed along the way. Caroline Bennett and James Sánchez have kept their love hidden from her alcoholic and bigoted father, John Bennett. The abusive man never showed any interest or time for his daughter and has deep hatred for anyone unlike himself. One night when he discovers his daughter with James, he wields a brutal and disproportionate rage upon the young lovers. Surrounded by abuse and pain, Caroline and James have to defy all odds to protect their love and recover their lives.