Eight Hundred Grapes

Georgia, Jacob, Ben, and Maddie are in the Ford family kitchen. Jacob and Maddie are trying not to pay attention to Georgia and Ben by eating cake. After a tense exchange in which Georgia expresses her displeasure at their sudden visit, she and Ben join Jacob and Maddie. Ben proceeds to question Jacob’s presence and his connection to the Ford family. He shows sympathy to Georgia and anger toward Jacob when he finds out that he will be purchasing The Last Straw winery from Dan. Jacob tries to leave, but Margaret arrives. She finds out that Maddie is Ben’s daughter and drags Jacob away from Georgia and Ben so that they can talk.

The narrative pivots to 1989, when the elder Murray and a young Jacob are visiting Dan and his family at The Last Straw for their first harvest party. While Jacob, Georgia, Bobby, and Finn play together, Dan and Murray talk about how Murray gave Dan sage advice at the beginning of his career as well as the offer that Murray made Dan to buy his vineyard and hire him as a winemaker. Dan turns him down for a second time, and Murray prophetically comments that there is still time for him to sell.