The Winemaker's Wife

Liv and Grandma Edith discuss Liv’s new view on life; she regrets losing her sense of self during her marriage and is ready to begin a new future. She tries to get Grandma Edith to relate her past, but Grandma Edith is not yet brave enough. However, she tells Liv that her father was born in the caves under Maison Chauveau. She confesses that she is not Liv’s birth grandmother, although she raised her father. However, Grandma Edith doesn’t believe her efforts have been enough.

Michel is publicly executed, and Inès and Theo leave Maison Chauveau. Inès takes David to Antoine’s apartment and threatens him until he agrees to supply infant supplies. Then she takes David to Edith and tells her what happened. Inès decides to leave David to be raised by Edith and Edouard.

When Inès returns home, a lawyer arrives offering assistance in managing Michel’s estate. Inès recognizes him as a dishonest man but agrees to hire him to manage the winery. When the lawyer inquires about Céline’s baby, Inès tells him David died prematurely, knowing the rumor will be spread and David will be safe. Inès drafts a note stating that if she dies, ownership of Maison Chauveau will pass to Edith.

Against the odds, Céline survives life in Auschwitz. She goes to Maison Chauveau and finds it largely abandoned. She meets the lone winemaker working there, who tells her that Theo has moved away, and Michel and David are dead. Céline collapses and is later woken by Madame Foucault. When Céline inquires about Inès, she learns Inès has been killed as part of the resistance movement. As the only survivor, Céline goes to Paris to begin a new life.

Inès recalls how she joined the resistance; they were hesitant about her at first, but she eventually found a place with a group that planted explosives in railways. In return, she asked the group leader to make sure Antoine was punished.

After the war ends, Inès returns to Edith’s brasserie only to find out she’s been killed. Edouard tells her that Edith’s body was unidentifiable, and so he gave the body Inès’s name. Inès agrees to take on Edith’s identity and move away with David. She goes looking for Céline, hoping to reunite her with her son, but is told that Céline has died.

A few years later, Inès enlists the help of Samuel Cohn, now a successful lawyer, to create paperwork stating she is David’s mother and owns Maison Chauveau. She moves to America, and over the years tries to tell David the truth about his family, but can never summon the courage.

One day, when David is 17, Inès buys a bottle of Chauveau champagne intending to present to him and tell him his life story. However, during their talk, she ends up drinking all of it and can’t make herself understood. She continues putting off her confession, and when David is in his thirties, he is killed in a car accident. Inès feels she has lost her chance at redemption, but vows to one day restore Maison Chauveau to his daughter, Olivia.

Liv speaks with Julien in the morning before noticing that Grandma Edith has disappeared. She has left two notes: one for Liv and one for Julien. She apologizes to Liv for not being brave enough to tell her story. The note for Julien allows him to reveal her secrets. Liv and Julien drive around looking for Grandma Edith. On the way, Julien reveals that Edith Thierry is a stolen identity and explains Michel Chauveau’s origins and Céline Laurent’s affair. He also tells her about how Inès hid his grandfather, Samuel Cohn, and explains that Liv will inherit Maison Chauveau. Suddenly, Julien’s grandfather calls to say Grandma Edith has arrived at the winery.

Inès considers her failed attempts to rectify the wrongs of her past. In the years since David’s birth, Samuel has managed Maison Chauveau and turned it into a thriving empire. Samuel arrives and sits with Edith, realizing that she has taken suicide pills and is dying. She laments her mistakes, and Samuel reminds her of all the good she has done. When Grandma Edith dies, she sees David and Michel’s spirits but not Céline’s. Michel tells her that he forgives her.

When Liv and Julien arrive at Maison Chauveau, Grandma Edith is already dead. She is buried with a headstone that holds both her names, and Samuel delivers a speech about Inès’s heroism. Liv decides to stay in Champagne, having inherited millions of euros from her grandmother. She begins learning about wine production and updates her brand website with the stories of Inès, Michel, and Céline. Soon after, she agrees to a newspaper interview and learns more about her family’s past.

Liv continues learning about her business and becomes close with Julien and his daughter. One day, an elderly woman comes in who reveals herself to be Céline. She tells Liv that she saw her newspaper article and realized that her family survived after all. After Auschwitz, Céline remarried and had another son. The two women agree to spend time getting to know each other.