Julia Flores had dreamed of spending her life with Ruiz Navarro ever since they were children playing in their families' vineyards. But when Ruiz returns home from fighting in the War for Texas Independence, he's a bitter, cold man. Now, working side by side to save the vineyard from foreclosure, he and Julia are tormented by an unspoken desire. But forces of greed and jealousy soon surround them, threatening the dreams they hold most dear.