The Vineyards of Champagne follows three storylines: Rosalyn, Doris and Lucie. The main focus is on Rosalyn, a widower in present day Napa valley, struggling to pay off debt that her husband kept from her when he tragically and suddenly died. Rosalyn is told to go to the Champagne region of France to source some smaller vineyards for the winery she words at back in Napa. She doesn't care for France and does not like Champagne so she is not really looking forward to the trip. Rosalyn meets a vivacious Australian, Emma, on the plane who has a handful of letters from a relative, Doris, who lived during the World Wars. While in France Rosalyn also meets Blondine who is the daughter of the owner of the place she is staying at. Emma and Blondine seem to have this strange rivalry that is never fully explain and it was odd to read their dialogue at times. I liked Rosalyn's character and was really interested in her story about overcoming her grief, moving on, finding love again and getting swept up in the old letters and the mystery that unfolds itself within them. However I found that sometimes she was just odd, like she would always comment internally how she wasn't representing all Americans when Emma (Australian) or Blondine (French) would make comments about American stereotypes. Like I feel like Rosalyn was unaware of the stereotypes and got too defensive about it. While I was interested in the letters and the connection between Lucie and Doris and Rosalyn I feel like we did not get enough of Lucie's story which took place in the town near where Rosalyn was staying. During the world wars citizens would take refugee in the caves under the city and I really wish I got to read more of that and more of Lucie's story. We did get to read letters within Doris' and Lucie's perspectives but most of them were in Rosalyn's perspective. I really liked the connection and the whole tie in of the mystery at the end. I enjoyed the romance and the setting of this novel as well. There were just a few points I think weren't needed in Rosalyn's story and that space could have been given to Lucie. Thank you for the arc!