1808 France - young Sobran's luck is irreversibly changed when he encounters Xas, an angel whom he strikes up an unlikely but enduring friendship. Driven by what he thinks is divine inspiration, Sobran's wines start to win favour and he strikes up a partnership with the proudly independent Baroness Aurora de Valday (Vera Farmiga). As life goes on, Xas guides Sobran to create a wine that will be a culmination of all of life's pleasures and pain.