Wine's Anvil | Wine's Anvil Historical Fiction Novels by Donald Furrow-Scott

The Wine’s Anvil historical fiction novels tell the story of Cabernet wine grapes as rarely imagined before; from the vine’s point of view…

The Vineyard

Wine’s Anvil stories are inspired by work in our family vineyard. Other than my wife’s arms or my daughter’s eyes, there is no greater paradise.

The Author

A past of writing about time, along with decades of wine industry exposure and research have led to the Wine’s Anvil series.

The Winery

We’ve poured our wine to over a quarter million tasters in our farm winery, and listened to their stories from all around the world.

Latest News

Summer in the vineyard.

Hickory Hill Vineyards in Summer

Fruit forming on the vines.

Fruit Forming at Hickory Hill Vineyards

Personal Log

March 20, 2020

Vineyard log, Spring 2020; Pressure. Tears. Weeping. Release.

February 29, 2020

Author Log, Winter 2020; Feudal

Lugs of Grapes at Hickory Hill Vineyards

November 11, 2019

Winery Log, Fall 2019; Twenty-one

September 2, 2019

Winery log, Fall 2019; Wine tasting with the sommeliers

July 10, 2019

Vineyard Log, Summer 2019; Shamir

June 6, 2019

Author’s Log, Summer 2019; Lessons learned as a new author (for a KDS guest blog)

Donald Furrow-Scott bottles the history of grape growing and wine making into historical fiction novels spanning the centuries; stories with compelling notes of ancient legends and lingering hints of the supernatural. In the Wine’s Anvil series, the history of several wine varietals comes to life through a series of memorable characters and their inspiring adventures.

Furrow-Scott has decades of experience as a grape grower, cellar master, winemaker, and tasting room storyteller at Hickory Hill Vineyards near Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.