Wine and Dine Mysteries Books in Order

The Wine & Dine Mysteries take Gemma Halliday's light, fast-moving mystery style to Sonoma wine country. Emmy Oak has returned home to help save Oak Valley Vineyard, the family winery that has been part of her life for generations. She brings culinary training and determination, but she does not expect murder to become part of the business plan.

The vineyard is the heart of the series. Emmy has wines to sell, events to host, employees to manage, and financial pressure from larger competitors. Every case lands in a setting already full of history and complicated relationships, from longtime staff and neighboring wineries to local friends and family.

The first book, A Sip Before Dying, establishes Emmy's new life at Oak Valley and the trouble that follows when a wine event goes badly wrong. She becomes involved in solving crimes because the victims, suspects, and consequences are rarely strangers. A murder can threaten the vineyard's reputation, a friend's future, or the fragile stability Emmy has worked to rebuild.

Detective Christopher Grant is a recurring presence, along with the people who form Emmy's vineyard family. Their relationships provide warmth and occasional friction, while Emmy's need to keep the winery going adds an ongoing layer of stakes beyond the individual cases.

Food and wine are part of the fun rather than technical homework. The books include recipes and affordable wine-pairing ideas, and the stories make use of tastings, dinners, parties, harvest work, and winery events. The result is a cozy mystery setting that feels busy, social, and a little bit delicious.

Running a vineyard is hard enough before someone gets killed.

The main novels begin with A Sip Before Dying, Chocolate Covered Death, and Victim in the Vineyard. Later books such as Marriage, Merlot & Murder, Death in Wine Country, Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play, and Killer Among the Vines continue Emmy's efforts to protect Oak Valley while finding killers before the damage spreads.

Readers looking for a California wine-country cozy with a capable heroine, workplace family, gentle romance, and a well-stocked suspect list will find an easy starting point here.