MVC Model on Post has no navigation properties - asp.net-mvc-3

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I've looked around SO and I can't find anyone with an issue like this, so I'm posting this question.
I have a two edit actions in a controller (post and get) and in the GET I populate the Wine property of a viewmodel that gets passed to the view.
On the POST, I read that viewmodel, and save the changes to the database. After that I wanted to update my Lucene seach index with the updated Wine property. However, I keep getting an error because the Wine property doesn't have any of its navigation properties populated.
I tried looking up a new wine object using db.Wines.Find(ew.wine.WindID) but that still returns a Wine with no navigation properties. It is worth mentioning this is exactly what the GET edit action does, and the is populated correctly. I have no idea what is going on here. I also tried Wine w = db.Entry(ew.Wine).Entity to get those navigation properties populated, but to no avail... Thanks for the help in advance!
ViewModel & Wine Model
public class NewWineViewModel
{
public Wine Wine { get; set; }
public VOAVIRequest VOAVIRequest { get; set; }
public bool IsRequest { get; set; }
public SelectList VarTypes { get; set; }
public SelectList Origins { get; set; }
public SelectList Apps { get; set; }
public SelectList Vintages { get; set; }
public SelectList Importers { get; set; }
public NewWineViewModel()
{
this.Wine = new Wine();
}
}
public class Wine :Updater
{
public int WineID { get; set; }
//public int WineTypeID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Varietal/Type")]
public int? VarTypeID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Origin")]
public int? OriginID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Appellation")]
public int? AppID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Vintage")]
public int? VintageID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Importer")]
public int? ImporterID { get; set; }
public int ProducerID { get; set; }
public string Designate { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Drink Window")]
public string DrinkWindow { get; set; }
public string Body { get; set; }
public string SKU { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Varietal Makeup")]
public string VarietalMakeup { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Case Production")]
public string CaseProduction { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Alcohol Content")]
public double? AlcoholContent { get; set; }
public string Winemaker { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "Consulting Winemaker")]
public string ConsultWinemaker { get; set; }
public bool Sustainable { get; set; }
public bool Kosher { get; set; }
public bool Organic { get; set; }
public bool Biodynamic { get; set; }
public bool SalmonSafe { get; set; }
public Boolean Active { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "ResidualSugar")]
public double? RS { get; set; }
public double? pH { get; set; }
public string QRUrl { get; set; }
public virtual WineType WineType { get; set; }
public virtual VarType VarType { get; set; }
public virtual Origin Origin { get; set; }
public virtual App App { get; set; }
public virtual Vintage Vintage { get; set; }
public virtual Importer Importer { get; set; }
public virtual Producer Producer { get; set; }
}
Two Edit Actions from the controller:
[ProducerEdit]
public ActionResult Edit(int WineID)
{
NewWineViewModel ew = new NewWineViewModel();
ew.Wine = db.Wines.Find(WineID);
ew.VarTypes = new SelectList(db.VarTypes, "VarTypeID", "Name", ew.Wine.VarTypeID);
ew.Origins = new SelectList(db.Origins, "OriginID", "Name", ew.Wine.OriginID);
ew.Apps = new SelectList(db.Apps, "AppID", "Name", ew.Wine.AppID);
ew.Vintages = new SelectList(db.Vintages, "VintageID", "Name", ew.Wine.VintageID);
//might need to handle null on this one
ew.Importers = new SelectList(db.Importers, "ImporterID", "Name", ew.Wine.ImporterID);
return View(ew);
}
//post
[HttpPost]
[ProducerEdit]
public ActionResult Edit(NewWineViewModel ew)
{
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
ew.Wine.Body = ew.Wine.Body == "Please select wine body" ? string.Empty : ew.Wine.Body;
ew.Wine.UpdatedBy = User.Identity.Name;
ew.Wine.UpdatedOn = DateTime.Now;
db.Entry(ew.Wine).State = EntityState.Modified;
db.SaveChanges();
Wine w = db.Wines.Find(ew.Wine.WineID);
Lucene.LuceneSearch.ClearLuceneIndexRecord(ew.Wine.WineID);
Lucene.LuceneSearch.AddUpdateLuceneIndex(ew.Wine);
if (ew.IsRequest)
{
ew.VOAVIRequest.WineID = ew.Wine.WineID;
ew.VOAVIRequest.CreatedBy = User.Identity.Name;
ew.VOAVIRequest.CreatedOn = DateTime.Now;
db.VOAVIRequests.Add(ew.VOAVIRequest);
db.SaveChanges();
return RedirectToAction("Requested");
//redirect to "Request Submitted" page for new wines
}
return RedirectToAction("Details", new { id = ew.Wine.WineID });
}
else
{
ew.VarTypes = new SelectList(db.VarTypes, "VarTypeID", "Name", ew.Wine.VarTypeID);
ew.Origins = new SelectList(db.Origins, "OriginID", "Name", ew.Wine.OriginID);
ew.Apps = new SelectList(db.Apps, "AppID", "Name", ew.Wine.AppID);
ew.Vintages = new SelectList(db.Vintages, "VintageID", "Name", ew.Wine.VintageID);
//might need to handle null on this one
ew.Importers = new SelectList(db.Importers, "ImporterID", "Name", ew.Wine.ImporterID);
return View(ew);
}
}
EDIT - here is the form in Razor
#using (Html.BeginForm())
{
#Html.ValidationSummary(true)
<h3>#ViewBag.ProducerName</h3>
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.Wine.WineID)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.Wine.ProducerID)
#Html.HiddenFor(m => m.IsRequest)
<h4 style="margin-top: -40px; padding-bottom: 10px;">Editing #Model.Wine.Name</h4>
<table>
<tr>
<td>#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.VarTypeID)
</td>
<td style="display: inline">
<div class="voavi-select">
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.VarTypeID, Model.VarTypes, new { #class = "chzn-select" })
</div>
#Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.VarType, new { style = "display: none;", #class = "voavignore" })
<a id="lnkNewVar" class="filetypes" href="#">New Varietal?</a> #* #Html.ValidationMessageFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.VarType)*#
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.OriginID)
</td>
<td>
<div class="voavi-select">
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.OriginID, Model.Origins, new { #class = "chzn-select" })
</div>
#Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.Origin, new { style = "display: none;", #class = "voavignore" })
<a id="lnkNewOrigin" class="filetypes" href="#">New Origin?</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.AppID)
</td>
<td>
<div class="voavi-select">
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.AppID, Model.Apps, new { #class = "chzn-select" })
</div>
#Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.App, new { style = "display: none;", #class = "voavignore" })<a
id="lnkNewApp" class="filetypes" href="#">New Varietal?</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.VintageID)
</td>
<td>
<div class="voavi-select">
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.VintageID, Model.Vintages, new { #class = "chzn-select" })
</div>
#Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.Vintage, new { style = "display: none;", #class = "voavignore" })
<a id="lnkNewVintage" class="filetypes" href="#">New Varietal?</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Designate)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Designate)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.DrinkWindow)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.DrinkWindow)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.VarietalMakeup)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.VarietalMakeup)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Body)
</td>
<td>
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.Body, new SelectList(Model.Wine.BodyList, "Text", "Text", Model.Wine.Body), new { #class = "chzn-select" })
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.ImporterID)
</td>
<td>
<div class="voavi-select">
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.Wine.ImporterID, Model.Importers, new { #class = "chzn-select" })</div>
#Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.VOAVIRequest.Importer, new { style = "display: none;" })
<a id="lnkNewImporter" class="filetypes" href="#">New Varietal?</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.SKU)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.SKU)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.CaseProduction)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.CaseProduction)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.AlcoholContent)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.AlcoholContent)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.RS)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.RS)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.pH)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.pH)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Winemaker)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Winemaker)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.ConsultWinemaker)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.ConsultWinemaker)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Sustainable)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Sustainable)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Kosher)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Kosher)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Organic)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Organic)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.Biodynamic)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.Biodynamic)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Html.LabelFor(m => m.Wine.SalmonSafe)
</td>
<td>
#Html.EditorFor(m => m.Wine.SalmonSafe)
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
<input type="submit" value="Update" />
</p>
}