Coppola's dream: superstar wine He expands Napa vineyard to make reds rivaling the French

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 10, 2002 | Carol Emert

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Francis Ford Coppola's purchase of the historic Cohn Vineyard in Rutherford is part of what the filmmaker calls a grand plan to make his Niebaum-Coppola Wine Estate the country's top wine house, on par with the great producers of France.

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A little rich for me but if I could wrap myself around just one bottle...

[July 4th]

I had the luck and pleasure of being at a dinner where a magnum of the 1983 Rubicon was served. It was the best wine I've ever had. I hope he keeps up the good work.

[wardaddy]

some of his reds I've tried are decent and good value....BUT!!

a Kali varietal as good as it may get .....will never in the next several centuries have the capability to equal a first growth Bordeaux.

It ain't gonna happen.

[liberallarry]

My French friends say his wine is very good. Can't speak from personal experience though. Don't drink the stuff.

[daviddennis]

Isn't this funny?

I seem to remember Coppola was courting bankruptcy a few years back when his film career hit a rock or two.

I guess the wine business suits him a bit better, no?

Of course only a big spender like him would put "$100 a bottle" together with "I don't want to make this too expensive ..." in the same article ...

But since I don't drink, I suppose I don't see the point anyway.

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[Clemenza]

Coppola has become like his idol Orson Welles in a way he couldn't have possibly imagined.

Paul Masson, we make no wine before its time

Make some good movies Francis! The last watchable thing you did was Gardens of Stone and that was in 1988!

[Clemenza]

Agree, although I prefer Burgundy myself (love that Pinot Noir!).

NY State produces "drinkable," albeit overpriced reds. However, in a few years, our Rieslings (Finger Lakes) are going to kick California's a-s!