You might recognize the name Francis Coppola as the famed five-time Oscar-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter behind blockbusters like Patton, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Bram Stoker ‘s Dracula, plus a dozens more movies. But Coppola and his family have expanded to a wide range of other businesses, including becoming wine producers. Indeed, the initial foray was in 1975 under the Niebaum-Coppola label. In 1995, he bought the Inglenook Winery Chateau, renaming it Rubicon Estate Winery in 2006. He eventually acquired the Inglenook trademark in 2011, allowing him to call the estate by its original name. Francis Ford Coppola Winery.
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Jamaica Observer
Christopher Reckord
