Francis Ford Coppola Winery Rides Into Sundance, Oscars

It all tracks back to 1975. That’s when Francis Ford Coppola and wife Eleanor bought a portion of the Inglenook Estate vineyard in northern California, launching their wine business three years later. Today, the couple’s vintages pay all sorts of great tributes to the filmmaker’s first industry.

For example, the Director’s Cut line of wines (pictured) features a wraparound label that duplicates the look of an old Zoetrope movie camera film strip. The label is sure to be a conversation point if and when decanted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and 2017 Oscars, for which Francis Ford Coppola Winery is the official wine sponsor.

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