The Rubicon Estate Winery (formerly Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery and once again Inglenook) is located in Rutherford,

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, United States. The winery sits on a portion of the historic

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property first acquired in 1879 by a

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Sea Captain

Gustave Niebaum Gustave Ferdinand Niebaum (born Gustaf Ferdinand Nybom; 31 August 1842 – 5 August 1908) was a Finnish-American sea captain and winemaker. Niebaum acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. By the end of 1860s, he had become one of ...

, founder of the Inglenook Winery. In 2011, owners Francis and Eleanor Coppola acquired the Inglenook trademark and renamed the winery Inglenook (winery).

History

In 1975, Francis Ford Coppola and his wife Eleanor, purchased Niebaum's Victorian home, along with of surrounding land. In 1995, Coppola reunited the two original Inglenook parcels by purchasing the grand Inglenook chateau and of surrounding vineyards (neighboring vineyards include Heitz Wine Cellars Martha's Vineyard and

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Georges de Latour). The winery was named Rubicon Estate in early 2006, and held that name until 2011 when it was renamed Inglenook. Coppola's longtime winemaker was Scott McLeod, a

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alumnus with winemaking background in

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. McLeod left the winery in 2009, and esteemed wine consultant Stephane Derenoncourt came on board shortly thereafter. In 2011, Château Margaux's Philippe Bascaules became Estate Manager and Winemaker.

Production

Rubicon is the winery's flagship wine and is made from grapes harvested from organically grown vineyards on the winery property.

References

External links

* {{Francis Ford Coppola Wineries in Napa Valley Companies based in Napa County, California Francis Ford Coppola Finnish-American history