The Winery Francis Ford Coppola of Sonoma County of California

Winery Francis Ford Coppola
The winery offers 145 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 303 of the estates of California.
It is located in Sonoma County in the region of California

The Winery Francis Ford Coppola is one of the best wineries to follow in Sonoma County.. It offers 145 wines for sale in of Sonoma County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Francis Ford Coppola Estate in Sonoma County, California, is a must-visit destination for lovers of wine, gastronomy, and cinema. Renowned for its unparalleled quality of wine, this prestigious vineyard is intrinsically linked to Francis Ford Coppola's directing career, offering visitors a unique blend of passion for cinema and wine. Spanning a vast expanse of verdant hills, the estate is distinguished by its lush vineyards that produce an impressive variety of grapes. Visitors can stroll through the rows of vines, admire the grapes ripened in the Californian sun, and feel the passion that emanates from every parcel of land. The centerpiece of the estate is the Chateau, a grandiose structure inspired by historic European properties, with a wine cellar, a restaurant, and a cinema museum. With its majestic towers and evident elegance, the Chateau serves as a picturesque backdrop for tasting the estate's delicious wines while admiring the spectacular landscape of Sonoma County. The estate produces a variety of wines, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandels, and Chardonnay, which are lauded for their balance, complexity, and finesse. The exquisite taste of these wines reflects the estate's philosophy: to produce wines of the highest quality that are true to the expression of the terroir. In addition to wine tasting, visitors can delve into movie history through a collection of valuable cinema artifacts, much of which come from Coppola's films himself. Among these are the original famous Don Corleone car from "The Godfather" and the typewriter from "Apocalypse Now".

Top Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines

Looking for the best Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines in Sonoma County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

How Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of pan-fried black pudding with apples, cuttlefish a la plancha or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

On the nose the white wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or apricot. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Sonoma County

The wine region of Sonoma County is located in the region of North Coast of California of United States. We currently count 1105 estates and châteaux in the of Sonoma County, producing 2365 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sonoma County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

How Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of barbecue burger, leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme or traditional welsh dark beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

On the nose the red wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or butter. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zinfandel
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Petite Sirah

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top pink wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

How Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of curried veal roulades, rabbit socks in gibelotte or roast doe in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

How Winery Francis Ford Coppola wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of scallops with saffron, tuna spread or thai green curry chicken and eggplant.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Francis Ford Coppola. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

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Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.