Francis Ford Coppola Rubicon Estate

Formerly known as the Niebaum Coppola Estate winery, the Rubicon Estate was recently renamed after owner Francis Ford Coppola reunited all of the estate's original vineyards. A true wine connoisseur at heart, the filmmaker bought the Rutherford, Calif., property in 1975 while looking for a new summer house for his family. (It was originally founded in 1880 by sea captain Gustave Neibaum.) Since then, the vineyard has grown under the Oscar-winning director's care, and features several levels of membership for wine buyers and a variety of daily tours, tastings and special events for visitors.

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