Napa Valley

Piecing A Classic Back Together

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Eric OKeefe

When five-time Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola first saw the Inglenook Estate in the Napa Valley, he immediately put in a bid to buy it. But he came up short. A year later, he tried a second time. And…

Tagged with: Francis Ford Coppola, Inglenook Estate, Napa Valley, The Wine Group
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Sold! Robin Williams’s Villa Sorriso Sells for $18.1 Million

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Set on 653 acres, the late comedian’s estate included an olive orchard, a spring-fed pond, a nine-stall horse barn, and 18 acres of vineyard within the Mount Veeder American Viticultural Area (AVA). But it was the 22,000-squarefoot, Portuguese limestone mansion…

Tagged with: Napa Valley, Robin Williams, Villa Sorriso
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Land Report February 2016 Newsletter

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Thanks to his acquisition of Texas’s Waggoner Ranch, Stan Kroenke vaulted from No. 9 on the Land Report 100 to No. 5 earlier this month. Read more about this historic sale in our February newsletter, and learn about: A Napa estate…

Coppola Completes Resurrection of Queen of Napa Valley

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Eric OKeefe

Award-winning filmmaker acquires fabled Inglenook trademark. In a July 2007 interview with The Land Report, Francis Ford Coppola spoke of his quest to return Gustave Niebaum’s renowned estate to its former glory. Founded in 1879, the Inglenook Winery was christened…

For Sale: 30-Acre Napa Valley Vineyard

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Land Report Editors

Tired of some sommelier always offering overpriced vino? Think you could churn out a choice wine using your own grapes? Then what’s stopping you? This 30-acre Napa Valley vineyard is all about the dirt . Jocelyne Monello of Heritage Sotheby’s…

Bidding to Start at $22 Million for 69-Acre Napa Winery

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Bidding on Kirkland Ranch Winery closed yesterday at noon. The sealed bid auction started at $22 million for the 69-acre Southern Napa County winery, which includes 45 acres of vineyards. Bidders also had the option to purchase an additional 186…

Tagged with: Kirkland Ranch Winery, Napa Valley, Napa winery, sealed bid
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Francis Ford Coppola

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Land Report Editors

Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning films are undoubtedly his most famous works, but wine connoisseurs also treasure the acclaimed wines he has been producing at his Napa Valley estate since the mid-1970s.

Tagged with: California, Francis Ford Coppola, Napa County, Napa Valley, wine, wine country
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Francis Ford Coppola: The Land Report Interview

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

BY JULIE BLACKLIDGE PUBLISHED JULY 2007 You’ve seen his work. Chances are you’ve tasted it as well. The winner of five Academy Awards, Francis Ford Coppola has also won rave reviews for his wines. His first release, a 1977…

Tagged with: California, Francis Ford Coppola, Gustave Niebaum, Inglenook, Napa Valley, Queen of the Napa Valley, wine, winemaking
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