{"product_id":"a-sense-of-place-steven-kolpan-9780415920056","title":"A Sense of Place: An Intimate Portrait of the Niebaum-Coppola Winery and the Napa Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Sense of Place\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned wine expert and writer Steven Kolpan tells the story of how Francis Ford Coppola brought California's most distinguished and historic vineyard back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustave Niebaum's Inglenook Estate, started in 1879, was one of the Napa Valley's first established vineyards and the birthplace of its premium wine industry. Generations after Niebaum's death, the vineyard was sold to Heublein, the wine and spirits monolith, who broke up the land and changed the Inglenook brand from a premium, connoisseur wine to a mass-market jug wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, Francis Coppola bought the Niebaum residence and the surrounding estate. Along with the original estate's reputation, he also brought back some of its original workers, including Rafael Rodriquez, who, in h is late seventies, now serves as the vineyard manager and historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoppola overcame naysayers, red tape, and financial turmoil to reestablish the winery as a defender of quality, producing wine under four different labels, including the revered wine Rubicon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, Coppola purchased the Inglenook Chateau and its adjacent vineyards, fulfilling his dream of reuniting the original Napa Valley estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKolpan's luscious, flavorful narrative is worth enjoying \u003cem\u003enow\u003c\/em\u003e and keeping for later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Kolpan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415920051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415920056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Steven Kolpan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447748899071,"sku":"9780415920056","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_227aee22-028c-4098-bab4-4b66547e6650.jpg?v=1777234545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sense-of-place-steven-kolpan-9780415920056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}