Francis Ford Coppola: Winery Godfather to MegaFlopolis, Part 1 - The Godfather (1972)

Sen Us Your Thoughts!Today is the first of THREE PARTS (well, two main parts + a bonus companion "Vinterview"!)In this episode we cover the Alpha of Coppola's career, THE GODFATHER (1972).In PART TWO we'll cover the Omega, MEGALOPOLIS (2024). And then taste two well-aged Coppola wines and say which wine pairs best with which film.Along the way, we'll also chronicle the rise and fall of Coppola's wine empire, from its humble beginnings in Napa, to it's almost dissolution in the early 90's, to its massive expansion to Sonoma and Oregon in the 2000's, to its sale in 2021 in order to finance his lifelong ambition - to film his 40-years-in-the-making Megalopolis. And then take stock of what still exists today.Then in our companion Vinterview, we'll be interviewing one of the actresses from the Megalopolis movie! And whoever you think it might be - no, it's not her. (It's gonna be a wacky surprise.)LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:How Dracula (1992) Rescued Coppola's Winery - Our own article about how Coppola almost lost it all in the early 90's, only to have his Bram Stoker's Dracula film turn it all around. There would have been nothing to sell to finance Megalopolis if there had been no Dracula. What Went Wrong (Podcast) - Our fave movie podcast that has  2-part chronicle of how The Godfather was made, and it's the best version of this story out there in podcast form. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.Winebid  - The site where we snagged our well-aged Niebaum-Coppola wines! One for $60 and the other for an astounding $25 (!!!) This is a treasure trove for wines if you look for stuff collectors don't care (too much) about.Curated Wine Shop - The shop we drank the wines at, met the Megalopolis Production Designer in, and got connected to the actress we'll be interviewing later! If you live in LA, you gotta check this place out. We love them.Support the showOur Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!Curated-Wines.comCome interact with us and support the show at:vintertainmentstudios.comJoin us for monthly short film screenings inside a wine shop! Each short film paired with a wine! Mid-city Los Angeles!WineCellarCinema.substack.comFollow us on the socials!https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpodhttps://www.instagram.com/winecellarcinemalahttps://www.youtube.com/@vintertainmentstudios