Francis Ford Coppola Winery Review

Good wine. Great venue. Ok food. Excellent service.

We went at 10 when it was less busy but when we left around 1230 it got very busy. Pool was fully reserved. We did the Sonoma tasting downstairs that cost $20...service was good, there zucchini fries($13) at the outside bar was delicious.

Where do I start. Wine tasting with Kyle Richardson. Very knowledgeable about the
wines, professional and just fun to be around.

Then there is the restaurant Rustic. Had lunch one day and it was so good and the staff, well outstanding.

Then there is dinner at the Rustic on tuesday night. Called Tavala. So much fun. Food is
Incredible. The staff is the best.

Great place. Nice views. Good wines. Reasonable prices but not free.

I have been to this Winery so many times, we've taken family and friends. We live 2 hours from here and drive all the way just to get the pizza. Best ever, plus the winery is a fun place to visit.

Was double charged for all 3 bottles we had by the pool after paying 200$ Just to be at the pool management still charged for 4 bottles afterwards. Won t be recommending again.

Very cool building full of movie memorabilia. It is worth stopping by just to look around, but the excellent collection of wine is icing on the cake.

This is quite a fun winery to visit. Lovely vistas outside and of course a good collection of movie memorabilia indoors (e.g. Dracula, Apocalypse Now etc). There's a little bit of a "Disneyland" aspect to the place, but it's quite fun if taken in the right spirit. The wine flight itself was not uniformly impressive, but there were some good hits. I really liked the Director's Cut Cinema blend. All in all, worth a stop.

HAD A GREAT TIME HERE. Beautiful scenery, great restaurant, lots of movie memorabilia. if you are in Napa, I highly recommend stopping in!!

Made a reservation for a wine tasting with my GF. We got seated near the pool and it was lovely. Then she had to jump on a business call so I decided to go to the restaurant alone. They wouldn t let me in cause we didn t come in together . So I eventually said a table for one. 20 mins later her call ended and she came to the restaurant where they proceeded to seat us separately because we didn t come in together . See note able where we came to the wine tasting together. These are tricky times. Could have been handled better.

I have been a guest of my daughter and her husband on three different occasions. It is wonderful. It is family friendly without the chaos. Even the children seem to appreciate the beauty and we adults sip our wine by the pool in utter contentment. We love the food, the wine and the service. You are treated as a VIP. The location deceives you into believing you are on cruise or many miles from home. The sky above you makes relaxing unavoidable. Now, my daughter says to me, "You and dad need a break, let's go spend the day at Coppola's."

Dinner on the patio was amazing! Food was delicious and the view was tremendous!

This place is fantastic,a real gem. The Reserve tasting room upstairs is a wonderful experience. Friendly staff,professional attitudes and attention to detail made our evening so enjoyable. We had dinner at Rustic restaurant downstairs,and the drinks/apps/dinner/dessert and lattds were fabulous. When we return to the west coast,we'll be back! But for now,we'll enjoy our new wine club membership deliveries.

Beautiful and very comfortable atmosphere. Great lunch!!

Reservations Required
Even for wine tasting.

We enjoyed a very good wine tasting tour of COSPA. I think that it is a place beyond the winery that Coppola drew up to restaurants, bars, and pools.

Okay .. the place itself is great. It looks just like out of the Godfather - and - they have a real live Tucker (automobile) in there. But - I've been there so many times to eat, 'cause it's pretty cool, and have had to send the food back more often than naught. Served raw chicken, raw pork, dough not done on the pizza. I can't even begin to tell you how many times. Even with I say "can you make sure the chicken is done, this time?" I had the waiter serve me a Mrs Chicken one day and when he sat it down he says "oh - that's not supposed to be like that" - but - he didn't pick it up until I asked him "are you gonna just leave it here like that?" The manager came over and gave me a little pastry. My wife was done with her meal before mine came back out - so - we paid - they were miffed that I wasn't staying for my meal. I just got a thief's attitude when I told 'em I wasn't gonna stick around and eat by myself. Jesh. So - I have not gone there again, except to buy wine, and, that's on the way back from the lake after fishing, if I want some fresh Coppola wine.

The staff were very kind and professional, and the wine was superb. Not to mention it's terrific to see film memorabilia as a cinephile.

Wow !!! What a Fantastic place. There are many items from Mr. Coppola's Movies. They have a swimming pool and Bocce ball, a full Bar. My Friends joined the wine club. They also paid $30.00 to go Upstairs and sample the private reserves. The details of the Architecture are Amazing Worth a Visit. The staff were attentive,

We have been to the Coppala Winery twice and had a fun time. We had lunch there the last time we visited. We brought our mothers and they thought it was a great experience. The food was very traditional Italian, which was great since my mother and I are from the Bronx and know Italian food the way it should be prepared. The movie memorabilia is fun to see. I would suggest you try to get there on a week day when the crowds aren't so large. Just don't miss this place if you're in the area.

Treated very poorly here. The person serving us did not know much about the wines, and then eight hot chicks came in and he dropped us like a hot potato. Never waited on us again. Won't go back... ever.

Great setting! You have to try their all inclusive dinners with entertainment!

Great food, wine, and lots to do!! Awesome views too!

This place from driving up to it was the most beautiful entries they have these big gate that says the Coppola on it and it drives up to this beautiful castle it was the most amazing place the gates that the customer service was great down from us entering from the bar from the pool they had little teepee so the kids can read in it the the scenery was unbelievable we got to do the wine tasting and enjoying the wonderful wedding engagement party for Martha Avila I will definitely recommend this to friends and family because not only was it kid friendly and had other kids there it was just a perfect environment for every part of our family to enjoy being even made it clear that we didn't have to do the wine tasting that cuz they have a full-service bar there so it made it even perfect once again I will definitely recommend this place from one and all to come in and Joy on a wonderful special occasion like we did at the Francis Ford Coppola

I love this place....it is a very popular destination and so much more than a winery. We visit especially when friends are in from out of town. It is definitely a must see especially if you are a Francis Ford Coppola movie fan.

I am a boutique winery sort of gal and avoided Coppola since I'm averse to crowds. I visited with my friends in late afternoon on a Monday (Veteran's Day holiday). The tasting is $10 and included the Sofia signature bubbly. The highlight of the visit were the showrooms of movie memorabilia from the Coppola family's iconic movies. The view over the vineyard was stunning but we decided to eat our dessert (they were okay, not mind blowing) indoors at the bar. I had the lemon tart, which was the tastiest, compared to my friends' apple tart and panna cotta (both mild in flavor, again not outstanding). The Illy cappuccino that the bartender made was meh. I enjoyed walking the grounds and would come back to swim in the pool during the summer.

Such poor customer service in the tasting room. Young man on the right never acknowledged me. His friends walked in and started talking to them. I moved over to the young lady she hesitated at first finally waited on us I gave her my amanti first family card. A customer is never an inconvenience.

This place is amazing! The wines are very affordable and the property is beautiful. Highly recommend visiting.

This is a great place, especially if you are a fan of Coppola's work. The place offers a nice variety of activities, including the pool that's great for kids. We had lunch in the Rustic restaurant and the food was delicious, as well as the service. We had the $79 3-course meal, with the wine tasting. Everything was pretty good and well served. It's not cheap, but it's worthwhile.

Little pricey, but there s a pool and a little museum.

The food is very delicious! !! !! It's worth visiting

Follow the rules and you won t see the other side of the staff. The side you don t wanna see when out enjoying yourself in Sonoma. The staff at the check in area near the parking area was solid, they welcomed us, when we asked to go to the bathroom they guided us all the way to the area (would ve been lost without them). The check in team upstairs was a 50/50, cashier, solid, host, disappointing. We asked if we could have the umbrella opened due to the sun, he said yes, that the server would open once she came around. Server came to us and then told us that we could not open the umbrella due to high winds, we were then disappointed because the host had set improper expectations. I would ve thought the team would communicate better than that. All this kicked things off for us on a sour note, but we tried to make the best of it since we drove 70 miles to get there. The wines were solid and what we expected, light, but a variety of notes to them. Mid way through our tasting one other customer got up with out a mask on, the staff quickly came to address it, as they should have, we just wish that it was done in a manner that didn t call so much attention to the matter, I felt bad for the customer that this happened to while everyone was staring when it all went down. We finished our wine fast as we could after. It just felt uncomfortable. If this is what we should expect, we will never go out of our way to visit again. We understand that everyone needs to follow the rules, but there were too many misses that we expect a recently opened business to have, not a established winery with trained staff. Guess our expectations were set too high.

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Wow, awesome place, a lot of cool things to look at, great wine tasting.

Got there when Rustic opened certainly accounting for the super attentive service and when I asked for some anchovies I got a huge portion which I greedily took back and savored for days in our swank bungalow at the Carneros Inn. After perusing the grounds we settled into a luxe inside booth and ordered a simple Penne that was perfect after I doctored it up with Francis namesake hot sauce and liberal amounts of parmigiano of course. There is also a fascinating collection of Olive Oil labels, cans and rare lithograph stones that is very special decorating the 4 corners of the restaurant.
The wine is just the frosting on the cake for this must visit attraction and although a little distance from party central Napa it got us to the top of the valley where we spent a memorable day visiting some of our favorite wineries heading South towards an early bed.

We love every moment and the food and wine very good

Staff grounds and wine were all excellent. Very spacious property lots of parking, pool gardens restaurant very well done

Excellent, friendly and knowledgeable staff combined with tasty food equals a wonderful experience.

Great wine, scenic views, delicious food and friendly staff. Tour was a bit short for $45 a pop it was a walk to the bottling area and a few tastes. They make vodka gin and whiskey too! We had the Director's cut: Cinema it was beyond expectations.

If you're spending some time in the area, you just have to go here.

My Honey and I spent a couple days at the Winery for our birthdays.
Had a Private tasting and tour with Jim and he was fabulous. Jim had his hands full with us being that niether of us really like wine having said that he truly opened my eyes to great wine and had so much fun learning with Jim.
The next day we spent the day at the pool and playing Bocce Ball and again the staff was hard working and full of smiles.
To top the day off we had an Amazing dinner at Rustic.
Highly recommend the Classic Florentino Steak..Delicious!
Nina our server for dinner was the absolute best for the day!! Not to short anyone else but we absolutely loved Nina!! We wish her all the best! She is a huge asset to the Winery.
My heartfelt thanks to all that put up with our shenanigans... I will recommend Frances Ford Coppola Winery to everyone!
Thank you Jim and So many thanks to Nina we loved you!!

Kind of like the hampton's of wineries. Very showy, like a resort.

Dear Mr. Coppola, Thank you for a wonderful experience while visiting your winery. We went to your restaurant and had a wonderful lunch and enjoyed the little white bag of bread served prior to lunch. We then toured your cinema museum which I might add is not only nostalgic but spectacular. Thank you for sharing your Academy Awards with us as that was the first time we had ever seen one live and up close. It was also awesome to see Vito Corleone's desk, Tuckers Car and Dracula armor. But, what I really came for was to see the memorabilia of one of my favorite films of all time-Apocalypse Now. You see, I saw the film when I was 7 years old with my dad and as you can imagine it is forever etched in my mind. Nonetheless, I wish I could have seen the PBR, but seeing Col. Kurtz's regalia, the Air Mobile surf board and unused film was a AN fan's dream come true. Thank you for that. We also booked the actual wine tour and your winery is absolutely amazing. Likewise, our guide (the guy with the long bushy eyebrows) did a fantastic job explaining the intricacies of wine production. It was a day of days for us driving up to your winery in Napa Valley and a experience I will soon not forget. Thank you kind sir for your the contribution(s) to the history of cinema, the memories of those films in my life and being able to come to a place to reminesce and pay respect to you and your body of work. God Bless to you and your family and I hope to visit some of your resorts in Latin America.

What an awesome place! Even with the pool and bocce closed today, we loved our tasting upstairs, shopping, lunch and movie museum elements. As a huge Godfather fan, this was a delight

Totally worth it for the price of wine tasting and a short tour guide around the place.

Definitely would recommend if you are a wine enthusiast and would be even more special if you are a fan of Mr. Coppola!

Linda was amazing during our wine tasting that I became a club member.

What a Fantastic place. There are many items from Mr. Coppola's Movies. They have a swimming pool and Bocce ball, a full Bar. The details of the Architecture are Amazing. The staff were attentive, we had a tasting with Linda who was great. Our favorite place so far!

If drunk milennials slurring by the pool, people vomiting from being over served is your idea of a winery experience, you may like it. We liked this place before the quality and age of the servers went down and it is no longer family-friendly place it once was.

A very enjoyable experience! My brother brought us here as a surprise pit stop on a road trip through northern California. I'm not a huge wine fanatic. I drink maybe a bottle every couple of months. But I truly enjoyed the wine tasting and the atmosphere! It was great fun, and our bartender was a SUPER nice gentleman!! All in all, a great time. The pool area was great, and I would love to return one day and spend an afternoon lounging and drinking by the pool. I didn't try the food, but I saw many vegan items on the menu, so I'm down for that next time as well. All the way from Atlanta, GA, and coming from someone who's never even seen The Godfather films, this was a fantastic spot to check out! Recommended highly.

Francis Ford Coppola is such an amazing winery to visit. This property offers a variety of things for their visitors. They have an array of display for the props used for the movie The God Father, Cleopatra, etc...Rustic restaurant had the most delicious gourmet food in town. The restaurant offers a beautiful view of the vineyard. During the summer, they have mini concerts and also open the pool to the public. It s one of my favorite winery in Sonoma