| Inglenook Winery | |
| Location | Rutherford, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Rutherford AVA |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Key people | Mark Ebaugh, Winemaker |
| Parent company | Constellation Brands |
| Known for | White Zinfandel |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc |
| Other products | Burgundy, Chianti, Chablis |
| Website | www.inglenook.com |
The Inglenook Winery produced estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California in the Napa Valley. Rutherford is an Unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An appellation is a Geographical indication used to identify where the Grapes for a Wine were grown The Rutherford AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Napa Valley AVA and centered around the town of Rutherford, California Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of Varietal describes Wines made primarily from a single named Grape variety. Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red Wine grape varieties. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Merlot ('MERL-oh' in British English mer-LOH in American English and standard French is a red Wine Grape that is used as both a blending grape and for Syrah is a dark-skinned variety of Grape used in Wine. Syrah is grown in many countries and is primarily used to produce powerful Red wines which enjoy Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned Grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Chenin blanc, or Pineau de la Loire, is a variety of white Wine Grape from the Loire valley of France Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Chianti is a famous Red wine of Italy, which takes its name from a traditional region of Tuscany where it is produced Chablis is a town and commune of the Yonne département in France. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Rutherford is an Unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, USA. The winery was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. A winery is a building or property that produces Wine, or a business involved in the production of wine such as a wine company. Born in Oulu, Finland, Gustave Niebaum - originally Nybom - (1842-1908 acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. Niebaum died in 1908 and the winery was shut down during Prohibition. In the United States, the term Prohibition refers to the period from 1920 to 1933 during which the sale manufacture and transportation of alcohol for consumption Upon repeal of Prohibition, Niebaum's widow Suzanne Niebaum reopened Inglenook and brought in a viticulture and enology to upgrade the winemaking system. This article discusses the repeal of (alcohol Prohibition in the United States. Niebaum's great-nephew John Daniel Jr. took over operations in 1939, and by the 1940s Inglenook's wines once again were declared by many to be the best in the Valley. More than 1,500 acres (6. 1 km²) of the property were acquired by Francis Ford Coppola in 1975 with profits of his film, The Godfather. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed [1] The brand name and the remaining 94 acres, including the historic winery, were bought by Heublein, Inc. , which began making lower quality wines produced elsewhere under the Inglenook label. [2] Heublin was later bought by RJR Nabisco, then sold to Grand Metropolitan in 1987. RJR Nabisco Inc, was an American conglomerate formed in 1985 by the merger of Nabisco Brands and R Diageo plc () is the largest multinational beer wine and spirits company in the world Heublein sold the winery to the Canandaigua Wine Company (which later became Constellation Brands) in 1994. Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of [3] Canandaigua consolidated winemaking operations elsewhere, and sold the remaining acreage and winery to Coppola in 1995. Coppola later renamed it the Rubicon Estate Winery. The Rubicon Estate Winery (formerly Niebaum-Coppola Winery and Inglenook Winery) is located in Rutherford, California, USA. [4] Constellation Brands continues to make a "value wine" under the Inglenook label, via its Centerra Wine subsidiary. [5]