The 1970s was an extraordinary time in Francis Coppola's career—writing, directing, and/or producing The Godfather(1972), American Graffiti (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation(1974), and Apocalypse Now(1979), a bevy of films earning him 12 Academy Award nominations, five Academy Awards, and two Palme d'Or awards from the Cannes Film Festival. It was during this same period that Francis embarked on an entirely different venture, to tell an entirely different story in the world of winemaking.
