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Rubicon Estate, Napa Valley
When wine tasting in Napa County there are lots of choices in the type of winery to visit. You can experience a French chateau, a Persian temple, a Spanish Castle, or any number of other options. One of the grandest is the Rubicon Estate, pictured above, located in Rutherford, one of the premier Cabernet Sauvignon growing regions in California. Built in the 1880s by a Finnish sea captain, Gustave Niebaum, the estate was one of the very first to produce wine in the valley.

In 1975 Francis Coppola purchased the estate and its 1,560 acres of vineyards. Over the years the estate has purchased adjoining vineyards to increase its acreage and varietals. Today Rubicon is recognized as one of the finest wineries in Napa and the estate offers visitors any number of private tasting rooms along with exhibits of Coppola's film memorabilia and historic camera equipment.
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