Inglenook Vineyards was founded in 1879 by Gustav Niebaum. A Finnish man, Gustav used his enormous wealth to bring European grape seedlings to Napa. Then, under the direction of the legendary John Daniel, they spent decades creating wines that would go on to receive the highest acclaim. However, by the time Francis Ford Coppola and his wife Eleanor purchased part of the property in 1975, the Inglenook name had been sold and the winery had collapsed. Over the course of 20 years, the Coppolas gradually bought back the vineyards that had been sold, invested in winemaking equipment, and renovated the historic Inglenook Chateau. Inglenook has now been rebuilt into the same winery it once was, and has once again become one of America's great wineries. Then, in April 2011, Francis Ford Coppola acquired the trademark rights to Napa's iconic winery, "Inglenook," from The Wine Group. From this point on, Rubicon Estate, a renowned winery in Napa Valley, will be reborn under the historic name "Inglenook". From this same year, winemaker Philippe Bascaules, who has worked for more than 20 years under the late Paul Pontallier, director of Chateau Margaux, one of the first growths in Bordeaux, France, has been in charge of winemaking at Inglenook. Bascaules has a degree in agriculture and studied winemaking at a graduate school in Montpellier. And from March 2017, Philippe Bascaules will serve as both Managing Director of Chateau Margaux and Director of Winemaking at Inglenook. The name "Rubicon", Inglenook's flagship proprietary wine, will continue to be used, and Bascaules, who has been making wine in the old world style, will lead a winemaking team dedicated to this great new world wine "Rubicon". Bascaules continues to work with Stephane Durnoncourt, a renowned winemaking consultant in Pomerol, on winemaking. In addition to the Cabernet Sauvignon currently known as the second wine, the winery is producing a new third wine, "I882". In addition, the winery is expecting further developments from the 2013 vintage, with the addition of Sauvignon Blanc, which was recently planted on the premises.