![]() ![]() Gia Coppola: I worked with Corey Beck, who’s the winemaker in Sonoma, and I just knew I wanted wines that would appeal to my age group-the kind of lighter wines. Paste: How did you decide on these three particular wines? Coppola candidly admitted that while she’s still a wine novitiate, she has a pretty good role model in “grandpa” Francis (who was in attendance at the chic event to support his protégé). Last week in Los Angeles at the official Gia release party, we had a few minutes to catch up with the multi-hyphenate photographer-filmmaker-artist, and now vintner, to talk about her wines, her family, filmmaking and Kanye West. ![]() She also wanted to make sure that the wines were affordable for most budgets all three retail for $17 a bottle. She collaborated with Francis and a winemaking team, led by Corey Beck, to develop wines to reflect her own taste and personality. Her youth belies the fact that she’s been involved with the family’s Northern California winery for the past decade, and that in 2012, she decided that she wanted more than just a seat on the board of her grandfather’s Francis Ford Coppola Presents businesses. This Coppola-granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola’s niece-is just 27 years old. ![]() At the same time, she also launched her new wine brand, “Gia by Gia Coppola,” featuring three varietals: a Frizzante Chardonnay, a Pinot Grigio and a Pinot Noir. Her writing and directorial feature film debut, Palo Alto (based on short stories by pal James Franco), was released in May. Gia Coppola, the scion of the filmmaking and winemaking family, has had quite the year. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |