![]() “ Francis Ford Coppola is like no other place in the world!” she says “It’s about more than just wine. A Lumberjack competition? Wow that caught me off guard, and it got me thinking… here is a talented, young winemaker, who loves to jump out of planes and also get down and integrated with nature…it sounds to me like she is definitely in the right profession at Francis Ford Coppola Winery. (That’s why I still compete in lumberjack competitions – because it affords me an excuse to travel!)”. Any place that I can learn about a new culture, foods and communities – I love traveling. When I asked her what the craziest thing she ever did was she replied with “I ’ve been skydiving twice – I was a pilot when I was younger and I always thought, how cool would it be to abandon your plane and just jump out?” right away I knew she was one with the birds and bees at the winery and there was no doubt, she had followed her calling to being a winemaker.Īlthough being a winemaker in California is her dream job, when I asked her what stamp she’d love to have her passport next she said “ My dream would be to go to Madagascar, I’ve wanted to go there since I was a child. One could also say that ‘ Adventure’ is Andrea Card’s middle name. #Best coppola wine fullThe Francis Ford Coppola Winery was built on Francis’ desire to create a ‘wine wonderland’ full of adventure. Francis Ford Coppola Winery along with Jackson Family wines were the two pilot wineries to lead the way with sustainable practices in California, educating that a sustainable way of thinking was needed for the future survival of wine in the region. To achieve the certification of sustainability at the Coppola Estates the winery installed bluebird boxes, owl boxes, raptor perches, and also the recycling of water for irrigation. The Francis Ford Director’s Cut line also became 100% certified sustainable in 2019 and the winery became 100% certified sustainable in 2019. Dating back before Prohibition her great grandparents grew Petite Sirah and Carignane in the Alexander Valley, so grape growing runs in her veins.Īndrea started her winemaking career over 20 years ago at a Biodynamic® winery in California and it was here her fascination for flora and fauna started to unravel even further. A fourth-generation Sonoma County, California native, she is rooted in wine and was destined to be a winemaker. Meet Andrea Card, the Director of Winemaking for every wine program at the Coppola family of wineries. ![]()
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