It’s not surprising a film director like Francis Ford Coppola loves a little drama. Today, the owner of Coppola Winery announced that he’ll be opening a third restaurant somewhere in the Bay Area this fall. The kicker: He won’t say exactly where.
“Known for pushing the boundaries, Coppola envisions his new culinary outpost to be like none other in Northern California. Details are coming soon but, for now, only those sworn to secrecy have insight into the intriguing, distinctive, delicious, hearty and inviting new dining experience,” said reps.
Coppola’s Rustic restaurant at the Geyserville winery is a favorite of travelers and a destination for many locals, especially for their theatrical “A Tavola” dinners that feature actor/servers playing an Italian family while serving guests. Trust us, it’s a scream. Coppola also has a restaurant in San Francisco called Cafe Zoetrope.
So here’s what we do know…
– The date of opening is Nov. 4
– The “surrounding community” will be the first to experience the destination with free food and beverages.
– The logo is a “W” with an arrow
– The “hint” is to try pronouncing “Werowocomoco”
– The location is “Bay Area”, but we’re crossing our fingers that maybe that means Sonoma County.
Where do you think the restaurant will be located?
Shout out your ideas, with as many specifics as you can (ie: Downtown Geyserville, Bennett Valley, Fairfax, etc.) and we’ll see who gets it right.
Definitely Virginia Dare. Not a very well kept secret. We visited during construction and chef was doing tastings with wine tasting staff and we tasted too. This place is great, the wine is great so I suspect the restaurant will be off the charts good as is everything Coppola touches.
https://www.virginiadarewinery.com/en/visit-us/restaurant
The majority of answers are correct.
Yeah, that’s about the worst kept secret in the world. Good job biteclubbers.
Definitely at Virginia Dare
If this is anything like rustic, its going to be a Big winner. We love doing tours at Rustic and Coppola Winery. This guy just has Class I am a Big fan.
French Garden, Sebastopol.
We took a bus load of Certified Tourism Ambassadors to Virginia Dare Winery and had box lunches made by their new chef. If that was any indication it’s going to be a great addition to the deliciousness of Sonoma County!!
My guess is the Virginia Dare location
Has anyone guessed Virginia Dare yet?
Yep, it’s Virginia Dare. They’ve been promising this for some time.
New Winery – Virginia Dare The food is going to be fantastic!
Well, the other commenter’s got it right.
We are guessing Virginia Dare….
I’m guessing it’s on the Virginia Dare property.
Virginia’s first known capital was Werowocomoco! Has to be at the Virginia Dare Winery in Geyserville.