Not this time for the latest production from Francis Ford Coppola, a decade in the making, influenced by the French - and debuting in selected markets only. It will be available primarily on upscale wine lists, at a few stores and at the winery - but production is expected to double over the next two years. In a former auto body shop at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Sperryville, Va., carpenter Kenny Rogers roasts 24 kinds of coffee beans twice a week - every Wednesday and Saturday. His wife, Margaret, a potter and graphic artist, designed the artwork for the gold foil bags. Together they run the tasting room at Central Coffee Roasters.
Coffee is perishable.
That's why they label their bean bags with a freshness date - the day the beans were roasted. It tastes better right from the oven.