One of the things that inspired the filmmaker to continue with the project and expand its scope was Francis Ford Coppola's positive response to watching the original version. Mr. Coppola wrote an email to the filmmaker stating: "ESCAPING ROBERT PARKER captivated me with the heroic tale of its protagonist Julian Faulkner in the hard quest of the idealist winemaker confronting another idealist - Robert Parker, whose uncanny talent and method defines the modern wine world."