Filmmaker-turned-winemaker Francis Ford Coppola will appear alongside Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson MW, James Suckling and other leading figures in the wine world at the WineFuture Conference in Hong Kong later this year.

The conference, which takes place in November, is organised by the Wine Academy of Spain and will feature a number of addresses by prominent speakers on challenges and solutions relating to the global wine industry.

Mr Coppola will speak about the decision to return his Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley to its original name of Inglenook, as well as his ambitious plans to make the estate America's greatest wine property.

His speech will be streamed live on the event's website for those unable to attend in person, as will the tastings of Robert Parker and Jancis Robinson.

Michel Rolland, Miguel Torres, Stephen Spurrier, Mel Dick and Super Tuscans pioneer Angelo Gaja have also been booked to speak at the event.