Property Detail

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­OVERVIEW

• Private 107 +/- acre property on two legal parcels, homesteaded in the 1800s

  • APN #043-061-020-000, 74.38 acres

  • APN #043-061-019-000, 33.09 acres

• Spectacular views to the East, West, and South as far as Mt. Tamalpais and San Francisco

• Zoning: Ag Watershed

• Current owners are the 2nd family to own the property

  • Purchased first share of the property in 1981

  • Gained full ownership of all 107 +/ acres in 2005

• 22.45 +/- acre vineyard planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

• Structures

  • 3BR/3BA 2,128 +/- sq ft main house

  • 2BR/1BA second dwelling

  • Original 4BR/2BA farmhouse

  • Original 2BR/1.5BA farm labor house

  • Agricultural barn

  • Equipment shed

• Prime knoll top building sites with panoramic views

• Potential for additional residential development and winery development

• Additional 40+ acres under 30% slope

• Three reservoirs totaling 43 ac-ft with state permitting, 1 water well for domestic use, 1 water well that is capped, access to Napa City water with hook-up fee already paid

• Primary access on Grandview, secondary access on Fosters Road

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VINEYARD

• Overview

  • 22.45 +/- total acres

  • Los Carneros AVA, Napa 

  • Farmed by Romero Vineyard Management

• Chardonnay

  • 6.2 +/- acres

  • Planted in 2006,

  • 6' x 8' spacing

  • Frost protection from pond #1

  • Being sold to Mumm

• Pinot Noir

  • 13.14 +/- acres

  • Planted in 2008

  • 4’ x 8’ spacing

  • No frost protection needed

  • Sold to Mondavi

• Pinot Noir

  • 3.31 +/- acres

  • Planted in 2008 as Chardonnay and recently grafted to Pinot Noir

  • 4’ x 8’ spacing

  • No frost protection needed

  • Being sold to Mumm

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MAIN RESIDENCE

• Built in the 1960

• Main and lower level floor plan

• Partial remodel, approximately 2006 - 2008

• 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms

• Large open kitchen with granite counters

• Family room

• Living room

• Formal dining room

• First floor master suite guest bedroom

• Lower level guest bedroom with kitchenette, storage room, and full bathroom

• Mudroom

• 2-car covered car port

• Outdoor pizza oven and BBQ

• Fruit trees: orange, lemon, persimmon, mandarin, plum, peaches, figs

SECOND DWELLING

• Year built: unknown

• Single story floor plan

• Remodeled in approximately 2015

• 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom

• Large open eat-in kitchen

• Dining room

• Living room

• Laundry room with side-by-side washer and dryer

• Spacious back covered back patio

• Additional side patio with views

• 1-car attached garage

FARMHOUSE

• Original construction

• Year built: unknown

• 2 story floor plan

• 4 bedrooms, 2 baths

• Sun porch

• Living room

• Breakfast room

• Kitchen

• Dining room

• Laundry room

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FARM LABOR HOUSE

• Original construction

• Year built: unknown

• 2 bedroom, 1.5 baths

• Single story floor plan

• Living room

• Kitchen

• Laundry room with gas hookups

AGRICULTURAL BARN

• Corrugated metal exterior

• Newer corrugated metal roof, installed in 2014

• Electric service throughout

• Workshop with original workbench

• Second level hay loft

• Work garage with parking for 4 cars tandem

• Second car garage with space for 6 car tandem parking

• Additional parking near chicken coop

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INFRASTRUCTURE

• Water

  • Sources

    • Private high-flow well on large parcel for domestic use, recently tested at 6 gpm

    • 2nd drilled well on small parcel: cased, 400 amp electric service nearby, 406 ft deep, 20 gpm at drilling in 1999

    • City water available for main house and second dwelling

    • 3 ponds with state permitting totaling 43 ac-ft: used for irrigation and frost protection

  • Storage

    • 5,000 gallon water holding tank, installed in 2015 at main house

    • 2nd stainless steel water tank, available but no longer being used at main house

    • Extensive filtration system for well water, including UV light

• Sewer:

  • Separate standard systems located at main house, 2nd dwelling, and farmhouse/farm labor house

  • Septic site evaluation completed at one additional building site

• Gas: Natural gas, PG&E         

• Electric:

  • PG&E

  • 400 Amp service delivered to one additional building site

• HVAC

  • Forced air gas and A/C hookup available at main house

  • Forced air gas heat at second dwelling

  • No central heat in farmhouse and farm labor house

• Water heaters: 2 conventional for main house, 1 at 2nd dwelling, and 1 at farmhouse

• TV: Dish at main house

• Phone: AT&T

• Alarm/Security: ADT at main house

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POTABLE WATER SOURCES THAT SUPPLY STRUCTURES 

• Private high flow well, located on larger parcel near Grandview approach

  • Water is piped to main house storage tank, goes through filtration and then is dispersed to the other structures

  • Piped to main house, second dwelling, and then to farmhouse and farm labor house via pump house #1

• City water

  • Not primary source but is available by throwing switch near water tank

  • Limited to use by main house and second dwelling

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IRRIGATION WATER SOURCES

• Pond #1 and pump house #2 

  • Pond #1 irrigates Chardonnay vineyard and is used for frost protection  of that vineyard

  • Water is pumped from pond #1 by pump house #2

  • Pump house #2 water goes to pump house #3 and is then dispersed to water Chardonnay vineyard and for frost protection of that vineyard

  • Pond #1 has two overflow methods

    • Main overflow line goes underground under barn, vineyard, and out to creek and spills into Napa River

    • Backup overflow - large black pipe inside dam daylights on other side of the dam

• Pond 2 and pump house #4

  • Irrigates the Pinot Noir vineyard

  • Pump house #4 has electric supplied to it

  • The overflow from pond #3 naturally fills pond #2 once pond #3 reaches overflow level.  A sump pump can also be used to move water from pond #3 to pond #2  if needed

  • Also possible to fill pond #2 from pond #1 via PVC pipe that can be tapped into pump house #2 and divert water to pond #2

• Pond #3 

  • Used as an additional water supply to pond #2, as well as for fishing and swimming

  • Does not have a pump house. 

  • Pumping via diesel generator 

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WATER STORAGE

• 5,000 gallon water holding tank, installed in 2015, located near main house

• 2nd stainless steel water tank uphill from main house, no longer being used