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Details on page 3Calistoga Vineyard Estate

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Exceptional and Classic Napa Valley Wine Country farmhouse. Tucked away on over an acre and surrounded by your ownvineyard of 1000 Merlot vines. The home features vaulted ceilings, 3 �replaces, generous rooms, inviting outdoor spaces forentertaining poolside while you enjoy the views and mountain vistas. Separate guest quarters complete with French doors andbalcony overlooking the vineyard. A spacious wine cellar for sharing and enjoying the fruits of your labor. All this and minutesfrom the best food and wine in the world.

Offered at $3,495,000

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www.CalistogaValleyFloor.comA 4.25 Acre property with a rusticCalifornia hacienda-style home,a “lived in” home that just feelsgood. A second home - separateand detached, 2 Bed/2 Bath witha sparkling pool AND a 3 AcrePremium Cabernet Vineyardmakes this a special property ina very special place. The Cabreceived a 91 rating from RobertParker! Something wonderful tobrag about.

Please call for vineyard &property information booklet.

3216 State Hwy 128, CalistogaOffered at $3,295,000

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Yvonne RichDRE01045780

(707)968-98881338 Main Street, St. Helena, California

$9,800,000

HISTORIC RUTHERFORD VINEYARDA golden opportunity to acquire Napa Valley’s historic Bommarito Ranch in the Rutherford AVA. A prime Rutherford Bench winery site, easy on/offaccess to Galleron Road and Mee Lane, and neighboring Alpha Omega Winery, Franciscan Winery, Sullivan Vineyards & Fleury Estate Winery. Sitedon 23+ acres, approx. 21 acres of “Rutherford Dust” vineyard and six existing homes are under a grandfathered use clause. The Bommarito Ranchwith prime Rutherford AVA vineyard, historic Bommarito’s residence & five vintage homes offer endless possibilities. A magical setting to create amagnificent winery compound in one of the most sought-after appellations in the world. The vineyard was replanted in 2000 to four different grapevarieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon, and 7.57 acres of Merlot & Cabernet budded to Sauvignon Blanc in 2012. Therootstocks in this vineyard were matched to various soil types, two different trellis systems were implemented, and grape clones were selected to yieldultimate fruit flavors.

$1,900,000

Sited on 2+ acres, this exquisite French country home is masterfully created with thoughtful architectural planning and striking European appoint-ments. This European-inspired home is beautifully designed with the extraordinary imported materials, irreplaceable hand carved antique door & gor-geous lighting fixtures, A dramatic great room with a magnificent limestone wood burning fireplace, French doors with transom windows throughout,formal dining room, intimate master suite, European country kitchen with a sizeable walk-in pantry and a wine cave that a true oenophile will appreci-ate. French doors open to a beautiful stone walled courtyard & multiple outdoor entertaining areas offering a feeling of symmetry as the interior meldswith the outdoors. Enjoy the privacy & serenity of country living surrounded by majestic trees and beautiful gardens. Having three separate structures- the main house, guest cottage, and garden studio - offer flexibility & convenience.

Impeccable, Gracious… La Belle Maison!

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Seize the opportunity to acquire a highly-rated & established Howell Mountain AVA winery with a 20,000 gallon winery use permit. Sited on 41+acres with approx. 6.7 acres of Bordeaux varietal vineyard, a complete wine production facility including 5,000+/- sq. ft. of caves, a 6,600 sq. ft.crush/fermentation pad, and… high on a hilltop, above the fog, a beautiful Provencal estate with breathtaking panoramic views of Napa Valley.Undoubtedly the most scenic winery estate to come on the market in recent years. This winery estate appeals to every sense & satisfies every desireof an oenophile’s dream. The owner has developed a reputation and built a brand receiving accolades of 93 to 95 point wines. A chance to jump intothe Napa Valley wine industry at its top tier and produce world-class cult wines. The residence is designed by acclaimed local architect, Ray Rector,and this artfully created Provencal estate speaks fluently of charm and beauty with elegant European touches in every room. $12,500,000

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$ 695,000

This amazing log home evokes a combination of modern mountain living & old world graciousness. Beautifully crafted classic chalet stylehome nestled in park-like setting backing to wooded acres. Two-story great room with dramatic ceilings & stone hearth fireplace, gorgeoushardwood floors, well-appointed kitchen, a large loft for family room/game room or office, spacious covered porch for outdoor entertaining& a separate guest/income unit.

PARCEL 1 $775,000 & PARCEL 2 $750,000

Premium one level acre estate site with amazing views of the Palisades & Mt. St. Helena. Beautiful country setting, paved road access, undergroundutilities and city water & sewer. A blank canvas to build a private oasis or family compound with room for a hobby vineyard, organic orchards, andgardening beds for farm to table living. Enjoy the peace and serene environment and easy access to Solage, downtown Calistoga, and some ofNapa Valley’s finest destinations.An idyllic location with a unique blend of country and city. A chance to create Napa Valley country estate with cityconveniences.

CALISTOGA ESTATE BUILDING SITES

HOWELL MOUNTAIN CHALET

$695,000

This truly spectacular 55+ acre land above Oakville is surrounded by lush natural landscaping with plenty of sun and enjoys unusual solitude.Paved road to the property, developed well and situated in an exclusive area of fine Oakville Estates. Approx. 2 acres may be suitable forvineyard in Mount Veeder Appellation and AW zoning may allow guest house plus caretaker house. This is the Perfect chance for the sophis-ticated buyer desiring idyllic surroundings for a private lifestyle. Truly a distinctive place to consider building a home.

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$ 1,695,000

Extremely charming Rutherford cottage on 1/2 acre surrounded by gorgeous gardens & fruit trees. Located in Napa Valley’s primeRutherford appellation, the cottage is biking distance to some of the finest wineries, vineyard & restaurants. This 2 bd, 2 ba cottagehas been artfully designed with an eye for sophistication and beauty. Majestic redwood trees surround this property creating a senseof privacy and bountiful fruit trees & gardening beds allow for farm to table living.

$1,250,000

Magnificent French Country estate nestled on 1+ acres offers classic European charm w/all the modern amenities & is only minutesto downtown St. Helena. Dramatic architecture, cathedral/beamed ceilings & banks of beautiful arched windows reveal the beautifuloutdoor surroundings. The grounds create a resort-like atmosphere, while adding to the sense of privacy and quiet country ambi-ence. This impeccable home reflects grace & style at every turn.

ELEGANT FRENCH COUNTRY ESTATE

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$1,100,000

An extraordinary opportunity to own 152+ acres near Oakville, located only minutes from Yountville & St. Helena. Just far enough from Hwy 29for a destination getaway – only 3.6 miles/7 minutes to Oakville Grocery, this peaceful and serene 152+ acre ranch offers beautiful mountainviews, open meadows, a seasonal creeks, and natural springs. This compound consists of three vintage homes (Main residence: 3 br & 2ba,Second residence: 3 br & 1 ba and Guest house: 2 br & 1 ba).

152+ ACRE MT. VEEDER COMPOUND

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More than a year after it closed due to quake damage, downtown Napa’s only grocery store remains an empty shell, leaving downtown workers, residents and visitors look-ing for lunch, a soda or a gallon of milk out of luck.

The downtown Napa parcel seems to be ripe for a new tenant, but there’s just one problem.

Safeway’s lease at the build-ing, located at Clay and Jefferson streets, doesn’t expire for more than 10 years. According to city repre-sentatives, Safeway is requiring a non-compete clause to prevent another grocery store from open-ing at the space before releasing the building for a new tenant.

The building owner, Corinne Hagstrom Vasquez, had told city representatives she wouldn’t agree to such a clause.

“There appears to be a conflict between the previous tenant that doesn’t want competition” at the site, and the property owner, who has received unsolicited proposals to re-lease the space, said Napa city Community Development Director Rick Tooker.

Hagstrom Vasquez couldn’t be reached for a comment. Safeway representatives wouldn’t elaborate on plans for the shuttered store.

“We are evaluating our options, and no decision has been made at this time,” said Safeway spokes-woman Wendy Gutshall.

The city knows what it wants.“What we’re looking for is a

downtown grocery store,” said Mayor Jill Techel. “If it reappears on that site, that would be great,” but if another opportunity or site was identified, “that would also meet the need.”

The property — a large par-cel, with Jefferson Street frontage and lots of room for parking — “is pretty valuable,” she said. “I imagine (Hagstrom Vasquez) is looking at other ways to redevelop that property rather than just

re-tenant it.”Techel said she could imagine

some kind of mixed-use project at the corner, including retail, housing or commercial spaces.

The mayor said the the space should be put to use. “Just having a vacant building downtown is not good for any of us.”

However, the city has little leverage

to force a solution with a tenant hold-ing a valid lease, Tooker said.

“We have the ability to identify how that can transition into some-thing else, but someone has a lease,” said Tooker. “The city can’t step in and say, ‘Do something.’”

The city does keep an eye on property maintenance conditions. For example, the owner can’t let the site deteriorate or become a nuisance. “And they haven’t,” said Tooker. “There aren’t people squat-ting in the parking lot.”

Meanwhile, chemical contam-ination from the old dry cleaner on the corner of the Safeway site seems to have leeched off property and under Polk Street, city officials said at a recent Register editorial board meeting.

In the wake of the earthquake, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered yet another study—the third in a decade or so—that is underway now.

Downtown grocery store site in limbo

Safeway holds veto on any new market tenant

J.L. Sousa/RegisterMetal drums, some containing water samples, are seen near the former Safeway store on Jefferson Street near downtown. Tests are being run to learn the extent of chemical contamination of the soil from a former dry cleaner at the Polk Street edge of the property.

J.L. Sousa/Register This is a label on one of the metal drums at the site of a former dry cleaners at Jefferson and Polk streets. A study is underway to determine the extent of chemical contamination of the soil.

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“At its root, Napa wine country lifestyle is a celebration of life well lived,” observes St. Helena resident Anthony Filipps.

“Our moderate, year-round cli-mate beckons us to sit outdoors in the morning and marvel as nature awakens or to set an impromptu table for six in the garden to watch the sun set while sharing food and wine with good friends.”

This is the feeling Filipps set out to capture in the house he recently built in St. Helena, while taking on the challenge of expressing it in a deep, narrow lot, that is walking distance to Main Street. Despite its ideal location, the size of the lot — 3,750 square feet — might have discouraged a designer, but Filipps decided he could find a way to elegantly incorporate “this celebration in form and function in ... a transition of shapes and spaces that delight and invite and express a graciousness and gratitude to all who enter.”

He was going to build a little house that made a major impression.

“I returned to our valley history for my original inspiration,” Filipps said. “My vision was that of a Tuscan village with its interplay of rooftops in rusted metal and wood.”

Breaking up the roof line effec-tively creates visual layers and results in a richness of texture and line,

he explained.“Because the lost is narrow and

deep, I intentionally complicated roof lines by limiting roof coverage to a single room. This effectively lowers roof heights and allows for modern plate line and interior ceil-ing heights.”

His guiding principal was “With a small house, every inch counts,” Filipps said as he led a tour through the completed house.

Small space, grand ideasSt. Helena designer creates a design for the Napa Valley lifestyle

Photos by Raphael Kluzniok/ Register photos Owner, Anthony Filipps, arranges garden furniture in front of the Italian farmhouse styled home he built in St. Helena.

The Italian farm-house-styled home is seen from the backyard in St Helena on Thursday.

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to the kitchen in the Italian

farm-house styled home.

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Great 2+ acre building site on the western side of Calistoga with some

partial views of Mt. St. Helena and the Palisades. Paved road is in.

Shared water for landscaping is also in. Need to develop septic and

hook to City water. Owner has soils and engineering plans.

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Great building site located on Diamond Mountain Road in an area of

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With this in mind, his design begins at the street and continues to the back fence incorporating indoor-outdoor spaces that to extend not just a feel of space but practical living areas.

The front yard, for example, can be used as an extension of the liv-ing room, or it can be closed off for privacy with a pair of hand-crafted rolling barn doors, constructed using a traditional French black-smith technique.

The downstairs living area is composed of a spacious living, din-ing and kitchen area that opens, mid-house, to a covered patio with a gas fireplace with space for table and chairs, as well as lounging chairs. “I predict it will be one of the best used spaces in the house,” Filipps said.

The hallway that leads to the mas-ter suite in back “is not just a tran-sition space,” he noted, but contains the laundry and built-in storage.

The master suite also opens to an outdoor space, in this case, the backyard where, again, careful con-sideration of the available allowed Filipps to include a private dining area (linked by a side path to the rest of the house) a space for loung-ing chairs in front of an outdoor gas fireplace, a fountain and extensive plantings that include espaliered trees, all without seeming crowded.

“There was actually space to put in a pool,” Filipps said. “I consid-ered doing that but decided that not every homeowner wants a pool.”

He gave considerable space to the master bath, as well as the upstairs guest room bath. Upstairs, as well the French doors on the guest bed-room open to a private patio shaded by trees, but looking at a view of the eastern hills.

In all, his design has four outdoor sitting areas with two outdoor fire-places (and a third fireplace indoors in the living room). “There are three separate dining areas, one indoors and two outdoors,” he said.

Filipps spared no expense in using the luxurious fittings and high-end materials — from the hand-painted doors imported from Italy for the downstairs powder room to the rich, dark wood frames (also from Italy)

of the arched windows.He also made abundant use of

“old materials both doors and in,” Filipps said. “Look at the six-by-eight rafter tails and the eight inch soffit boards or the 12 by 12 post at the dining pavilion. All reclaimed and all even more beautiful...with spike holes and saw marks that give evidence of their past.”

With all that is essential (garage and wine cellar, too) and all that is luxurious combined, Filipps con-cluded, “I believe 1720 Vineyard successfully blends the vitality of modern life with the timeless beauty and strength of centuries-old archi-tecture in a dwelling place rich with potential.”

Does it work? With the intention of putting the completed house on the market, Filipps enlisted the aide of the well-known interior designer Thomas Bartlett and his daughter, Melina Bartlett, to stage the house for showing to potential buyers.

Thomas Bartlett noted he has only once before agreed to a stage project; this was a demonstration of what could be accomplished with a studio apartment at the then-new Riverfront condos in Napa, but he was taken with 1720 Vineyard.

“It’s an absolute jewel box,” Bart-lett said. “The people whom I’ve shown it to are absolutely blown away by what he accomplished. They all say it feels much much big-ger than it actually is.”

Register photographer Raphael

Kluzniok made two trips to the St. Helena house, first to photo-graph the house as when it was just completed; then to show how the dynamic Bartlett duo decided to decorate it. This week we’ll show the first set of “before” photos to give a sense of the design and bones of the grand little house, and next week, Nov. 28, we’ll show the “after” photos when the Bartletts had added their touches.

“With small homes it’s import-ant to stick to a balanced design and approach,” said St. Helena designer and builder Anthony Filipps in discussing his recently completed project in St. Helena: a house with a sense of grace, style and history that he designed to fit on a long, narrow, 3,750-square-foot lot in prime loca-tion, walking distance to downtown, with views of the western mountains.

Filipps took inspiration from an Italian village, with varied roof lines, and within a narrow footprint, built a two-bedroom, 2½-bath farmhouse, utilizing indoor-outdoor areas to dramatically increase its living areas.

Since Filipps built the home with the intention of selling it, as he neared completion he turned to Napa Valley’s internationally known interior designer Thomas Bartlett to furnish the completed house. Bart-lett, while qualifying that he does not do staging as a general rule, was nonetheless enough intrigued with the design to take on the project, working with his daughter, Melina Bartlett.

“It’s certainly very livable,” Bart-lett commented on the house. The central downstairs area is a contin-uous space that includes the living, dining and kitchen areas, and opens to two of the outdoor areas. “When it’s opened up and light is coming

through, it appears to be three times the actual space,” he noted.

To furnish it, Bartlett included many items from his own collec-tion, including pieces he’s found on his travels and others from his downtown Napa shop. The tables in two outdoor dining areas are his own design, as is some of the outdoor furniture, a powder-coated stainless steel, which comes from Melina Bartlett’s company, The Bartlett Col-lection (TheBartlettCollection.com).

“I kept it minimal color-wise,” he said. “People can interpret anything they want with these color combina-tions. Otherwise,” he added with a smile, “it’s my usual tricks, making it eclectic, the home of someone who has traveled the world and brought home treasures.”

Among the showstopper pieces are a star-shaped table he found in Morocco and a linen-covered chest of drawers with a design made of polished nail heads. For information about Thomas Bartlett Interiors, call 259-1234.

The finishing component is “fabulous art,” said Bartlett, an artist himself, who supports the work of local talent.

“I like staging because it is differ-ent,” said Melina Bartlett. “It allows you to do different things to show the potential of the house. I think it works for buyers to see how the space can be filled proportionately. If the space is bare they don’t really know if it would work.”

“I’m really pleased with the way it turned out,” she added, “because I’ve heard nothing but positive comments from people who have seen it. The house really does have a great overall feeling. With all of the indoor-outdoor space, it really shows and feels larger than it is.”

Raphael Kluzniok/ Register This is a painted bathroom door in the Italian farmhouse styled home in St Helena.

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Register This is the master bath-room in the Italian farm-house-styled home in St. Helena.

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Rising home values, declining unemployment and the strength of the local wine and hospitality indus-tries combined to create a strong Napa County economy this past year, said local experts.

Just like the rest of California, “Napa County had a good 2015,” said Rob Eyler, professor of eco-nomics at Sonoma State University.

“The economy is doing very well,” said Larry Florin, the coun-ty’s housing and intergovernmental affairs director.

Napa County’s real estate market was “positive and healthy” this past year, said Lee Miller, Napa chapter president of the North Bay Associa-tion of Realtors.

The median price for a home sold in Napa County rose 4.7 per-cent — from $525,000 in 2014 to $550,000 in 2015. That’s the fifth year in a row the median price has risen, according to data from Bay Area Real Estate Information Ser-vices Inc.

At the same time, the average number of days it took to sell a home dipped slightly year-over-year, from 87 in 2014 to 83 in 2015. That’s the shortest amount of time it has taken to sell a home since 2005, when the number was 66.

Other economic ind ica -tors showed the strength of Napa’s economy.

The unemployment rate in 2015 averaged 4.5 percent, compared with 5.6 percent in 2014, according to the state Employment Develop-ment Department. The 2015 rate is the lowest the annual average has been since 2007.

The number of deeds of trust and mortgages recorded jumped 34.5 percent in 2015, according to the Napa County Recorder’s office.

Foreclosures dropped yet again. In 2015, 55 Napa County home-owners lost property to foreclo-sure. In 2014, 71 homes were lost, according to the Napa County Recorder’s office.

Bankruptcy filings also declined, from 203 in 2014 to 141 in 2015, reported the United States Bank-ruptcy Court in Santa Rosa.

More new businesses were started in 2015. A total of 1,221 business licenses were approved in 2015, compared with 1,123 the year before, reported the city.

It wasn’t all good news. A lack of rental housing caused the aver-age price of a Napa County rental to rise more than 10 percent year-over-year, according to data from the Real Answers Data Service. Napa renters now have to pay an average of $1,778 per month for housing.

Eyler explained that rising rental costs are both good and bad. For renters, “as prices rise, it infringes on your standard of living,” he said. Those rising rents undermine pur-chasing power of the renter. On the plus side, rising rents indicate there is more demand to live in Napa.

“Things have been going good in Napa, and rising rental prices are a byproduct of growth,” said Eyler. “You have to live with that trade-off.”

“Napa County continues to cook along,” said the economist. “2016 looks pretty good,” although larger forces such as international econom-ics, interest rates and the stock mar-ket could possibly combine to slow down tourism.

Tom LeMasters, president and CEO of Bank of Napa, said that in 2015 the bank granted the sec-ond largest number of loans in its history. That included loans to all kinds of businesses — small busi-ness, contractors, barrel-makers, vineyard managers and commercial real estate investors.

“People want the money to shore up their own balance sheets or take advantage of lower interest rates,” LeMasters said. “Others are

making investments in commercial real estate.”

As for 2016, “so far I see a con-tinuation of 2015’s performance,” although an increase in interest rates and stock market volatility has caused some concern, LeMas-ters said.

Miller, of the North Bay Associ-ation of Realtors, said he’s seeing a mixture of homebuyers and sellers in the valley. Some are downsizing, moving in and out of California, buying second homes, and some are first-time homebuyers.

“As long as there is slow, steady growth, that’s good,” said Miller

“We need to start dealing with managing success,” said Florin, the county housing director. “The valley has been very successful as a tourist destination and wine brand. Now we’re struggling with managing that success while minimizing the effect on the community.”

Napa economy shines in 2015Key indicators reflect greater prosperity

J.L. Sousa/RegisterNew home construction is seen on Browns Valley Road near Scenic Drive. By most indicators, the local economy got stronger in 2015.

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As local hotel occupancy rates continue to rise, lodging experts have cited the need for more hotel rooms in Napa. Embassy Suites would like to help meet that demand.

Representatives of the California Boulevard hotel have asked the city to review plans to build a detached 41,402-square-foot, 54-room hotel addition.

The new building would be located south of the main hotel, on a triangle of land currently used as a parking lot, near the intersec-tion of First Street and Califor-nia Boulevard.

“We’re always evaluating our-selves and making sure we’re meet-ing the needs of the guest,” said James Whitney, a representative for hotel owner FelCor Lodging Trust.

“The hotel market in Napa is strong and on the rise,” he said. Adding rooms and meeting space are “a logical progression of the hotel.”

If the Embassy Suites expansion sounds familiar, that’s because it’s been under discussion for more than a decade. Back in 2002, the city gave developers the go-ahead to add additional rooms at the parking lot. In 2006 and 2012, the proj-ect seemed to be revived, but did not progress.

While two other hotel projects under construction — the 183-room Archer Napa hotel and the 115-room Hampton Inn & Suites at the Century Center — will be adding to room inventory, Napa can accommodate even more lodging, said Clay Gregory, president and CEO of Visit Napa Valley.

“We are at a consistently high rate of occupancy,” said Gregory.

Whitney said that now’s the time to add rooms. “Large hotel ownership companies like (FelCor) have a tendency to do more capital improvements when markets are showing promise and strength, and that’s what the market is showing in Napa,” he said.

There’s a lot of interest in the

hotel industry in Napa, Whitney added. “There are a lot of hotel companies that want to have a strong offering in the Napa market. And we want to do the same.”

According to the FelCor web-site, the Napa Embassy Suites has 205 rooms.

Whitney described the 54 new rooms as “more upscale Napa room products. We’re stepping up one more level than what’s being offered now to expand opportunities at the hotel.”

Rooms would feature a “more contemporary Napa feel,” Whit-ney said.

“People want more unique expe-riences” when they come to Napa

Valley, “and it sounds like that’s what they are planning on doing” at the Embassy Suites, said Gregory.

Details on the rooms, as well as rates, have not been announced. The hotel website listed current room rates from $139 to $319.

Embassy Suites General Manager Reynaldo Zertuche said with today’s healthy economy, “we can absorb more rooms” in Napa.

While he declined to elaborate on the expansion plans, Zertuche pointed out new high-end lodging properties opening in the valley such as the Four Seasons resort in Calis-toga, VieVage Napa Valley in Car-neros and Las Alcobas in St. Helena.

“ T h e s e h i g h - q u a l i t y

accommodations are good for every-body,” said the hotel general man-ager. “They put us on the map as a high end luxury destination.”

New hotels also mean more mar-keting dollars spent on promotion and advertising. “Everyone in the travel industry wants to talk about them and the destinations,” Zer-tuche said.

Other growth plans at the Embassy Suites also include add-ing 4,045 square feet to an existing ballroom at the north end of the property. Interior renovations would include reconfiguration of the exist-ing lobby, new landscaping and pool within the interior courtyard and removal of the interior atrium roof.

Embassy Suites plans 54-room addition in Napa

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J.L. Sousa/Register Embassy Suites has announced plans to expand at its First Street and California Boulevard location.

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A Brazilian steakhouse called Galpão Gaucho should open this summer at the site of a former Marie Callender’s and Oventi restaurants along Highway 29 in north Napa.

The owners will be modeling the Napa Valley restaurant on one they already operate in San Antonio.

The Marie Callender’s — at the intersection of Highway 29 and Trower Avenue — used to be a popular destination for both locals and visitors.

However, the business closed in 2011 after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. The cor-ner was most recently home to Oventi restaurant, which closed in late 2015.

Enter restaurateur Alberto Wachholz of San Antonio. Wach-holz and business partner Jovani Gava opened the first Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse in the Texas city in 2014.

The business has been a suc-cess, said Wachholz, and the two decided to expand operations to a second location — this time in Napa.

“We were looking for a very unique place” that didn’t already have a Brazilian steakhouse nearby. Wachholz said believes the closest Brazilian steakhouse in the Bay Area is in the San Francisco area.

The former Oventi site, located at 1990 Trower Ave., has “great exposure and the square footage we need,” he said. The restaurant is 8,505 square feet and sits on a 1.7-acre lot.

Because wine country enjoys visitors from around the world and locals appreciate fine food, “We think the concept will be great for Napa Valley,” he said. “There’s tons

of potential for a Brazilian steak-house.”

There was something else he liked about Napa, said Wachholz. “It reminds me of my hometown” — Sobradinho, a small town in the southern part of Brazil.

There is a long tradition of steakhouses in Brazil, he said.

At such eateries, also called churrascarias, the meat is butchered and prepared on site over grills. A galpão is a shed or a barn where the gaucho, or Brazilian cowboy, keeps horses and supplies, but is also used for celebrations for a large group of guests, Wachholz said.

The Galpão Gaucho menu includes more than a dozen cuts of meat and other foods, slow-cooked rotisserie style over an open flame, and presented to diners’ tables by traditional “gaucho” chefs in uni-form. The meat is sliced tableside.

“It’s a very unique style of pre-sentation,” said Wachholz. “It’s not a regular restaurant, where you order a plate and that’s it.” A salad bar, traditional side dishes and des-serts are also offered.

Prices are fixed. While the Napa prices have not been set yet, lunch

could cost $30 and dinner, $45.Rick Swig, who owns the Napa

Winery Inn next to the former Oventi, said he was “thrilled” about the new restaurant.

Galpão Gaucho is “a profession-ally managed business with a strong track record. I think it’s the right product for the right location,” Swig said.

“I think it’s a great way to re-energize that corner, which is an important corner for the commu-nity,” Swig said. “Right now, it’s a blighted building. Now, it will have some energy.”

“It will provide good amenity for our hotel guests,” he noted.

Listing agent Matt Connolly of Strong & Hayden commercial real estate said he was happy to find a tenant for the space.

“It was a challenging restaurant to lease because it’s large,” said Con-nolly. Traditional restaurants are usu-ally in the 3,000- to 4,000-square-foot range. “But I think we found a great concept that will be successful.”

While Oventi is gone, the prop-erty is still owned by the creator of Oventi, Cyrus Mousavi of San Jose. When the restaurant closed,

he declined to say why, only that he wanted to concentrate on other projects.

Even with the closure of two restaurants before him, Wachholz is confident about their plans for the steak house.

“We believe the last restaurant didn’t make it because they didn’t provide the quality and service” expected in Napa Valley, he said.

“We have to be on top of our game to meet the high expectations of the people in Napa,” he said. “We fully understand the expectations of any restaurant in Napa Valley. Either you’re great or nothing, so we need to be great.”

The restaurateur said he and his partner have the experience to back up that confidence. “We’ve helped our former employers open many, many restaurant across the U.S.,” Wachholz said.

The steakhouse should open this summer, right around the same time as the summer Olympics, which happen to be taking place in Brazil.

“That’s a great opportunity for us,” to capture some buzz from the worldwide attention on all things Brazilian, he said.

Wachholz wouldn’t say how much they are spending on the restaurant, only that it’s a “substan-tial” investment. Those plans include installing equipment such as a new grill from Brazil and new furniture, and changing the layout of the restaurant and fixing up the interior and exterior.

“We are really committed to bring the best we can to Napa,” he said.

After the restaurant is opened, Jovani will oversee operations in Napa, said Wachholz.

Brazilian steakhouse planned for key highway locationFormer Oventi space will reopen this summer

J.L. Sousa/RegisterGalpao Gaucho is a new Brazilian steakhouse restaurant scheduled to open in the former Marie Callender’s space at Highway 29 and Trower Avenue.

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Napa Valley is filled with special places, but possibly none matches the idyllic world Kelly Fleming has created for her winery, vineyards and home.

Nestled in Simmons Canyon, which reaches deep into the Vaca Range, the 300-acre parcel at the end of Pickett Road in Calistoga is so nar-row and steep that it was a challenge to find space to plant 12 acres of vines.

Fortunately, in the canyon she found the perfect hilltop site for a home that transports you to Provence or Tuscany, plus a dramatic setting for her stone winery.

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A NAPA VALLEY STORYThe winery’s genesis recalls many

other wineries in Napa Valley. Kelly and her former husband, who lived in Paradise Valley near Phoenix, bought 300 acres in four parcels of mostly undisturbed land for a getaway in 1998, planning to plant some vines. “It was just going to be a second home,” she said.

It was mostly unimproved land backing up to the Land Trust’s Wildlake property with a few plant-able acres.

The land had no history of vines, but its neighbors include renowned vineyards for Araujo (now owned by Chateau Latour), Frediani, Hun-dred Acre, Kenefick Ranch and Fisher Vineyards.

Vineyard manager Dave Pina planted the first 8 acres of cabernet sauvignon in 1999 and Jim Barbour planted 4 more acres six years later. “It took six years to get a permit on these steep sites,” Fleming recalled.

Mike Wolf has farmed the vineyard since 2012

Because of the diverse soils and exposures, Pina planted five different rootstocks (110-R, St. George, 140R

and 101-14) and six clones of caber-net (4, 7, 8, 191, 337 and 341) in the small area.

Even so, some of the vines are marginal in trying seasons. “One plot on the bottom of the canyon is hard to ripen,” she admitted. “The vines in the canyon don’t see sun until late morning and are shaded early. The area is also cooler than the valley floor and more protected.”

One result — along with her taste — is that the wines are moderate in alcohol compared to many comparable Napa Valley wines.

She built 13 underground water treatment tanks. “The county wouldn’t let me build a reservoir,” she said.

She doesn’t plan to plant more grapevines on this largely wild tract of land.

She has planted an olive grove, and apple, almond, pear, fig and plum trees as well as a vegetable garden.

The property is also home to bees and four rescued donkeys, Clooney, Gus, Coco and Darlin’ plus bears, foxes, and mountain lions.

Hiring famed winemaker Celia Welch, Kelly produced her first vintage in 2002, then released it in the spring of 2005. “Celia was instrumental,” Kelly admitted.

Welch stayed through 2013, and then Rebecca George, who had joined the winery in 2010, became the wine-maker. George graduated from UC

Davis and worked in Burgundy as well as Australia before becoming assistant winemaker at Schramsberg Vineyards.

YEARS OF BUILDINGHer house was finished in 2003

when she moved to Napa Valley full-time. Her children were in college by then and had no interest in returning to Phoenix.

Her daughter, Colleen, formerly worked at the winery but is now a partner in Cadet Wine Bar in Napa.

Robert is a musician living in Los Angeles — he played at the last two BottleRock festivals with his Sneakout band and has helped with winery mar-keting and sales.

She started digging the caves in 2005. That took two years partly because it involved dynamiting into the hill behind it to create two 3,500-square-foot caves.

She started the 5,000-square-foot winery building designed by Taylor Lombardo Architects in 2007, and that also took two years. The winery was finished in June 2010. “It was perfect timing because we were running out of space at Laird Winery. It also was a perfect year for the first vintage in our own space.”

She celebrated the opening of the Kelly Fleming winery in June 2010.

Fleming’s intimate involvement in every aspect of the property and busi-ness reflects her taste and attention to

detail. She grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and studied fine arts in college.

She went on to work as a flight attendant but also became involved in the design of restaurants, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House and her ex-husband’s Fleming Prime Steak and P.F. Chang’s.

The hospitality area adjoining the winery is simple but elegant, with a rustic minimalism. It seems more like a home in southern France or Tuscany, and she does her personal entertaining there, often cooking with produce from her garden.

THE WINESKelly Fleming Wines made about

2,700 cases of four wines last year, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Big Pour Napa Red, sauvignon blanc and rosé.

Most is sold direct, but it has lim-ited distribution and is served in some top Napa Valley restaurants including the French Laundry, Press, Angele, Bis-tro Don Giovanni, Mustards, JoLe and Evangeline.

The winery is open by appoint-ment but Fleming isn’t looking for big crowds. The tasting fee is $60 per per-son, which is waived with the purchase of six bottles of Kelly Fleming Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon or a six-pack of Big Pour Red.

She can have events, but didn’t have any in 2015, though she usually has a cab release party in March and a summer release of sauvignon blanc and rosé.

KELLY FLEMING WINESKelly Fleming Estate Caber-

net SauvignonThe signature wine is 100 percent

cabernet sauvignon from the estate vineyard in Calistoga. The 2012 was 14.8 percent alcohol and aged 20 months in 82 percent new French oak and 920 cases were made. It’s priced at $110.

Big Pour Napa Red (separate label, not Kelly Fleming)

Big Pour is not a second label of inferior wine, just different, as the price of $75 indicates ($450 for the minimum shipment of six bottles). It’s a blend of extra estate cabernet sauvignon (85 percent) with Napa Valley syrah from Farella Vineyards in Coombsville (5 percent), malbec (5 percent) from the UC Davis Exper-imental Vineyard in Oakville and petite verdot (5 percent). Alcohol is 14.6 percent.

Kelly Fleming RoséThe 2014 rosé is a blend of 88

percent cabernet sauvignon from the estate vineyard and 6 percent of both malbec and syrah from neighbors. The saignée (“bled”) juice sat on skins for about three hours before being cold-fermented in stainless steel and once-used French oak barrels. The wine rested in a stainless steel tank for 6 months prior to bottling in April

Creating paradiseKelly Fleming Wines showcases the best of Napa Valley

Paul Franson photos Kelly Fleming in her Calistoga wine caves.

Paul Franson photo Kelly Fleming’s 5,000-square-foot winery building was designed by Taylor Lombardo Architects in 2007.

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detail. She grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and studied fine arts in college.

She went on to work as a flight attendant but also became involved in the design of restaurants, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House and her ex-husband’s Fleming Prime Steak and P.F. Chang’s.

The hospitality area adjoining the winery is simple but elegant, with a rustic minimalism. It seems more like a home in southern France or Tuscany, and she does her personal entertaining there, often cooking with produce from her garden.

THE WINESKelly Fleming Wines made about

2,700 cases of four wines last year, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Big Pour Napa Red, sauvignon blanc and rosé.

Most is sold direct, but it has lim-ited distribution and is served in some top Napa Valley restaurants including the French Laundry, Press, Angele, Bis-tro Don Giovanni, Mustards, JoLe and Evangeline.

The winery is open by appoint-ment but Fleming isn’t looking for big crowds. The tasting fee is $60 per per-son, which is waived with the purchase of six bottles of Kelly Fleming Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon or a six-pack of Big Pour Red.

She can have events, but didn’t have any in 2015, though she usually has a cab release party in March and a summer release of sauvignon blanc and rosé.

KELLY FLEMING WINESKelly Fleming Estate Caber-

net SauvignonThe signature wine is 100 percent

cabernet sauvignon from the estate vineyard in Calistoga. The 2012 was 14.8 percent alcohol and aged 20 months in 82 percent new French oak and 920 cases were made. It’s priced at $110.

Big Pour Napa Red (separate label, not Kelly Fleming)

Big Pour is not a second label of inferior wine, just different, as the price of $75 indicates ($450 for the minimum shipment of six bottles). It’s a blend of extra estate cabernet sauvignon (85 percent) with Napa Valley syrah from Farella Vineyards in Coombsville (5 percent), malbec (5 percent) from the UC Davis Exper-imental Vineyard in Oakville and petite verdot (5 percent). Alcohol is 14.6 percent.

Kelly Fleming RoséThe 2014 rosé is a blend of 88

percent cabernet sauvignon from the estate vineyard and 6 percent of both malbec and syrah from neighbors. The saignée (“bled”) juice sat on skins for about three hours before being cold-fermented in stainless steel and once-used French oak barrels. The wine rested in a stainless steel tank for 6 months prior to bottling in April

2015. Price is $36. Production was 191 cases.

Kelly Fleming Sauvignon BlancThe 2013 wine is primarily made

up of sauvignon musque with a bit of sauvignon blanc clone 1, which she buys from Turnbull Fortuna and UC Davis in Oakville and Aetna Springs in Pope Valley. The wine was destemmed, lightly pressed, then fermented in a combination of French oak barrels, stainless barrels and small tanks for approximately four weeks. It was then aged on the lees for about four months. She made 847 cases and the wine has 14.2 percent alcohol. Its price is $36.

Kelly Fleming Wines is at 2339 Pickett Road in Calistoga. It is open by appointment only Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 707-942-6849, email [email protected] or visit KellyFlem-ingWines.com.

Creating paradiseKelly Fleming Wines showcases the best of Napa Valley

Paul Franson photos Kelly Fleming in her Calistoga wine caves.

Paul Franson photo Kelly Fleming Wines opened in 2010.

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NAPA VALLEY ESTATEExceptionally private and serene 4.98 acre Napa Valley Estate. Located on the Coveted East

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Retreat-like Feel. The 5BD/5BA Main House Offers a First Floor Master. French Doors open

to Spectacular Oak Studded Grounds and Outdoor Entertaining Areas. Guest House with

Views of the Park-like Setting, Pool with Water Feature and a Built-in Spa plus a Wine

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STuNNiNg ViEw ESTATELocated on the Highly Desirable East Side of Napa Close

to World Class Dining, Wineries, Oxbow and Downtown

Napa. Gorgeous Remodeled and Upgraded Contemporary

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Light, a Luxurious Master Suite, Gourmet Kitchen and

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Maintenance Outdoor Entertaining Areas Including a Pool

with Built-in Spa, Garden Areas, Olive and Fruit Trees

and Gentleman’s Vineyard. There is a Spacious Detached

Garage with Bonus Room Perfect for Guests, Office or

Artist Studio! Amenities Include Solar System for the Home,

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MOuNTAiN AND VALLEY ViEwSPrivate Setting with Beautiful Mountain and Valley Views. Located on the Coveted East Side

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Balconies with Extraordinary Views and Entertaining Areas with Outdoor Kitchen, Water

Feature and Plenty of Room for a Pool. Low maintenance property with Stunning Natural

Rock Outcroppings and All City Services!


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CHARLES BOGUE

As in playing golf, local knowl-edge gives one player a definite advantage over the out of town visitor. From past experience, the

local knows which way the putt wi l l break, where to play a tee shot and why a certain club selection gives proven success on a particular hole. Likewise, In the world

of real estate you will want all the local knowledge and every advan-tage available in finding and buy-ing the home of your choice.

2016 is forecast and has already begun to see a significant reduction in homes available for sale. In all of Napa County the available homes for sale in Janu-ary of this year is 247, down from a high of 389 homes in July of 2015. For the City of Napa the number is 140 homes down from 246 at the peak of last summer.

This decrease in inventory is common to many Northern Cal-ifornia counties, causing more real estate agents to expand their activity into Napa County and other neighbor markets where they often find themselves beyond their scope of personal knowledge and experience. Here are several reasons you may want to seek out an agent that will give you the advantage of local knowledge:

1. You can’t get the whole story online

In this information age of e-commerce, every real estate agent has access to properties available for sale in communities around the state and across the nation. As useful as online information may be, home buyers have found that there is still no substitute to hav-ing the personal relationship of a Realtor living in the community where they want to buy. By my children having attended local schools, I can personally attest to their experience and by being up-to-date on local political and social happenings, clients are far better informed.

2. Knowledge of local issues and activities affecting real

estate valuesNapa is a perfect example of

a county with five separate cities, each with its own way of life that is unique. The quality of schools and location of public services such as water and fire protection are very different within the different cit-ies and areas of the county. Water availability and even the ability to build at all become major issues in the valley hillsides and rural areas. By having the services of a local agent you receive up-to-date infor-mation on changes in county ordi-nances and requirements of the respective building departments.

3. Access to local Service Pro-viders and Trades

Meeting local trades people who have a history in Napa can make the process of inspection and repairs easier and more per-sonal. Your local real estate agent can provide painters, contractors, gardeners and others who will be

personally referred to you and used during the purchase pro-cess and very often continued during the following years of home ownership.

4. Greater exposure to prop-erties available for sale

By living in the community, the local agent hears on a day-to-day basis what homes will be com-ing up for sale, homes that might be coming back on the market or those that have not been for-mally placed on the market for sale. The local agent also knows agents who are the most active in the business and the types of property the agent specializes in. Just like that golfer, you want to be at your competitive best when marketing your home for sale or purchasing the home of your choice. In a competitive market like today, local knowledge might be the difference.

5. Access to Local Lenders

and AppraisersLocal lenders and appraisers

may be the difference in your ability to obtain the loan you are looking for and the value you are seeking. In computing the appraised value of the home you want to buy, local appraisers know the values of different areas and the added value to the home that might be unknown to someone from out of the area. Also, local title companies are able to offer critical consulting on the property you are purchasing when there are complex easements or bound-ary issues.

To assure your success, give yourself the advantage of local rep-resentation and local knowledge.

Charles Bogue is a Broker with Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley in Napa. He can be reached via phone at 707-486-5511 and e-mail [email protected].

When buying, rely on local knowledge

Realtor Charles Bogue


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Stymied by lawsuits and ris-ing costs, the developer behind the Napa Creekside Apartments is walking away from the affordable housing project.

Bridge Housing Corp. of San Francisco will no longer move ahead with the development, spokes-woman Lyn Hikida announced in Februrary. The company, a specialist in developing subsidized housing, had been working with the city to create 57 dwellings on the site of a defunct seniors’ home at 3700 Valle Verde Drive.

The developer decided to aban-don its plans after consulting with Napa Valley Community Housing, the city and Napa County, accord-ing to Hikida. Napa Creekside had gained support from the city’s Plan-ning Commission and City Council, but a judge voided those approvals two years ago after a neighborhood group sued, arguing it was too dense for the area and its environmental studies were insufficient.

“I felt the neighborhood was taking on more than was reasonable in low-cost housing, because there’s already another one across the street on Villa Lane,” said Roger Lewis, a retired oil well drilling executive and a 15-year resident of the neighbor-hood. “I didn’t think it was right that one neighborhood should bail out the others, (and) I didn’t feel the city should ignore the requirements that surround building in a sensi-tive area.”

Despite the courtroom setback, city officials declared as late as last November they would con-tinue trying to see the apartment plan through.

In the meantime, however, changes to a key state financing program for affordable housing began favoring larger complexes in major cities at the expense of Napa Creekside, which Hikida said drove up the cost estimate and made the project unworkable.

“We think had we gone down that path (of a study), the envi-ronmental finding would have supported the development,” said Hikida. “But the financial feasibil-ity is something we can’t achieve any longer.”

Builders of affordable housing in California compete for tax credits offered by the state’s Tax Credit Allo-cation Committee, but rule changes last year would put the Napa project at a disadvantage, according to Kath-leen Dreessen, executive director of the nonprofit Napa Valley Commu-nity Housing.

“If there was one application for 200 units and one for 50, and only so much money in the pot, it’s more likely the 200-unit one will get the tax credit,” she said.

Because Bridge Housing contin-ues to own the Valle Verde Drive property, the future of any housing plans on the site remains uncertain.

“We are still considering our

options for next steps,” Hikida said Tuesday. “…We’re still committed to talking with the city and county to find other sites.”

More than five years in the plan-ning, Napa Creekside was intended as an expansion of the old Sunrise Assisted Living center. Bridge Hous-ing and Napa Valley Community Housing were to co-manage a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, offering them at rates affordable to lower-income families.

But even as the project first gained city approval in 2012, a circle of residents formed the Neighbor-hood Coalition to Protect Salvador Creek. That June, the group sued in Napa County Superior Court, say-ing the project could threaten fish in the nearby creek, a branch of the Napa River, while worsening traffic and littering problems in the area.

After a judge sided with the res-idents in 2013, the City Council approved a largely identical plan

for Napa Creekside, adding more environmental studies asserting the apartments would not harm Silver-ado Creek’s salmon or steelhead.

But the court also struck down that plan in March 2014, demand-ing a full environmental impact report before construction could begin. Napa and Bridge Housing also were required to pay the neigh-bors’ group $72,000 in attorney fees.

On March 1, the City Council is scheduled to formally retract its approval of the development to comply with the judge’s decision, according to Lark Ferrell, manager of the city Housing Authority.

Developer pulls out of Napa Creekside

Finances for affordabale project no longer worked

J.L. Sousa/Register file photoBridge Housing has pulled out of plans for the Napa Creekside Apartments, a 57-unit affordable complex slated for the site of the former Sunrise Assisted Living facility at 3700 Valle Verde Drive in north Napa. A 2014 lawsuit by neighbors voided city approvals for construction to start.

NAPA COUNTY’S MOST RECENT HOME SALES*

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1080 SUMMIT AVE 12/23 $780,000 2 1 1,448 1954

234 BUTTERCUP CT 12/23 $825,000 4 4 2,730 2007

42 LIGHTHOUSE CT 1/5 $1,044,000 4 3 2,170 1991

1019 ROSS CIR 12/22 $1,072,000 3 2 1,547 1959

St. Helena Single Family

8 HENRY CT 10/23 $680,000 2 2 1,695 1967

1100 HUDSON AVE 12/24 $680,000 2 1 1,045 1967

1709 TAINTER ST 12/22 $1,060,000 2 2 1,324 1962

Napa Condos

451 FREEWAY DR 12/28 $225,000 2 1 900 1980

1112 MARINA DR 12/29 $245,000 2 2 943 1974

134 VALLEY OAK DR 12/24 $315,000 2 2 1,168 2006

1600 ATLAS PEAK RD #477 12/31 $355,000 1 1 676 1968

1044 SHETLER AVE 12/23 $360,000 2 3 1,390 1990

American Canyon Rural Residential

160 THERESA AVE 1/5 $255,000 2 1 979 1940

Berryessa Rural Residential

211 BERRYESSA DR 12/29 $150,000 2 1 902 1964

Napa Rural Residential

867 EL CENTRO AVE 1/6 $368,500 2 1 1,052 1954

1151 EL CENTRO AVE 1/6 $700,000 2 3 2,234 1992

1878 SILVERADO TRL 12/29 $1,035,000 2 2 1,679 1932

Pope, Chiles, Wooden Valleys Rural Residential

67 ZINNIA LN 1/5 $298,000 3 2 2,714 1992

7010 STATE HIGHWAY 128 12/22 $570,000 3 2 1,594 2001

3560 MONTICELLO RD #A 12/24 $665,000 3 2 1,120 1963

Rutherford, Oakville Rural Residential

6265 DRY CREEK RD 1/7 $1,150,000 3 3 1,536 1984

Southern County/Carneros Rural Residential

3250 CUTTINGS WHARF RD 12/30 $350,000 2 2 1,162 1979

American Canyon Single Family

155 LOS ALTOS DR 1/7 $129,500 3 1 987 1954

121 CREEKSIDE CIR 12/29 $290,000 3 2 1,344 1987

747 WESTPARK 12/29 $302,500 4 3 1,627 1994

11 DEL REY CT 12/31 $344,500 3 2 1,085 1954

772 SPRING MOUNTAIN LN 12/28 $350,000 3 3 1,224 2000

211 CRAWFORD WAY 12/22 $355,000 3 2 1,716 1979

910 DONALDSON WAY 12/22 $390,000 3 2 1,571 1956

93 CRAWFORD WAY 12/29 $435,000 3 3 1,625 1988

847 SPRING MOUNTAIN LN 12/23 $435,000 4 3 1,989 2001

90 STONECREEK DR 1/6 $448,000 3 2 1,841 2004

Calistoga Single Family

1203 LILLIE ST 12/29 $325,000 2 2 1,419 1975

1302 FOOTHILL BLVD 7/21 $450,000 3 1 1,816 1910

1201 CYRUS CREEK CT 12/30 $482,000 3 3 1,470 1988

1300 CEDAR ST 1/6 $1,750,000 5 5 4,005 1950

Napa Single Family

2194 GRANADA ST 12/31 $334,500 3 2 1,100 1967

401 PICKWICK DR 12/29 $350,000 4 2 1,509 1955

2440 PACIFIC ST 12/30 $370,000 2 1 1,089 1943

1020 EASUM DR 1/4 $400,000 2 2 848 1940

101 ADOBE LN 12/23 $406,000 3 1 1,121 1917

2469 CLARET ST 12/22 $410,000 4 2 1,774 1975

3728 JEFFERSON ST 1/4 $465,000 4 2 1,563 1974

1383 SPRUCE ST 1/5 $468,000 3 1 1,056 1952

3221 SCOTT WAY 12/31 $500,000 4 2 1,662 1966

116 E FIRST ST 12/23 $500,000 2 1 768 1940

2454 MACLENNAN ST 12/23 $529,000 3 2 1,348 1967

2363 YAJOME ST 12/28 $530,000 2 1 972 1950

1580 TALLAC ST 12/30 $535,000 3 2 1,261 1959

2860 LINDA VISTA AVE 12/30 $547,500 3 3 1,963 1959

1810 SILVERADO TRL 12/30 $625,000 3 2 2,081 1926

2478 REDWOOD RD 12/29 $639,000 4 3 1,957 1970

28 BLACKBERRY DR 12/29 $665,000 4 3 2,768 1999

3322 COVEY CT 12/22 $675,000 4 3 2,128 1978

1419 BANKS AVE 12/24 $763,000 4 2 1,808 1951

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(BPT)—For years, consumer buying power and purchasing trends have focused around baby boomers. However, within the past several years, the spotlight has shifted to the 80-plus million Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 known as millennials. Now the largest demographic group in history, this generation is undoubt-edly the most studied. Significant research findings, speculations and predictions about shopping habits and motivators are driving the world to cater to this influen-tial group.

Home ownership is one exam-ple. Many speculate millennials aren’t interested in, or in a posi-tion to buy a home because they’re strapped with student loans and a tightened job market. While much of that is true, research paints a different overall picture. In fact, in many U.S. cities, millennials make up half or more of home purchasers (many of them first-time home buyers), according to a recent study by Realtor.com and reported by Bloomberg.

So what are millennials looking for in their home? According to the recent Responsive Home initiative conducted by Builder Magazine, TRI Pointe Group (Pardee Homes) and partners such as Danze, Inc., several priorities rose to the top of their “must have” list when pur-chasing or building a home:

* Ability to maximize all spaces within the home (efficient, cre-ative storage)

* Urban conveniences in subur-ban settings (able to walk to parks and schools)

* Plentiful outdoor space, including an outdoor kitchen when possible

* Customizable floor plans (i.e., ability to have a nanny or moth-er-in-law suite with kitchenette and more)

* Elements with high design that offer functionality and value

“There’s no doubt this genera-tion is very design savvy and has outstanding taste,” says Sharon Overby, vice president of Danze, Inc. “We were excited to be part of the Responsive Home project. Our kitchen and bath faucets, shower

systems, bath accessories and oth-ers play well with the design-func-tionality-value ratio.”

Among the unique design aspects was the use of satin black as a finish throughout many of the bathrooms. Showerheads,

faucets and accessories were often mounted on white subway tile (grouted in black) for a fun, impactful style.

In one of the kitchens, Respon-sive Home Creative Director Bobby Berk paired a white farmhouse sink

with a Danze pull-down faucet in a tumbled bronze finish. The jux-taposition of mixing and matching elements such as these are at the heart of millennial style.

Outdoor living has proven to be a hot button for many buyers, including these 25-34-year-olds. The Responsive Home project fea-tured unique use of outdoor space that showcased sunken sitting areas surrounded by beautiful gardens and water features, various appli-cations of large-screen TVs and, of course, fully functional beautiful outdoor kitchens.

“The Danze line is a great match for this set of home buy-ers, whether they’re building new or fixing up an existing home,” adds Overby. “We’ve proven that eye-catching design and value-fo-cused pricing can co-exist in kitchen and bath products, which are often a big aspect to the per-sonality and style of a home.”

For more information about the Danze product line, visit www.danze.com.

Understanding the millennial home

Steve GregorySteve GrD: 707.252.5528C: 707.495.1488

[email protected]•BRE#01038915

For additional information see www.SteveGregoryNapa.com

Vineyard Estate Compound adjacent to Napa ValleyCountry Club with panoramic full Valley views and a15 acre high end hillside Cabernet vineyard, 5,500 sq. ft.home plus guest house, caretaker unit; pool with cabana,bocce ball court & incredible grounds. Fabulous opportunityto build an alternative new full Valley view home. Fabulousopportunity to build both an alternative “new” full Valleyview home and small winery, subject to County approval.

www.napavalleycountryclubestate.com

Asking $13,500,000

Ridge-top spectacular 180 degree unobstructed NapaValley views. 6.9 acre approved new vineyard ErosionControl Plan. Options: Remodel the existing mainresidence, or, build new view home on spectacularview plus additional 2 bed 2 bath guest house. Matureoaks/and with beautiful old stone, approx. 30’ high dam,well and City water.

For details go to www.Valleyviewranchnapa.com

Asking $2,369,000

A Highly Desirable “Mid-Century Modern” EstateOpportunity within an existing 2,891 sq. ft. footprintonMontecitoRidgewithpanoramic viewsoverlookingboth the Napa Valley and Coombsville. Includes a3 br/2.5 ba single-story home and a detached 1 brguest house with full kitchen!

For details go to www.610montecitoboulevard.com

Asking $1,695,000

This estate site is located in a very “exclusive” countryenvironment of existing and future high end homes/estates. The gently sloped land overlooks neighboringvineyards, pond and surrounding Mayacamas foothills.This private, quiet end of the road setting is the perfectspot for a new Wine Country home located on an oakcovered knoll and bordered by its own walnut treeorchard!!

Asking $579,500

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Beautiful 22.4 AcresPremium Napa Valley vineyard. Currently plantedin Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Easy access, title22 water supply, and multiple zoning including industrialcommercial use. Dreaming of your own winery? This is theperfect spot at the very gateway to the entire Napa Valley.Adjacent 27.3 acres is also available and has a good well.


Silverado CreekSee your future unfold in this beautiful Silverado Creek home.This can be your forever home. Master suite on the mainfloor with lovely master bath with jetted tub. Office and guestrooms upstairs. Generous sized great room concept with islandkitchen with granite counters and gas cook top range openingto the lovely living space with fireplace which opens to theoutdoor entertainment area. Offered at $689,000

Nestled Against the Vineyards

With mountains as the back drop. Beautiful finishes and soaring

ceilings. Islandkitchenopens to familyroomwithstone fireplace.

Frenchdoors lead to an inviting outdoor living areawithpergola,

fire pit, and expansive views over the vines and mountains. You

will love the privacy of the location of this amazing property.


Darling North NapaThis home has been very well maintained. Features a spaciousliving room and family room with fireplace just off the diningarea. Beautiful kitchen cabinets, built in oven and flat cook topstove. Backyard has a shady patio and lots of gardening space.Even your very own lemon and Satsuma trees. Just a shortdistance from great shopping and dining. What a wonderfulvalue! Offered at $519,000

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Napa Valley PerfectionStunning and meticulously maintained home nestled ina much sought after cul de sac location. The ultimate blend andtimeless beauty of rich wood and concrete creating distinctpersonalities for each room. Living room soars to 20 feetwith French doors leading to the picturesque gardens.Island kitchen. Ground floor master suite. Spaciousloft area with a balcony.


Casual Sophistication!Amazing views and soaring ceilings. Island kitchen with granitecounters and Viking range is open to the family room withfireplace. French doors lead to expansive decking overlooking theamazing backyard waterfall and pond. Outdoor Viking kitchen.A 52 Vine Gentleman’s Vineyard. 1500 Bottle Wine Cellar and alarge media room.


Classic Country EstateDistinctive Styling defines this Classic Wine Country Estate. A beautiful single level home featuring dramatic vaulted ceilings,warm wood flooring, massive stone fireplace, generous rooms with seamless indoor and outdoor living. Island kitchen open tothe family room. Sun drenched pool house, fully equipped outdoor kitchen and bocce ball court make summer entertaininga breeze. 2 Bedroom guest house, caretakers quarters, and an abundance of storage for cars or all the toys you can imagine.Watch the sun set over your very own pond.


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Artfully uniting extraordinary properties with extraordinary lives.

Measuring Our Success By....The People We Help

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Rarely available 3BD/2BA, 1742 SF home within Silverado Creek. Bright, lightand open floor plan. Island kitchen opens to an informal eating area andspacious family room. Wood floors, tiled baths, and pantry are several of thenumerous features of this immaculate home. Easy maintenance rear yard offers asunny southern exposure w/ flagstone patio and pergola. 3rd bedroom currentlyconfigured as a den.

Offered at $689,000

Single level 3BD/2.5BA home overlooking the 11th fairway of Silverado’s worldfamous South Course. Recently remodeled. Expansive windows and glass doorsprovide open views to the golf course, lake and mountains beyond! Vaultedand open beamed ceilings and wood floors create a feeling of openness andwarmth. New kitchen features granite counters, cherry cabinets and stainlesssteel appliances.


Undeniably one of the most spectacular Views andprivate setting in the Napa Valley on prestigiousAuberge Road. Close to world renownedL’Auberge du Soleil. French inspired estate with viewsfrom every room. Steeped in Natural Beauty. Offers 6,000+/- sq.ft. with 5 ensuite bedrooms, 6.5 baths, 3 fireplacesand walls of glass. Also features an infinity pool/spa,fitness studio/steam room, open gazebo and professionaloutdoor kitchen. Sited atop a hillside on 40 sprawlingacres, Villa Vigne will take your breath away.


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