Inexpensive Vineyards for Sale


A few dollars and a lot of hard work secure your dream

Northern California vineyards for sale come in two varieties—not Chablis and Merlot, but those only the wealthy can afford, and those only the dedicated and ambitious should buy. Of course, you get what you pay for when you choose one of these vineyards for sale; but people who have chosen inexpensive vineyards in desperate need of renovation have seen relatively small investments yield huge returns.

Vineyards for Sale to the Rich and Famous

If you have several million dollars to invest, you have your choice of premium vineyards for sale all around the world. And, for your comfort and convenience, grapes grow only in the world’s most perfect climates and most picturesque surroundings. California’s Napa and Russian River Valleys contend for top honors on the beauty, comfort, and tradition scales; and established wineries with bed and breakfasts, thriving vineyards, and award-winning grapes are on the market right now for approximately $200,000 per acre. Real estate experts have tracked the trends since 1950, documenting how property values in northern California’s wine country have increased at least 100% per decade. Selecting one of nearly twenty Napa and Russian River Valley vineyards for sale, you may recoup your investment in just ten years, making money from grapes, wine, winery leasing, and tourism in the process.

Looking at Vineyards for Sale with More Ambition than Cash.

As you look at northern California vineyards for sale, you should remember the last decade has not been especially kind to growers.  vintners and wineries.  When El Nino has blessed the fertile soil with plenty of rain, grapes have grown too bountifully, and wineries have enjoyed the luxury of choosing only the best from the glut. The rest have sold for well below their wine market value, going simply for juice and jelly. During several difficult drought years, the vines only grudgingly have produced, and many growers fell into foreclosure. Just as weather and soil finally joined forces to produce decent crops, deadly infestations of grape-loving insects devoured many small farmers’ crops. Several long-time grape growing families simply abandoned their land.

As a result of the difficult decade, you can find many “fixer-upper” northern California vineyards and wineries for sale at jaw-dropping low prices. A twelve-acre Napa Valley vineyard, the grapes from which have earned dozens of awards and become prized vintage merlots, recently sold for less than the price of a Bay Area tract home, because the vines and outbuildings need lavish investments of tender loving care. You cannot venture into the market as a grape-growing ingénue. Third and fourth generation growers emphasize growing grapes numbers among the most labor intensive farming specialties. They also stress, however, if you risk your investment in one of northern California’s bank-owned vineyards for sale, every hour spent with the vines handsomely will reward you with fine crops and profound satisfaction.

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