A renovated farmhouse on the Healdsburg-Geyserville border in Alexander Valley is currently listed for $3,650,000. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom dwelling has a saltwater pool and its own Cabernet vineyard, covering a checklist of Wine Country home must-haves.
East Coast transplants Cheryl and Steven Foland purchased the home in 2018 and moved in full time when their San Francisco and Marin-based jobs went remote during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We found ourselves so enamored with more space, a slower pace and an amazing sense of community,” said Cheryl.
The couple built a cedar farm fence for enclosure and curb appeal, as well as to corral their two Rhodesian ridgebacks, who, Cheryl said, “spend their day romping among vines.”
The Folands sell grapes from the property’s 15 rows of Cabernet vines to local wineries. A vineyard manager and a small crew run the harvest, but the couple joins in to help.
In the expansive outdoor space, the homeowners added landscaping and a saltwater pool — offering new ways to experience the vastness of vineyards and the surround of rolling hills.
The wraparound porch is lined by hydrangeas — planted to recall Cheryl’s time living in Westport, Connecticut, where the flower abounds. “Every year, the blooms multiply like mad,” she said of her Geyserville plants.
Self-described “major foodies,” the couple enjoys time cooking and entertaining in the kitchen, which has a Wolf Range and a glass-enclosed wine wall from which to pluck the day’s pairing. An outdoor barbecue area takes the eating adventure right next to the grapes.
The home also offers plenty of opportunities for the hardworking couple to wind down. The wraparound porch is a great place to watch the sun dip behind the vines. An open-concept living room, with a stone-faced electric fireplace, offers sunset gazing via wall-to-wall sliding glass doors. The main bathroom’s soaking tub has a window that creates another prized spot to savor the setting.
For more information on this property at 6476 Red Winery Road in Geyserville, contact listing agent Mary Curran, 707-364-6297. Compass Real Estate, 109 Mill St., Healdsburg, compass.com/homedetails/6476-Red-Winery-Rd-Geyserville-CA-95441/1Q6YIB_pid