This charming property, known as Daisy Hill Farm, is in St Helena – the heart of California’s Wine Country – and counts the award-winning Meadowood Resort as its neighbor. The owners have poured their heart and soul into the gated estate for the past 18 years and created a bucolic haven. The home sits among some 12 acres with floral and vegetable gardens, and meandering stone paths, and is entered through a Mediterranean-inspired courtyard, complete with tinkling fountain. The 6,800-sq-ft home has six bedrooms, seven-and-a-half bathrooms, and grand living and dining rooms.
The master bedroom is supreme with vaulted ceilings, a fireplace, lounge area, and decadent bathroom with both indoor and outdoor showers. The chef’s kitchen has the seal of approval from Thomas Keller and other culinary wizards (in the property’s vegetable garden, you’ll find tomato seedlings from Keller’s own garden in Yountville). There is also a home gym/guest house, plus a 1,300-bottle wine vault, naturally. Enjoy the Californian sun in the 55-ft infinity pool with spa and cascading stone waterfall, or have an alfresco dinner in the outdoor dining pavilion after a round of bocce on the court.
$14m. Contact Kelly Brophy, realtor, k.brophy@ggsir.com, +1 707 301 3777, 1250oakwoodlane.com
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This article appears in the 26 Aug 2021 issue of the New Statesman, Fall 2021