Sterling Vineyards

A ranch’s potential has everything to do with its location. The Sterling Ranch and Vineyard is rooted in the acclaimed Talmage Bench, 5 minutes from the City of Ukiah in the heart of Mendocino County. What’s so special about the 116- acre property is the Pinole gravelly loam and Yokayo sandy loam soil. Elevated above the valley floor off Old River Road, the ranch is planted to 79 acres of benchland wine grapes. This area has traditionally commanded premium pricing for Bordeaux varietal reds, including Zinfandel. The vineyard is planted to predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with a healthy amount of Zinfandel and a little over 11 acres of Chenin Blanc.

The lifeline to any vineyard is its water and the quality thereof. The vineyard has one main well with a recent well test of 245 +/- gallons per minute and two on-site reservoirs. The reservoirs have licensed water rights from the State of California. Water is delivered to the ranch through overhead solid set sprinklers to combat any potential frost and drip lines for irrigation during the summer months.

The spectacular vista views from the ranch overlook the entire Talmage Bench to the North and Ukiah Valley to the west. It isn’t very easy to assess where the best homesite on the ranch would be as there are many great views for your dream home.

116+/- acres on the Talmage Bench
79+/- acres planted to vineyard
Cab Sauv, Zin and Chenin Blanc
Pinole Gravelly Loam and Yokayo Sandy Loam soils
2 reservoirs – State Licensed
High Output Ag Well
Zoned Ag 40
Numerous sweeping view homesites

Presented at $2,550,000

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Tony represents both buyers and sellers of real estate on the North Coast. Services include hunting down on and off-market agricultural assets, real estate valuation, negotiation, due diligence, marketing, and transaction close, and access to his deep rolodex of clientele which includes PCA’s, vineyard managers, graphics designers, engineers, vineyard development design professional, reservoir and grading contractors, and a host of other entitlement consultants.

Tony’s reputation is built on value-added services, ranging from assisting in the creation of wine brands, grower relations of wine grapes, and more. His main territory is in the North Coast Counties (Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) but is known to branch out across the broader Bay Area region and the greater California landscape.

Prior to real estate, Tony grew up working on his family’s vineyard, is a 3rd generation grape grower, and operates his own estate vineyard along the Russian River. Tony approaches his business with “be the hardest worker in the room” mentality, coupled with crucial area knowledge giving his clients a high degree of confidence and customer experience when they engage his services. Tony has spent the last two decades building ironclad relationships, and much of his business comes from word of mouth and referral.