Wine COuntry

Sequoias, Wine, And More: A California Road Trip Itinerary

By Mary Cate Long / May 31, 2022 /

There’s so much to see and do in California — from dynamic cities to nine national parks — that it’s sometimes hard to know where to start. This approachable California itinerary will take you to the state’s famous giant sequoia trees, wine tastings in Paso Robles, antique shopping in Cambria, and sailing in Santa Barbara…

Read All About It: Waterfront Digs in Lake Tahoe Back On the Market

By CandysDirt / May 14, 2019 /

Pink Sunsets and Palatial Estates: Explore the Allure of Montecito

By Joanna England / September 5, 2016 /

“California’s coastline has certain towns, as well known as prime wine varietals, with names that have become shorthand for wealth, luxury, golden light fading into soft rose at twilight, and sparkling off the water in the heat of the day,” says columnist Deidre Woolard. “Montecito has drawn celebrities for decades, but what lures Oprah Winfrey,…

Luxury Second Home Fractional Sales Heating Up: Calistoga Ranch Sells Out

By Candy Evans / April 11, 2013 /

In California, they have even sold out of the most famous outdoor showers in the world!  The  award-winning Calistoga Ranch in the Napa Valley has sold out of its private residence club offering. It seems Americans love their vacation homes again. Vacation home sales in the United States increased 10.1 percent in 2012. 553,000 units…

Every Friday Is Wine Tasting Night When You Own a Second Home at Calistoga Ranch

By Candy Evans / October 12, 2011 /

I’m back from an amazing weekend in the beautiful wine country of Northern California at Calistoga Ranch, where you can own a luxury home, with five-star plus service at your beck and call, for under $500,000. It’s fractional home ownership and from the owners I talked to, they wouldn’t have it any other way. $500,000 for…