PROPERTY

Land area is approximately 54 oak studded acres and is located at 71921 Indian Valley Road in Monterey County, but only 6.5 miles from the San Luis Obispo County line, and approximately 18 miles from Paso Robles. Mailing address is San Miguel 93451. Indian Valley Road is a paved county road. The main driveway which is double chip seal, totaling app. 13,500 ft. passes through the vineyard up to the house. Other access roads connect the barn and equipment area and continue up to the back side of the property. Property is fenced and cross fenced so pasture is available for horses or cattle. All utilities are underground (electrical, water, and telephone). Property is in the William?s act to receive benefits from lower property taxes.

GREAT ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME WITH GREAT VIEWS

Home is Southwest design with approx. 2400 sf, which includes screen in porch dinning area. Home was constructed in 2003. House is on a raised foundation. Exterior is stucco with a southwest textured finish. Front and rear porch walkways are tiled. Walls are 6 inches wide. Large knotty Alder logs support overhanging roof and trellis system. Roof is flat with parapet to hide solar system around the top. Overhanging roof area is Spanish S tile.

House is well insulated and all windows and French doors are of double pane construction. Windows are Milgard vinyl with energy performance. All interior ceilings are 9 foot tall. Home contains large living room, dining room, and kitchen in an open configuration with oak flooring. Kitchen counters are all in tile with one counter for seating. It has a pantry, large pullout drawers for pots and pans, glass door corner cabinet for fine glass ware, dishwasher, microwave oven, and range. Dining room has double French doors leading to front porch on one side and to a 11 ? x 22 foot screened in tiled porch on the other side.

There are 2 bedrooms and a office (or den) that could be converted into a third bedroom. Also 2 ? baths. Master bath has walk-in tiled shower requiring no doors, and a large bath tub overlooking the rear patio and distance hills. Master bedroom has Double French Doors leading to front porch, a large walk-in closet with solar light. Second bathroom has large glassed in shower with tiled bench and security bars. Doors in guest bedroom and bath are all over sized to allow for wheel chair access. All bedrooms and their baths are wall to wall carpeted, as well as the office.

There is a service porch for the washer and dryer and space for small office. Heating is provided by a 30,000 BTU pellet stove in the living room, controlled by thermostat and with fans to move warm air to the bedrooms. Pellet stove is set in a fire place setting. Stove provides adequate heat for the house during winter at a very low cost. Ceiling fans are located in living room, both bedrooms, office, kitchen, and outdoor dining area. Solar tubes are installed in various areas in the home for additional light. Hot water throughout the house is moved by a circulating pump for quicker hot water access.

WINE ROOM

Off the back patio is a 10 x 16 foot wine room with cement floor, heavily insulated walls and ceiling, and air conditioning unit. Lighted by solar tube as well as electrical fixtures. Storage capacity is app. 1000 bottles.


SOLAR SYSTEM

Mounted on the roof of the home is 36 Koyocera KC120-1 120 watt solar panels producing 4,320 watts of electrical power through 2 inverters run through a separate meter to PG&E so that the house meter during low energy times runs backwards. We are then selling electrical power back to PG&E, but we are constantly connected to PG&E for service. All is automatically controlled. The result is very, very low energy costs. Installation costs of system was approximately $30,000.

GARAGE

Two car garage is separate from the home with overhead doors. Garage has electrical service.


LANDSCAPE

The property around the home is professionally landscaped with lawn, trees, and shrub which are all on drip system set with electrical timers for irrigation control. There is a fenced in area behind the garage for a vegetable garden. There is a standing 4 inch water main near the house for fire protection.


HOT TUB

On the back patio is located a 6 x 6 foot covered hot tub, running on 220 V power for both heating and circulation. There is also an outdoor shower located near the hot tub.

KENNEL

A six foot fence encloses a shady dog kennel located behind the wine storage room.


VINEYARD INFORMATION

The vineyard is just under 4 acres of planted 01 certified 1103 P Cabernet Franc grapes. Planted in 2001 with 622 plants per acre, spaced 10 x 7 to allow for sun and air. Trellis system is bilateral 6 wire vertical. Irrigation is by drip, monitored by Water Changers Inc. using a computerized technology which changes the molecular structure of the water without chemicals so as to maintain a correct balance of water molecules and PH, as well as eliminating salts and putting minerals in suspension. Soil, water, and tissue analysis show all to be in excellent ranges. Grape production has always produced a high quality fruit. Vineyard is fenced with 6 ft. wire fencing to keep out unwanted wild life. Well is 20 GPM on a separate metering system from the house. Solar panels provide a source of electrical current which is sold to PG&E. Hence electrical costs for irrigation is very low. Water storage is provide by 2 tanks located app. 500 ft above the vineyard for gravity flow. Pump is operated by float switches located in the tanks. Total tank capacity is app. 8,000 gal.


BARN

Barn is 30 x 40 ft. metal Quonset hut shaped building with cement floor, wired with electrical service. There is a metal pole shed built in 2005 next to the barn for additional equipment storage plus a small metal building for storing chemicals.