Estate, Santa Ynez Valley, $34.5mn
Where In the rural Santa Ynez Valley, 40 miles north-west of Santa Barbara and about 20 miles from the Pacific coast. For domestic flights, Santa Barbara Airport is about 40 minutes by car; LAX is just over two hours, depending on traffic.
What A 60-acre estate with vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees. The main house has more than 14,000 sq ft of living space including a large wine cellar incorporating a lounge, kitchen and dining area. Together with a guest house there are a total of four bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Outside there is a lake, barns, a swimming pool, tennis and bocce courts.
Why The property is within a 20-minute drive of Buellton, Los Olivos and Solvang, all of which featured in Sideways, a 2004 Oscar-winning film about friends on a winetasting tour, which brought the area international attention.