Clint Eastwood Goes One on One with The Land Report
June 15, 2008
Clint Eastwood sticks to his guns. Not just when creating iconic characters such as Rowdy Yates, “Dirty” Harry Callahan, and Bill Munny or in his scintillating body of work as a director, but as a landowner. He’s interrupted a family vacation to discuss his breathtaking development overlooking California’s Central Coast. Read more
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
June 14, 2008
Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning films are undoubtedly his most famous works, but wine conneisseurs also treasure the acclaimed wines he has been producing at his Napa Valley estate since the mid 1970s. Read more
How to Buy a Napa Vineyard
May 2, 2008
I came across this little ditty from the June 2007 issue when Julie Blacklidge profiled Francis Ford Coppola and we got some great interview footage of FFC that is now in our Video Archives. I think a more complete How To is in order on this topic, and I’ll be looking for some wing men to take on the task. Read more
“Land is the Riskiest Form of Speculative Real Estate”
May 1, 2008
Every once is a while, someone gets it so wrong that they end up being right. This quote by Paul Puryear, a housing analyst at Raymond James & Associates, ran in today’s Wall Street Journal. It’s about CALPers and its tanking land play outside of Los Angeles. His quirky rationale belongs with the best of Yogi Berra. I’d put it up there with ”This is like deja vu all over again.” Here’s why. Read more
Francis Ford Coppola Creates Another Masterpiece
September 1, 2007
You’ve seen his work. Chances are you’ve tasted it as well. The winner of five Academy Awards, Francis Ford Coppola has also won rave reviews for his wines. His first release, a 1977 Rubicon Napa Valley, received a stunning 93 score from Wine Spectator. Yet like so many aspects of his career, Coppolas roots as a winemaker were not tied to winning kudos but to his passion—in this case, an amazing piece of property. Read more
Test Drive a Property Before You Buy It
May 1, 2007
Ever dream of owning your own vineyard? Want to open a guest ranch? Try before you buy at one of these award-winning operations. Read more
