Thinking about building a house in the wine country? Consider these top 10 reasons to build your wine country dream home in Rim Rock Ranch.

Lake County, CA – Before you begin building your new dream home think about the flowing top 10 reasons to invest in property at Rim Rock Ranch.

“Your very own wine country home is no longer just a fantasy,” notes Chris Taylor of Rim Rock Ranch. “It’s real, it’s affordable, and its just minutes from Napa in Lake County. Whether your dream is to plant grapes and drink your own wine, or simply enjoy the beauty of surrounding vineyards, it’s all here in Lake County at Rim Rock Ranch.”

1. Lake County — and Rim Rock — boast rich red soils, gentle slopes and perfect weather to grow high quality grapes such as Petite Sirah, Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc. The ideal growing conditions are bringing winemakers who say “it’s the stuff people die for.”

2. Lake County is an easy drive from the Bay Area, yet it feel like it’s worlds away. Think Tuscany or Provence. Lake County is definitely the quiet side of the wine country.

3. Land in Rim Rock Ranch is a great investment. You have a real chance to get in at the bottom and see your dream appreciate.

4. Wine tasting in Lake County is like it used to be in Napa - small, friendly, and without all the tour-buses.

5. Lake County has the cleanest air in all of California. Cars here do not even need to be SMOG checked.

6. Lake County — and especially Rim Rock Ranch Vineyard Estates — is gorgeous country, with terrain and natural beauty very similar to Napa, because it’s just over the Napa border.

7. Why go on an exotic vacation for breathtaking sunsets when you can watch them from your own font own porch? It’s just as stunning here, but much less expensive.

8. There is no traffic. Lake County is beautifully rural. No traffic jams. No parking problems. No hassles.

9. And no crowds either, just abundant amenities and recreational activities!

10. It’s affordable. Okay, we said that. But it bears repeating. You get twice as much for your dollar in Lake County because land here costs half as much as Napa or Sonoma.