Healdsburg is the center of three of the most famous wine production areas in northern California – Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander Valley.

The center of town has a beautiful plaza, with chic shops surrounding the square. Wine is the center of attention in the town, and many festivals are held each year in this area.

The countryside is lovely, unhurried, with wineries, large and small, along the back roads.

To view some beautiful luxury estates and vineyard properties near Healdsburg in the $3,000,000 + range, click here.

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This is the center of three of the most important wine-producing regions in northern California – the Russian River, Dry Creek, and Alexander Valley appellations.

We visited Healdsburg this past weekend to take part in the annual wine road winter festival.  For three days – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – about 140 wineries opened their doors to the public for wine tasting.  Many of these wineries are not normally open to the public, but with a $50 ticket, you could wander the back roads for three days and visit wineries and sample wonderful wine (By the way, someone in the party had to be a designated driver – no wine, sorry).

The video below will give you some idea of the weekend.

Wine making is a culture here.  It’s also beautiful country.

You have people who have come here and started from scratch.  I met a winemaker couple during the weekend, who bought land and cleared it and planted vines several years ago, who now have a thriving lovely small winery.

Others like to come here and buy an existing winery, some to just enjoy, or have the status of being associated with this kind of life, others for investment reasons.

If you are thinking of buying a winery, many properties ready for sale never appear on the local multiple listing service.  The owners want privacy.  So you would need someone with an inside track to these owners and properties, and someone who is extremely knowledgeable about the business.

The Matchmakers have these connections.

Luxury estates and vineyards are another story.  Usually these are beautiful homes with vineyards on the property, or just vineyards, but there is no wine-producing capability as with the wineries themselves.

TO VIEW SOME LUXURY HEALDSBURG HOMES & ESTATES, CLICK HERE.

The Matchmakers is a real estate company specializing in luxury homes and estates in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, France, Italy, and Mexico.

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San Luis Obispo is located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, easily accessible to both of these major metropolitan areas. Beautiful coastal towns and beaches are nearby, such as Morro Bay and Cambria. Famous Hearst Castle is a short drive north from San Luis Obispo.

This lovely country estate is just minutes to the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo.

Jim and Elizabeth Hilgendorf are The Matchmakers, a real estate company specilizing in beautiful homes in Oregon, California and France.

For information on the above property in San Luis Obispo, give us a call or send an email.

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The first is located just minutes south of the center of town in Eugene, Oregon.

The second home is located in San Luis Obispo, one of the fastest growing wine regions in the United States.

Jim & Elizabeth Hilgendorf are The Matchmakers, a real estate company specializing in beautiful homes and estates in Oregon, California and France. For more information on these properties, please give us call, or send an email.

Jim & Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers

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Elizabeth’s cell: 541-968-0883
Jim’s cell: 541-285-6393
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The first home, in Eugene, Oregon, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, is set on five acres, with a total living space of approximately 7500 square feet. This is one of the most stunning properties in the area, and is just minutes from downtown Eugene, a great city of the arts and the outdoors, and home to the University of Oregon.

The second home is located in San Luis Obispo, California, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on California’s Central Coast. This home has absolutely stunning views, looking out over mountains and vineyards. San Luis Obispo is located in one of the fastest growing wine regions in the United States.

Jim and Elizabeth Hilgendorf are The Matchmakers, a real estate company specializing in beautiful estates and homes in Oregon, California, and France.

For more information on the properties above, or to schedule a showing, please give us a call.

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The second home is located just outside San Luis Obispo, California, and, on one acre in a gated community, has stunning views of mountains and vineyards from right inside the home. San Luis Obispo, a lovely city halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on California’s Central Coast, is set among one of the fastest growing wine regions in the United States. Take a look.

For further information on these homes, or to schedule a tour, contact Jim or Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers.

The Matchmakers
Real Estate Brokers in Oregon and California
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Office: 541-484-7529
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San Luis Obispo, and Paso Robles, two of the major cities in San Luis Obispo county, boast beautiful red and white wines, known internationally.

This gorgeous home is located in Edna Valley, which produces lovely wines.

Also located in San Luis Obispo County is San Simeon and Hearst Castle, beautiful small towns, and stunning beaches.

For further information on the home, or to schedule a tour contact Jim or Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers.

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Office: 541-484-7529
Elizabeth’s cell: 541-968-0883
Jim’s cell: 541-285-6393
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Set amid amid an area that is one of the fastest growing wine regions in North America, the home has approximately 4000 square feet of living space, including 4 bedrooms and 5 baths. The home is in a gated community, and is offered at $2,100,000.

For further information on the home, or to schedule a tour contact Jim or Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers.

The Matchmakers
Real Estate Brokers in Oregon and California
California DRE License # 00667290
Office: 541-484-7529
Elizabeth’s cell: 541-968-0883
Jim’s cell: 541-285-6393
Email Us

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Video by The Tribute Series

Eugene rightly calls itself a great city of the arts and the outdoors.  The Oregon Bach Festival plays out here for ten days each July, drawing performers and visitors from around the world.  Eugene has its own symphony, ballet and opera companies, and the Hult Center draws first class international musical performances to its stage.

Just an hour and a half east, along the beautiful McKenzie River, is the glorious Cascades mountain range, with fishing, hiking and skiing.  To the west, just over an hour away, is the stunning Oregon coast.  The Willamette Valley, in which Eugene is situated, is becoming world renowned for its vineyards.

Eugene is a city that is poised for significant growth in the decade ahead, and the demand for real estate and homes here is bound to surge in the years ahead.

Below is a video of a stunning English country estate just a few miles from the center of Eugene that will make a jewel of a home for some discriminating family, or perhaps as a business retreat for some company.  Details are in the video.

For further information on the home, or to schedule a tour contact Jim or Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers.

Office: 541-484-7529
Elizabeth’s cell: 541-968-0883
Jim’s cell: 541-285-6393

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About twenty miles northeast of Bordeaux, in southwest France, is the beautiful village of Saint-Emilion.  This is one of the most famous wine-growing regions in all of France.

Saint-Emilion, France

Saint-Emilion’s history dates back to prehistoric times, and the village itself is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint-Emilion, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The streets of Saint-Emilion are lined with wine shops, filled with the wonderful local wines. Saint-Emilion is one of the principal red wine areas of the Bordeaux region, and its wines are famous worldwide.  Winemaking here dates back to the Romans, who began planting vineyards here in the 2nd century A.D.

If you are thinking of buying a home in France, send us an email.  We have been to France many times, and have established connections with excellent agents throughout the country who can help you navigate through the process of searching for and buying a villa, an apartment, or chateau in France.

Jim, by the way, is a film producer, and has produced a series of highly-acclaimed travel films, one of which is “Bordeaux & The Dordogne: A Tribute”.  Clips from the videos can be seen on the Tribute Series website.

Jim & Elizabeth Hilgendorf, The Matchmakers

Jim and Elizabeth Hilgendorf - The Matchmakers - have a real estate company in Eugene, Oregon, but they also specialize in helping clients find their dream homes in France.  You can go to their website and search the real estate listings for over 350,000 listed properties throughout all of France.

The Provence region of southern France, of course, is one of the most visited areas in France. This is an area of sun and wine and lavender, and lovely ancient villages.

One of the most famous villages in the world, as far as wine goes, is located here – the village of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

This winelover’s paradise is just a short distance north of Avignon in the Vaucluse department in Provence.

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

In 1308, Pope Clement V, relocated the papacy to the city of Avignon, where it remained for the next 70 years.  The Avignon Popes were reputed to be great lovers of wine, and the papacy began promoting viticulture in the surrounding area, more specifically just north of Avignon, where Chateauneuf-du-Pape is located.

The village abounds with wineshops, and there is a lovely restaurant at the top of the hill, where you can enjoy the wonderful wines with your lunch, as you look out over the surrounding countryside and vineyards.

If you are thinking of buying a home in France, send us an email.  We have been to France many times, and have established connections with excellent agents throughout the country who can help you navigate through the process of searching for and buying a villa, an apartment, or chateau in France.

Jim, by the way, is a film producer, and has produced a series of highly-acclaimed travel films, one of which is “Bordeaux & The Dordogne: A Tribute”.  Clips from the videos can be seen on the Tribute Series website.

Jim & Elizabeth Hilgendorf - The Matchmakers

Jim and Elizabeth Hilgendorf – The Matchmakers - have a real estate company in Eugene, Oregon, but they also specialize in helping clients find their dream homes in France.  You can go to their website and search the real estate listings for over 350,000 listed properties throughout all of France.

The Provence region of southern France, of course, is one of the most visited areas in France. This is an area of sun and wine and lavender, and lovely ancient villages. One of these is the village of Seguret.

Seguret, in the Provence region of southern France

Seguret is one of the official “most beautiful villages in France.”  The steeply sloping streets are lined with ancient houses.  There is a lovely, quiet atmosphere in the village.

Seguret is located in the southern Cotes du Rhone region, and the village produces it own appellation controlee wine, the Cotes du Rhone Seguret.

If you are thinking of buying a home in France, send us an email.  We have been to France many times, and have established connections with excellent agents throughout the country who can help you navigate through the process of searching for and buying a villa, an apartment, or chateau in France.

Jim, by the way, is a film producer, and has produced a line of highly-acclaimed travel films, one of which is “Bordeaux & The Dordogne: A Tribute”.  Clips from the videos can be seen on the Tribute Series website.

Jim & Elizabeth Hilgendorf - The Matchmakers