TV presenter extraordinaire Ryan Seacrest has lived in some seriously impressive homes since he began hosting American Idol in 2002. There was the $75,000-a-month Manhattan town house rental, the Mediterranean-style Hollywood Hills mansion equipped with a 4,500-bottle wine cellar, not to mention the Beverly Hills estate that he bought from Ellen DeGeneres and then sold for $51 million—which made our list of the most expensive celebrity real estate transactions in 2022. Seacrest, who will take the torch from Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak in September, just listed another showstopping property.
Spanning more than 40 lush acres in California’s Napa Valley, the $22 million plot comes complete with a vineyard, a modern Tuscan-style main house, a rustic pool house outfitted with a wet bar, and a two-bedroom guest cottage. It offers no shortage of picturesque wine country views.
Originally built in 2004 by AD100 architect Howard Backen, the 8,650-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bathroom dwelling was recently renovated by designers Clint Nicholas and Nobili Marqués Arquitectura’s Silvia Nobili. “Howard Backen’s original work had character and substance and I wanted to stay true to that, but update it in the right places,” Nicholas said in a press release. “The newly designed spaces provide wonderful natural light and were reimagined to incorporate a more modern and neutral palette.”
Among the home’s most inviting spaces is the living room, which features a soaring wood-paneled cathedral ceiling, stone walls, a massive wood-burning fireplace, pocket doors for seamless indoor-outdoor living, and a 1980s Willy Rizzo brass-and-cognac leather dry bar.
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A courtyard at the heart of the primary structure provides a spacious area to host gatherings, dine alfresco, or stargaze fireside. The sprawling grounds also host a verdant olive tree grove, an infinity pool, and a bocce court.
The listing is held by Cyd Greer of Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley.