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Napa County is located just north of the San Francisco Bay area in California. There you will find some of the most beautiful real estate on gods green earth. Napa County Real Estate used to be comprised of mostly farmlands that produced a variety of different crops. Today Napa County Real Estate is home to some of the best vineyards in the world.

Napa County Real Estate, since the 1960’s, when the wind industry in Napa County Sprung up, has at all times presented a 100% return on its investment. In the economic despairs of today’s market, it’s great to know this. Napa County properties are made up of about 788 square miles, 754 of this are all land.

Over the previous two centuries, the wine industry in Napa County has blown up. There were at least 140 wine producing vineyards in the county at the end of the 1800’s. The Shramsburg, Beringer, Charles Krug Winery and Chateau Montelena are 4 of the original wineries that have been able to endure and flourish in Napa County Real Estate area.

Napa County Real Estate took a hit when prohibition was enforced in 1920. With no one to purchase their wine many wineries folded. It was not until after World War II that the wineries once again began to prosper and produce at a new level. As the vineyards prosperity rose so did the value of the counties real estate. The power of the grape swept the county. Napa County was the place to be.

Since the pre-prohibition age, times have altered significantly. The Napa Valley Real Estate now consists of about 300 wineries. The wineries there put out a great diversity of wines. For instance there is Cabarnet Savignon, Merlot, Zinfandel and Chardonnay.

Millions of visitors from around the world visit Napa County wine country each year to taste the wine and explore the wineries. Whereas many other nearby counties have changed direction over the years and have allowed more and more land to be sold for commercial purposed; the Napa County Real Estate is has still managed to hold onto its agriculture roots.

The Williamson Act in California offers property owners in the state tax relief if they utilize their Napa County Real Estate for agricultural purposes. The landowners in Napa County took advantage of this in order to preserve land for wineries for generations to come.

It is true that the agricultural reserve has certainly interrupted residential growth in Napa County Real Estate but new homes are still being built around the preserves. There are opportunities in Napa County Real Estate even in tough times. The $8,000 tax credit allowed by the new stimulus package has opened the gates for many buyers who were once renting. The outlook in Napa County could not be better. Many new homeowners will drink to that.