JOAN LYNCH, February 11, 2026
An expansive ranch and vineyard property in northern San Luis Obispo County is on the market — and it has no shortage of famous former owners.
Creston Manor has sat on the side of Highway 58 since well before the paved road was laid down — long enough ago that the original dirt and gravel road that made up a stretch of the original Highway 58 now snakes between the buildings of the property.
Originally established around 1900, the 577-acre property has changed hands several times over the past four decades, Christie’s International Real Estate Realtor Lindsey Harn said.
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek famously owned the property in the late 1980s and early 90s, reviving the winery component, which was followed by two more changes of ownership prior to current owner Barry Goldfarb’s acquisition of the property in 2001, Harn said.
Now, the property is back on the market for just shy of $7 million, and is waiting for its next owner to put their own spin on its use, she said.
“It’s very rare to get a property that has such capacity for so many outdoor activities,” Harn said. “You’ve got the grapes and the wine aspect, which is phenomenal, but then you’ve also got ATV trails, places to hunt, two lakes for fishing, you’ve got the family compound, you’ve got room to potentially have events in the barn, future tasting rooms — I mean, the possibilities are endless.”
Creston Manor, a 577-acre property on Calf Canyon Road, is up for sale for around $7 million, pictured here Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. The property was once owned by “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek and includes 22 acres of vineyard vines, farm land and several residences. Courtesy of Aspect Visuals
Creston Manor has wide range of uses
In its current shape, Creston Manor functions as part vineyard, part ranch and part second home for its current owner and his family, Harn said.
Of the 577 acres, a wide range of uses are permitted, including 22 acres of vineyard vines that produce Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes, she said.
Divided into four tracts, the property can be sectioned off for different uses depending on what the owner wants, Harn said.
On the property, buyers can find a 9,700-square-foot winery building, a 10,000-square-foot barreling room, multiple warehouses and a robust water system based on a pair of wells, according to the property listing.
Several wine companies, including Broken Earth Winery and Ancient Peaks Winery, have sourced their grapes from Creston Manor, which includes facilities for every step of the wine producing process short of bottling and shelving the finished product, Harn said.
At its peak, wine produced on the property was even served at the inauguration of President George H.W. Bush, but these days, wine is only one of several uses for the property, which keeps livestock such as sheep, chickens, pigs and horses and is equipped with grazing land, Harn said.
Remnants of the property’s history remain intact, such as the original barn and blacksmith shop that date back to the manor’s establishment more than 100 years ago.
Ranch hand Fernando Medina, who’s worked on the property the past 22 years, helped restore the blacksmith shop to near its original condition, furnishing it with tools both new and old to join the only original tool still at the shop, a lathe.
“We started buying tools little by little, and it took us around three years to find all those tools,” Medina said.
The blacksmith shop was even used to manufacture the light fixtures that were installed in the barn around 20 years ago, he said. Now, without much use for farming, the barn is a popular event space for the property’s owners, Medina said.
While the property may bear the look of a ranch and the name of a vineyard, its main use lately has been mostly recreational, as evidenced by the sprawl of eight residential homes and associated outbuildings clustered along the one-mile stretch of Highway 58 that borders the western side of the property, Harn said.
The homes include a total of 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, making the property ideal for a family compound, summer camp or event space, Harn said.
Two families of on-property ranch staff who look after the land, livestock and buildings currently live on the property, she said.
“It’s been an incredible property for the current ownership, and unfortunately, it’s just time and age and not being able to utilize the property as well,” Harn said. “They do have a fully equipped ranch manager who’s open and willing to stay on, but I just think it’s really time for this property to get shared with another generation who can make wonderful memories and enjoy all of the various uses.”
Article originally published by The Tribune.