• 41 Acres
• 4 Acre Vineyard
• Home & Outbuildings
• Wine Business
• 60 miles from Chicago
  

Unique property -

1. Flagship shaped property with private road
2. Private / secluded / scenic
3. High-ground with some wet lands
4. No chemical, pesticides, or fertilizers used on the property for over 5 years
5. Bordered to the east and to the south by McHenry County Conservation District land
6. 41 acres -Approximately 30 acres of tillable land
7. 1,580 grape vines and trellising on approximately 5 acres

Included in Price-

1. Property with buildings
2. Vineyard
3. Produce business
4. Wine business
5. 2005 John Deere tractor with attachments
6. Other farm equipment
7. Possible rent back of land - Partial rent back of land for vegetable business
8. Transition  Support - Present owners would be willing to provide consulting services

Buildings on the Property-

1. Home built in 1970’s  ($250,000)
1. Structurally sound
2. Many improvements done
3. Nice layout; two story; four bedroom with large first floor master
4. Painted in 2006, but it needs a “face lift” inside
2. Traditional barn rebuilt in 2005 ($120,000)
1. Usable second floor
2. Attractive deck on back
3. Lighting added in 2006
4. Painted in 2006
3. 1,000 sq. ft. Pole barn    ($ 80,000)
1. Cement floor added in 2005
2. Lighting added in 2006
4. 1,000 sq. ft. Greenhouse   ($ 80,000)
1. Built in 2006
2. Fully automated; fans, heating system
5. Business Office/Pump house/Cooler     ($100,000)
1. Fully equipment office/living space
2. Irrigation equipment installed
3. Large cooler (500 Sq. Ft.)
6. Full-sized Trailer  ($  10,000)
1. Single living space
2. Movable

Additional Features-

1. Two wells
2. Irrigation system
3. Wine cellar
4. Underground electric & telephone lines (upgraded load)
5. Bee hives
6. Fenced fruit bushes
1. Blackberries
2. Blueberries
3. Raspberries
4. Strawberries
7. Perennial crops
8. Roads

Intellectual Capital of the Wine and Produce Business

1. Documentation
1. Phase one Environmental Study
2. Professional Architected Master Plan
2. Design work
1. Logo
2. Banner
3. Wine label
4. Business cards
5. Stationary
6. T -shirts
7. Sales collateral
3. Business Value
1. 5 Year Wine Revenue Projections of $170,000
2. Current Revenue of Produce Business is $75,000
3. Award winning  (2007) wine - Silver medal winner
4. Award winning (2008) wine- 2 Bronze medals, one at international competition
5. Excellent name recognition throughout McHenry County
6. Excellent Press Coverage
7. Database of over 900 customer names
8. Excellent inventory of professional contacts and suppliers
9. Distribution network in place (and expanding)