Television personality Ryan Seacrest is putting his Napa Valley estate on the market for $22 million.
The “American Idol” host paid $14 million for the roughly 40-acre property in September 2020, records show. He completed a significant remodel earlier this year, according to architectural designer Silvia Nobili of Nobili Marqués Arquitectura, who worked on the project.
Located about 70 miles north of San Francisco in St. Helena, Calif., the estate has panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and vineyards. It sits behind a private gated entrance and includes a roughly 8,650-square-foot main residence with a wine cellar, as well as a guest cottage and a pool house.
Seacrest, 49, is known for hosting television shows such as “ Idol” and “Wheel of Fortune.” A spokeswoman for Seacrest declined to comment on the listing or on why he is selling the property.
In 2021, Seacrest told the Journal that he was taking steps to relax amid his hectic work schedule, including planting olive trees at his Napa Valley property with plans to press his own olive oil and make wine.
Seacrest, who grew up in Dunwoody, Ga., has lived in New York and Los Angeles. He sold a home in Beverly Hills, Calif., for $51 million in 2022.
The St. Helena estate was originally built in 2004, according to listing agency Coldwell Banker Realty. The three-bedroom main house has a rustic feel, with reclaimed wood beams, antique French limestone and wide-plank oak floors. Pocket doors from the main living room lead to a terrace with views over Napa Valley. The living room has a vaulted wood ceiling, a large stone fireplace and a 1980s brass-and-leather bar from Italy. The wine cellar, which was upgraded during the recent remodel, leads onto a terrace.
Surrounded by mature trees and native plantings, the grounds include an infinity-edge pool and a bocce court.
During the remodel, the primary bedroom was expanded and a new guest suite was constructed. An ornate iron guardrail on the living room terrace was replaced by glass to amplify the views, Nobili said.
The property is listed by Cyd Greer of Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley.
St. Helena, a roughly 4-square-mile city in the heart of the Napa Valley, has long drawn celebrities and top Silicon Valley executives. It is known locally for its vineyards, which grow premium grapes, and wineries that produce some of the best vintages in the world. In May, the median price for a St. Helena home was $1.9 million, up 24.8% from May 2023, according to brokerage Redfin.
The record price for a home in the Napa Valley is around $34 million, set in 2022 by the sale of a nearby estate known as Seven Stones, although that property also included a winery, according to Coldwell Banker.
