Exceptional opportunity to own your own winery and Bed & Breakfast! The 13.14 acre property is located near Waco, in Central Texas, halfway between Austin and Dallas! Lily Lake Vineyards has so much to offer! Amazing custom built home, gorgeous land and breathtaking views, accommodations to host events and entertain, private lake for fishing, hunting and enjoying award winning wines, Lily Lake Vineyards is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Lily Lake Vineyards and B&B consists of a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with 2 offices, open kitchen, spacious family room, swimming pool, 400 square foot sun porch, a 450 sq. ft. saloon to enjoy! Yes, a real saloon! The saloon could be a guest house or party room for your use.
There is a 1,200 square foot winery and tasting that features a 12 foot bar with additional tables for up to 16 tasters at a time. There is also a 400 square foot storage building – all overlooking a 25 acre private Lily Lake stocked with bass, catfish, and perch. There are a variety of grapes, most with trellises in place and all under drip irrigation.
Lily Lake Vineyards has roughly 5.5 acres of of vines, some with trellis’ in place and all under drip irrigation. There are 5 varieties planted; Black Spanish, 2 varieties of Blanc Du Bois, Merlot, and Mareschal Foch with the oldest vines being 10 years old and the remaining vines aged 3 to 9 years. Production of 10 varieties of wine utilizing vintner’s own recipes and grapes along with a combination of juice acquired from other vineyards. The wines are sold out of the winery’s beautiful tasting room plus major outlet stores in the area, as well as out of state. The 2016 projected sales volume is over 750 gallons of the state competition award winning wine. All wine equipment and storage is included. Equipment can produce 1500 gallons of wine per year; including juicer/de-stemmer, fermentation buckets, bottle filler, oak barrels, and two dishwashers for cleaning and sanitizing equipment.
The winery and B&B are 10 years old with solid growth and the potential to take it beyond what the present owners can and wish to do. This is a turnkey business just waiting for the next owners to take it to the next level. The majority of the wine is sold out of the tasting room, but sales have been made at the Waco Downtown Farmers Market and at festivals and events in the area. Lily Lake wines have also been purchased by local grocery stores and bars.
The beautiful stucco 3,457 SqFt home was built in 2004 and includes 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 additional office/dens, large open concept kitchen and family room. The master bedroom is isolated with private access to porch and pool. The 400 SqFt sun porch overlooks the pool and lake, facing east for spectacular sunrises. The lakeside features a 1,000 square ft. deck which is suitable for weddings and concerts. Dove and duck hunting available during hunting season.
Additional equipment that come with the Lily Lake Vineyard property include a New Holland 60 TTA tractor with all the implements, Kawasaki 220 four wheeler is included and is used on the winery for getting around the property, spraying and maintenance and a Bobcat Gator helps during harvest and planting for hauling and dumping.
All rights to the business name of Lily Lake Vineyard and the State of Texas Liquor License to produce and distribute our wines will be conveyed with the sale of the property. Also included in the price is 3-6 months worth of help and advice from the current owner to show the buyer how to operate the vineyard and winery.
Lily Lake Vineyards was featured on Texas Wine Lover, Texas’ premier authority on the Texas wine industry.
Contact Christina Legrand at RE/MAX Capital City for a private showing or for more information, additional photos or to verify price and availability. 512-966-6540 or clegrand@remax.net
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