Steak and corn are usually what come to mind when someone says Nebraska.
How about wine? Yes, really.
Soaring Wings Vineyard is for sale outside Omaha, NE, for $3.1 million.
“The current owners moved to Nebraska and wanted to find land to start a winery, because they have always been fascinated with wine,” explains listing agent Michael Maley, with BHHS Ambassador Real Estate. “They found their 30 acres, built their house there, and started their winemaking operation.”
What started in a shed has expanded to a building that houses all of the winemaking equipment and oak barrels, situated across about 3o acres.
The vino is bought by area businesses and enjoyed by locals.
“The wine that is produced in the building is sold to grocery stores and is white-labeled in restaurants here in Omaha,” Maley says. “What was just a pet project and a hobby has turned into a really feasible business.”
That small business that started back in 2001 now includes a brewery, tasting room, an amphitheater, and an indoor-outdoor event space with room for 1,000 people to dine.
Everything conveys with the sale.
“Now they have a huge facility for events, weddings, and musical festivals,” Maley says. “They would love for somebody to come in, and see it, and want to take it to the next level.”
According to the winery’s website, the operation produces several kinds of wines with different types of grapes, including Syrah, and has won hundreds of medals at wine competitions.
The owners have lived on the property in a 3,909-square-foot, four-bedroom house. But there are no interior photos. Instead, the vineyard takes center stage for this listing.
Maley notes that the home has an updated kitchen, open spaces, and a phenomenal view.
“Even without the vineyard and the event center, the house on 30 acres is probably worth almost $2 million, so there’s good value in this property as well,” he adds.
Maley says he was surprised when he first saw the operation.
“I just kind of took it all in and was in awe with their whole production facility,” he recalls. “I didn’t know that existed here in Omaha.”
The winemaker is local, and Maley says she would like to stay and work for the new owners.
“The wine operation itself is kind of hands off for the new owner, if they want it to be,” he says. “They’d just have to focus on the events part of it.”
He adds that the property would be ideal for “someone that has entrepreneurial spirit, already owns an event venue, has a fascination with wine, or has grown businesses before. There’s huge growth potential with this business.”
Source: realtor.com