Philanthropists and political strategists who own the San Francisco Examiner are trying to sell their Napa estate—130 acres marked by rolling hills, cabernet vineyards and a gleaming white villa built by a Swedish baked-goods fortune—for $22 million.
Clint and Janet Reilly—whose eponymous Clint Reilly Communications also publishes the SF Weekly and Nob Hill Gazette—bought the property atop Mount Veeder in 1999 as a pied-à-terre for their family, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the new listing by Sotheby’s International Realty.
A news release Wednesday from Sotheby’s breathlessly describes the four-bedroom home at the heart of the wine country estate as “a villa residence that defies convention, a structure that blends contemporary and modern influences with the grace of sculptural design.”
The main house looks out to a flag-draped guest tower that includes another two bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen and a lookout with 360-degree views of the Napa Valley and surrounding areas.
British architect David Connor designed the angular stucco home, swimming pool and five-story guest tower for the heir to the Wasa Swedish bread fortune.
Per Sotheby's, the villa was featured in multiple books—namely 20th Century Architecture by Jonathan Glancy and Architecture in the 20th Century by Peter Gössel and Gabriele Leuthäuser—and drew notable guests such as the Dalai Lama.
Correction: The original story misnamed the publication that originally reported the listing and misspelled a book author’s name. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the listing, and 20th Century Architecture was written by Jonathan Glancey.