Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire media mogul recently announced that he had purchased a vineyard estate in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles. The purchase price was however not disclosed.
Murdoch's tweet read:
"About to celebrate buying beautiful small vineyard right in LA. Great wine, Moraga, owned by great Angelino, Tom Jones. Time cover, 1961!"
According to the listing records, the estate shows a sale pending status. The listing price is something around $30 million. The estate is spread across 13 acres of prime vineyard lands and comprises a single family residence that spans an area of 7500 square feet.
The residence is a three bedroom, four full and one half bathroom place. Interiors display hardwood and carpeted flooring with French doors and windows. Living spaces include a living room, a dining room, a family room, an office/study, a den and a great room. A separate wine cellar, basement storage and a laundry room are also other amenities of the home.
Outside, the house has open patios, a lap pool, another private pool and two parking garages.
Check out the photos of the home, here.
The estate's previous owner was Tom Jones, former CEO of Northrop Corp. He purchased the property in 1959. It also belonged to the famous director, Victor Fleming once. The estate is a part of the Moraga Estate Winery, the first winery of Los Angeles.
Murdoch also has another property in Beverly Hills.
For now, he is busy moving his print empire, News International's offices to London's "Baby Shard Building". News International is looking to lease around 428,000 square feet of commercial space in the building to house 1800 employees that work for The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times, respectively. However, no deal has been struck yet and a number of other companies are also vying to occupy the building.
While the company plans to shift base, shareholders are pressing for Murdoch to step down as chairman of News Corporation and elect an independent chairman for the company.
