May 1, 2024
French vintners buy Robin Williams estate
NAPA VALLEY – (INT) - When comic Robin Williams died, he left behind hundreds of friends, millions of fans, a long legacy of stand-up comedy, several classic movies and a home in the Napa Valley that has just sold after almost four years on the market.

Robin built Villa Sorriso (Villa of Smiles) in the early 2000s while married to his second wife, Marsha Garces. They divorced in 2010.

With extensive marital debts and most of his big movie and television roles gone, Robin put the estate on the market in 2012 at $35 million.

The vineyard estate recently sold for $18.1 million to French winemakers Alfred Tesseron and his niece Melanie Tesseron. The Tesserons own and operate Château Pontet-Canet, a vineyard and winery in the Bordeaux region of France, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
Story Date: February 10, 2016
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