The information that I have been able to gather from the internet asserts that the Gonsalves family owns, leases, or farms the following Contra Costa vineyards.
Gonsalves & Sandy Lane Vyds Roster:
“ACVP” = City of Oakley’s Agriculture Conservation & Viticulture Preservation
Gonsalves Family
ACVP #66A Blue
350 Sandy Ln, Oakley
0.78 acres
CC APN 037-080-019
Google Earth APN 037-080-019-5
ACVP #66B Blue
361 Sandy Ln, Oakley
2.20 acres
County APN 037-050-005
Google Earth APN 037-050-005-0
Sandy Lane Properties
ACVP #04 Red
487 Sandy Ln, Oakley
14.65 acres
County APN 037-050-015
Google Earth APN 037-050-015-9
ACVP #67 Blue
310 Sandy Ln, Oakley
3.87 acres
County APN 037-080-024
Google Earth APN 037-080-24-5
ACVP #10 Red
“Oakley Road Vyd”
~5000 Oakley Rd, Oakley
14.3 acres
County APN 051-210-025
Google Earth APN 051-210-025-6
“Driving Range (Big) Vineyard”
2901 E 18th St, Antioch
E of Vineyard Drive, W of “Evangelho Vyd”
20.182 acres (12 acres planted)
APN 051-052-086
“Vineyard Lane Vyd”
?? E 18th St, Antioch
E of “Evangelho Vyd”, W of Inflate & Go Tires
18.75 acres
APN 051-052-006
“Little Big Block Vineyard”
?? E 18th St, Antioch
NW of “Evangelho Vyd”
16.84 acres
APN 051-052-053
Gonsalves Real Estate
ACVP #07 Red
~5350 Elm Ln, Oakley
4.7 acres
County APN 051-210-019
Google Earth APN 051-210-019-9
(Uprooted)
According to County of Contra Costa documents, 13 Oakley/Antioch viticultural properties are listed with Dan or Gary Gonsalves as the agricultural permittee.
Dan Gonsalves:
· “Bigalow Vyd” (“Oakley Road Vyd”):
W of Neroly Rd & N of Oakley Rd
14 acres
· “Sandy Lane Estate Vyd”:
E of Neroly Rd & S of Hwy 4
17 acres
· “Empire Estate Vyd”:
E of Empire & S of Hwy 4
0.5 acres
· “Elm Lane Vyd” (Sandy Lane Properties):
Elm Ln, W of Neroly Rd
7 acres
(Uprooted)
· “Steruds Vyd” (Sandy Lane Properties):
Corner of Oakley Rd & Neroly Rd
8 acres
· “Big Vineyard”/“Vineyard Lane”
NW side of Vineyard Ln, Antioch
26 acres
· “1-A Vyd” (“Alvarez Vyd”):
SE 18th St & Hwy 4
6 acres
· “Estate Vyd” (“Sandy Lane Old House Zin”):
310 Sandy Ln, Oakley
4 acres
Gary Gonsalves:
· # 1 (Oakley):
N of Oakley Rd & E of Willow Ave
5.5 acres
· #2:
975 Carpenter Rd (S of Carpenter)
4 acres
· #3:
Corner of Live Oak & Oakley Rd
1 acre
· #5 (“Planchon Vyd”):
SE Corner of Empire Ave & Laurel Rd
7 acres
· #6 (“Madruga Vyd”):
W of Knightsen Ave & N of Curlew
8 acres
Not the “Manuel Madruga Vyd”
· “Driving Range Vyd”:
E of Vineyard Dr, Antioch
12 acres planted
Regarding Gonsalves properties North of E 18th Street in Antioch, it should be noted that a family member owns Tri-Valley Drywall Co. This business is situated amidst the grapevines at 1971 Vine Lane, at the eastern end of Vine Lane and West of the rapidly expanding commercial structures on Vineyard Drive.
I believe this indicates that Sandy Lane Properties/Gonzalves family might have a long-term lease on the nearby PG&E right-of-way.
Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office
Maps & Property Information
County of Contra Costa
Document Center: “2020 Permittee Operator Data” (PDF):
Historic Vineyard Society profile: “Planchon Vyd”