Real Estate Broker & Wine Country Advisor

Steve Wolf is a California native who has spent more than five decades helping shape and steward the communities of Sonoma and Napa Counties through his work in construction, real estate, business ownership, land stewardship, and community leadership.

Raised in Los Angeles, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Steve developed an early appreciation for entrepreneurship, community involvement, and the built environment. While attending the University of Minnesota, he served as a buyer for Fox's, one of Minneapolis' premier menswear retailers, where he developed an appreciation for quality, craftsmanship, merchandising, and emerging trends.

Following college, Steve and his wife Gail spent three and a half years living in Munich, Germany, where Steve's entrepreneurial spirit flourished. While raising their young sons, Dane and Todd, he developed several business ventures, including designing and sourcing custom clothing for American servicemen stationed in Europe. During their years abroad, Steve and Gail traveled extensively throughout the continent, fostering a lifelong appreciation for architecture, craftsmanship, hospitality, culture, and the distinctive character of great places.

Following the loss of Steve's younger brother, Steve and Gail returned to Minneapolis to be closer to family. They settled on a beautiful apple orchard property, where they lovingly restored a repurposed barn and welcomed their daughter, Heather. In 1974, Steve and Gail relocated their family to Sonoma County, long before the region became the internationally recognized destination it is today.

When Steve and Gail relocated their family to Sonoma County in 1974, Sonoma Valley was still primarily an agricultural community. Historic wineries such as Buena Vista, Gundlach Bundschu, Sebastiani, Glen Ellen, and others were longstanding parts of the Valley's heritage, while new vineyards, homes, and businesses were beginning to emerge. Steve recognized the region's potential and built businesses that helped support its growth and evolution over the decades that followed.

In 1976, Steve and Gail co-founded Sonoma Rental Center with Jim and Michelle Hanson. The business quickly became a valuable resource for contractors, homeowners, agricultural operations, and the growing winery community. Through their work, they developed lasting relationships throughout Sonoma Valley and gained a firsthand view of the region's evolution over the decades that followed.

As wineries increasingly became destinations for visitors, celebrations, and special events, Steve recognized another emerging opportunity and conceived the idea for Wine Country Party. Shortly thereafter, Steve transitioned into real estate, while Gail took the lead in building and growing the business. Under her leadership, Wine Country Party became one of Northern California's most respected hospitality and event rental companies and is today part of Bright Event Rentals.

Steve earned his California real estate license in 1982 and has served as a real estate agent and broker for more than four decades. Throughout his career, he has represented buyers and sellers in more than 400 residential transactions throughout Sonoma and Napa Counties while also assisting clients with commercial property acquisitions, land purchases, development opportunities, and investment properties.

His experience extends far beyond traditional real estate brokerage. Throughout his career, Steve has been actively involved in the acquisition, planning, permitting, development, and stewardship of numerous properties and projects throughout Sonoma Valley. His work has included the acquisition of land for Cornerstone Sonoma, working with Sonoma County through permitting and entitlement processes, helping bring water infrastructure to the 8th Street East corridor, and developing projects such as Wolf Meadow Lane and other residential developments. Having personally designed, built, renovated, developed, managed, bought, and sold properties throughout Wine Country, Steve brings a uniquely comprehensive perspective to every client relationship.

A lifelong builder, renovator, and property steward, Steve understands not only how to buy and sell real estate, but also how properties function, evolve, and create long-term value. His knowledge of construction, land use, permitting, infrastructure, development, and property management allows him to help clients evaluate opportunities from multiple perspectives, whether they are purchasing an existing home, renovating a property, building from the ground up, investing in land, or preparing a property for sale.

Throughout his career, Steve has remained deeply committed to community service and civic engagement. He has served on numerous boards, commissions, advisory groups, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life throughout Sonoma Valley. His involvement has included planning and development initiatives, water and resource stewardship, housing and homelessness efforts, youth mentorship, arts organizations, and local charitable causes. A longtime leader and supporter of Kiwanis and many other community organizations, Steve has dedicated countless hours to helping strengthen the community he has called home for more than fifty years.

Together, Steve and Gail have spent decades cultivating extensive gardens and landscapes guided by a commitment to sustainability, pollinator support, soil health, water conservation, and responsible stewardship of the land.

Today, Steve serves as a Broker Associate with Engel & Völkers Wine Country Group and is part of Wolf & Gallagher, Wine Country Real Estate Advisors. Working alongside Alexis Gallagher, Steve combines decades of real estate experience, deep community relationships, extensive construction and development knowledge, and firsthand understanding of Sonoma Valley's growth and evolution. Whether clients are buying, selling, investing, building, renovating, navigating permitting challenges, or evaluating long-term opportunities, Steve's experience provides a uniquely informed perspective. Together, Steve and Alexis offer clients a powerful combination of experience, local knowledge, modern marketing, technology, and personalized service throughout Sonoma and Napa Counties.