Yes, there's the romance and mystique around one of Napa (and the world's) most iconic wine brands. There's also its commercial success, which represents appeal, allure and aspiration. Here's a ...

Harlan Estate, Napa's Most Talked About Winery, Reveals Its Next Cult Red It's one of the most buzzed-about new projects in California's insular wine community. By Jay McInerney Published: Jan 17 ...

Parker refers to Harlan as a visionary who has "raised the goal post" in Napa Valley, producing vintages that rival "the greatest wines in France, Italy, wherever." But that is not enough ...

“The craziest thing I have ever done was to join the family business,” Will Harlan laughs as we taste a fine bottle of 1993 Harlan Estate. The son of legendary H. William Harlan (known as Bill ...

Famous Napa Valley Wine Brand Turns Out To Be Rooted In Family. By ... Bruce said that a real estate person called him up to tell him about this plot of land on December 23 rd and he went up with ...

Bill Harlan’s ambition when he scouted for land in Napa Valley more than 35 years ago was to find acreage suitable for a vineyard that could produce wines on par with the great wines of France.

OAKVILLE -- Bill Harlan in 1984 set out to create a California "First Growth" wine from hillside vines overlooking Oakville in Napa Valley, and nearly three decades later he remains among the ...

Then, in 1984, he established Harlan Estate in the Oakville region of Napa Valley with the vision of establishing a “first-growth” California wine—an endeavor that produces one of the finest ...

Some 30 years later, Harlan's voluptuous Cabernet-based Napa Valley red has become an iconic wine and inspired legions of imitators. Mr. Harlan's flesh-and-blood son, Will, at first resisted going ...