Harlan Estate

Harlan Estate is one of Napa Valley’s most influential and collectible wineries, founded in 1984 by real estate developer and vintner Bill Harlan in the western hills above Oakville. Conceived from the outset as a “first growth” of California, the estate was carved from largely wild, forested land that Harlan began acquiring in the mid‑1980s. Today the property spans about 240 acres, with roughly 40 acres under vine, and remains a tightly held family enterprise now overseen on a day‑to‑day basis by Bill’s son, Will…