Wine 101: Harlan Estate
The story of Harlan Estate begins with H. William Harlan, Bill for short. Bill was born in Southern California in 1940 and as a teenager, he had three dreams: Sail around the world, have a family, and own a vineyard. As Bill grew older, his love for wine developed further as he witnessed the work going on in California to revive an industry that was almost entirely decimated by Prohibition.
After graduating from college, Bill sailed around the world, achieving one of his dreams, before returning to California. There, he tasted his way through numerous vineyards in the Napa Valley and even visited the Robert Mondavi Winery the very weekend it opened in 1966. As early as 1972, he was actively seeking out land to purchase — a possibility in Napa at the time given the vast amount that was available.
Today, Harlan Estate is one of the most expensive American-made wines, with wine lovers willing to pay top dollar for a taste. So how did an American wine that retails for $1,500 come to be? Here, Keith discusses the history of H. William Harlan and Harlan Estate, one of Napa’s most famous cult wines. Tune in for more.
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“Wine 101” was produced, recorded, and edited by yours truly, Keith Beavers, at the VinePair headquarters in New York City. I want to give a big old shout-out to co-founders Adam Teeter and Josh Malin for creating VinePair. Big shout-out to Danielle Grinberg, the art director of VinePair, for creating the most awesome logo for this podcast. Also, Darby Cicci for the theme song. And I want to thank the entire VinePair staff for helping me learn something new every day. See you next week.
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