The owner of the winery is William Harrison.  "Bill" Harrison has personally worked on each of the 15 vintages of the William Harrison wines.  No stranger to winemaking, he has worked with wine daily since the 1960's when he began working for the California Wine Association (CWA), a company owned by his grandfather and his grandfather's sons.   "Winemaking is part artistry, part science," Bill says, "As luck would have it, I found a unique vineyard location in the Napa Valley which produces very good fruit, and makes very good wines."

Providing guidance for the winery is our consultant: Phillip Titus.  Famous as the Napa Valley winemaker at Chappellet Winery (as well as for his family label: Titus Vineyards), Phillip's philosophy towards making each of the wines of William Harrison Vineyard is simple: handle the grapes very gently, process as little as possible and use fermentation and cellaring techniques which preserve the varietal characteristics produced from the Estate vineyards. "The Estate vineyards in Rutherford produce fruit which creates wines of great elegance and style ," says Phillip.

Bruce Bradley serves as winemaker for William Harrison wines.  Bruce originally began at the winery as assistant winemaker in 1990, when it was the Mario Perelli-Minetti Winery (Bill's uncle Mario leased the winery from him for fourteen years).  With roots in winemaking that go back to the early 1970's, Bruce brings a wealth of experience and skill to the job of winemaker.  His efforts as assistant winemaker in the early days at William Hill winery, as well as here, have often resulted in gold-medal award-winning wines.