Eve and Bill Holloran moved to the Portland area in 1999. Their entry into the wine business was simply meant to be. They purchased a “heritage” vineyard on Worden Hill Road in Dundee and a large parcel of land perfect for wine growing in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. When the harvest of 1999 fast approached they needed a place to make wine so the winery began in a converted horse barn located at their West Linn property in September 1999.

Their first harvest in 1999 produced 500 cases of Pinot noir, Riesling, and Chardonnay. Fast forward two decades, with expanded vineyards and the addition of a state-of-the-art winery and tasting room in the Dundee Hills, HVW produces more than 10,000 cases a year. Bill started in technology when punched cards were in vogue, and has “retired” from the software business to be full time at HVW. Eve began her career as a graphic designer. She now functions as art director, for everything from our labels, to emails, and anything requiring an artistic touch.

It all begins in the vineyard: Holloran’s vineyards are farmed using sustainable farming practices, including organic and biodynamic disciplines.