We’re pleased to welcome Harper’s Club to the EMN community. Founded in 2016, Harper’s Club is a premier fine wine and spirits advisory firm built on three foundational principles: trust, integrity, and expertise. The firm specializes in building world-class wine and spirits collections for ultra-high-net-worth private clients, delivering a fully bespoke, white-glove experience from first consultation through ongoing collection management.
Harper’s Club offers a comprehensive suite of services, including personalized collection creation, ongoing cellar management, investment-grade wine acquisition, curated wine travel, event planning and support, and advisory consulting for brands, restaurants, and corporate clients. Whether a client is building a legacy cellar from scratch or seeking to acquire a single rare vintage unavailable through traditional channels, Harper’s Club brings access, discretion, and expertise to every engagement.
Founder and CEO Christopher Hoel launched Harper’s Club out of what the company describes as “a deeply held conviction that the world’s most discerning wine lovers deserved something the market simply wasn’t offering: a truly personalized, hospitality-driven advisory experience at the highest level of the fine wine world.” Drawing on his years as a sommelier at The French Laundry, Christopher saw firsthand how transformative wine could be when it was presented with “genuine expertise, care, and context.” He founded Harper’s Club to bring that same level of excellence into the private lives of collectors, investors, and enthusiasts who view wine as passion, culture, and legacy.
Christopher is supported by a team with deep expertise across wine advisory, finance, cellar services, operations, and executive support. The company notes that every Wine Advisor on the team carries extensive experience in Michelin-starred restaurants, where “expertise, courtesy, and meticulous service are the baseline.” That background, combined with a decades-long network of relationships across the hospitality and wine industries, gives clients access to a level of knowledge and sourcing that is rare in the market.
What sets Harper’s Club apart is the way it combines connoisseurship and strategy. The firm describes itself as operating at “the intersection of connoisseurship and strategy,” offering something far beyond bottle sales. “What truly differentiates Harper’s Club is the combination of Michelin-caliber hospitality expertise, access to wines unavailable through traditional channels, and an unwavering commitment to each client’s individual goals.” Every collection is built around the client’s taste profile, lifestyle, investment objectives, and long-term vision, with the process tailored entirely to them.
Harper’s Club serves ultra-high-net-worth private clients across professional sports, venture capital and private equity, Silicon Valley technology, and the entertainment industry. Its clientele includes seasoned collectors seeking ultra-rare and investment-grade vintages, as well as emerging enthusiasts ready to build meaningful collections for the first time. What unites them, according to the firm, is “a shared appreciation for excellence, an interest in wine as more than a commodity, and a desire for a trusted advisor who will handle every detail with absolute discretion.”
For Estate Managers, Harper’s Club offers practical and highly specialized support. “Estate Managers are among Harper’s Club’s most valued partners,” the firm explains. Managing the wine holdings of a high-net-worth principal requires more than organization. It requires wine knowledge, reliable sourcing relationships, and a team that can handle logistics across multiple properties. Harper’s Club provides ongoing physical cellar management, including organizing, installing, restocking, and maintaining on-site inventories so that Estate Managers and principals always have a clear, current picture of what is on hand and where to find it.
Beyond inventory, the team advises on drinking windows and collection balance, helping ensure a cellar holds the right mix of young and mature wines. Harper’s Club also supports events of every scale, from intimate private dinners to large celebrations, with the right wines, glassware, and service expertise. For principals who travel, the firm offers exclusive access to vineyard properties and curated wine travel experiences around the world. As the company puts it, Harper’s Club functions as “a seamless extension of the estate management team for everything wine and spirits related.”
The firm continues to expand its advisory capabilities, particularly in investment-grade wine acquisition and long-term portfolio development. For principals who view fine wine as both a passion and an asset class, Harper’s Club offers strategic guidance on building collections that are financially sound and personally meaningful. The company is also deepening its network of exclusive travel partnerships, creating access to private vineyard estates and experiences not available to the general public.
Harper’s Club works with collectors and clients across the United States, supported by a global sourcing network spanning premier wine regions across Europe, the Americas, and beyond. Within the United States, the firm provides hands-on cellar management and event support services and is accustomed to working across multiple properties for its clients.
Getting started with Harper’s Club begins with a conversation. Estate Managers and principals are invited to reach out directly to Christopher and his team to discuss current wine holdings, goals, and immediate needs. From there, the team guides new clients through a discovery process, exploring preferences, defining collection goals, and agreeing on a plan and pace that works for the client. “Clients retain control over the level of detail they want to approve, and the team handles everything else. It is a relationship built on trust from the very first call.”
“At Harper’s Club, wine is approached as both an art and a lifelong pursuit, one best enjoyed with curiosity, community, and the right bottle at hand.” For Estate Managers seeking a world-class wine partner who understands the demands of managing exceptional private estates, Harper’s Club is ready to serve.
Harper’s Club
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(707) 492-3640
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