With Memorial Day weekend upon us, it seems fitting to share the very small way we have chosen to remember some special people for whom we couldn’t get this winery open fast enough. We hope they’re happy with our progress. The first four rows of Pommard now honor the memory of…
Remembering those we’ve lost.
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Can you dig it?
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We’re still in heavy equipment mode over here. While the “big orange thingie” (a.k.a. the excavator) and its operator,...
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Plowing along…
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This is what passes for big excitement here on the farm. Gordon, our vineyard manager extraordinaire, swung by to...
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Oregon Wine Press Picks Bells Up as One of the “Best Places to Kiss in Wine Country”
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Thanks to the lovely and delightful Jade Helm of Tasting Pour and writer for the Oregon Wine Press for...
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The secret of a happy marriage? It might be in this 15-year anniversary post.
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A personal post from Sara On October 6, 2001—on a Devou Park hilltop in Covington, Kentucky overlooking Cincinnati, Ohio—Dave...
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Wine Press Northwest Features Our Vineyard and Inspiration
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We were incredibly touched to read the feature story by Viki Eierdam about our winery and vineyard in the...
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Burn, baby, burn!
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After Brock’s crew felled the trees, Jerry and Casey came out to wrangle the logs and burn the pieces...
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Our First Estate Pinot Noir Harvest – Sunday, September 24, 2017
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Sunrise over the Bells Up Estate vineyard (pictured above) on Sunday, September 24, 2017 marked the first-ever harvest of...
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The latest vineyard developments…
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The last couple of weeks have been super busy, with the posts, trellises and wires going into the two...
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The Bells Up Winery Story…
“If you’re this successful in a career that makes you sick, stressed and miserable… how much more successful would you be doing something you love?”
That’s the question Sara asked Dave 15 years ago, following his mental and physical breakdown from more than a decade as a successful corporate tax attorney. This, while watching Sara’s professional mentor battle pancreatic cancer at age 40.
The answer, for us, was that life is too short to spend unhappy. So we turned the basement hobby that brought Dave joy — winemaking — into Bells Up Winery.
Today — micro-boutique, un-domaine and always open by appointment — Bells Up composes 600 cases annually of handcrafted, classically-styled Oregon Pinot Noir, Rosé, Pinot Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Schioppettino with grapes sourced from our estate vineyard and from Summit View Vineyard in Eastern Oregon.