It certainly pays to have dear friends in high places. Thanks to George Fox University marketing students Grace, Gaby and Austin, Bells Up winemaker Dave got to star in his very first video featurette about the winery. We think it’s an Oscar-worthy introduction to a #bellsupmoment wine tasting experience, and we hope you agree.
Meet Bells Up: See our very first featurette.
Related Articles
-
What’s “Batonnage?” Life Between The Vines Asks Dave Specter to Define this “Vino Lingo”
Ray Fister, creator and producer of Life Between The Vines — a podcast and video series designed to educate...
-
Pair 2018 Titan with BBQ Like Crushed Grape Chronicles
We didn’t think it could get any better than the pairings that wine writers, reviewers and media producers Robin...
-
Men Who Blog and Pub Club Feature Bells Up Winemaker Dave in Virtual Happy Hour
A few weeks ago, Winemaker Dave was the featured guest on the Men Who Blog and Pub Club Virtual...
-
Bells Up’s Dave Specter Featured in Life Between the Vines Video Interview
Life Between The Vines, a podcast and video series created by Ray Fister, seeks to both entertain and educate...
-
Bells Up Featured As One of “10 Boutique Oregon Wineries That Need Exploring”
What originally drew us to Oregon in general — and Oregon’s Willamette Valley in particular — back in 2008...
-
Meemaw Eats’ Porcupine Balls + Bells Up 2014 Titan Pinot Noir = Perfect Pairing
Instagram can be a dangerous place—especially when you’re hungry. Because that’s when strangely named foods can really catch your eye. For...
-
Michael Apstein Reviews Five Bells Up Wines
Dr. Michael Apstein, who has written about wine for more than 30 years, recently agreed to sample five of...
-
Bells Up Featured in Nick Hoogendam’s Pacific Northwest Experience Video
Dave had a great time hanging out with Nick Hoogendam, a Newberg native who has recently launched Nick Hoogendamn’s...
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, Pinot Blanc, Rosé, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Seyval Blanc (the Willamette Valley’s first and only planting).