Bells Up Lands on Wine Flavor Guru’s List of Top Newberg Wineries

George Moore is an entrepreneur with a talent for connecting with people and sourcing premium grapes. Moore and his wife Sylvia Thomas-Moore—a 20-plus-year wine industry veteran herself—previously owned a vineyard in Sonoma County. Due to health reasons the pair retired from vineyard life in 2021 and co-founded their new passion project: Wine Flavor Guru.

Wine Flavor Guru’s Mission

They explain, “Our mission at Wine Flavor Guru isn’t to force-feed you info about each bottle until your eyes glaze over. Instead, we strive to educate people who didn’t previously care that choosing certain wines can take their meals up several levels. Not everyone has the time or help available to pick out ten different bottles every other day until they find ‘the one.’ That’s where Wine Flavor Guru hops into action!”

The pair target their content to readers who love great wines but don’t yet know enough to identify what sets truly special bottles apart. To that end, they offer helpful blog posts featuring reviews, pairings tips, and much more.

Bells Up’s on their “Best of Newberg” List

In the category of “much more,” the pair recently released their list of “13 Best Wineries in Newberg, Oregon.” And we were thrilled to discover we were on it! They write:

Before opening Bells Up Winery, Dave Specter had a career in Corporate Tax Law. His wife, Sara, had several freelance writing and consultancy gigs under her wing. But it seems their destiny was to become full-time winemakers.

Bells Up Winery makes handcrafted Oregon wines in small batches. The grapes used for their wines come from their vineyard.

If you want to drop by Bells Up Winery, you need to make an appointment. The great thing about this is it’s personally hosted by Dave, so you get a glimpse of how the winery came to be.

Some of our other Newberg favorites are also on the list, including our neighbors Jim and Stephanie Houchins at Oliver Springs Vineyard, and our mentors Boyd and Cassandra Teegarten at Natalie’s Estate.

Want to experience our handcrafted Oregon wines and learn more about what makes us tick? Call 503.537.1328 to book a private tasting with Winemaker Dave exclusively for one group at a time.

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