We were again delighted to be one of the featured wineries at the Chehalem Mountains Winegrowers Association’s (CMWA) third...
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We are excited to be one of the featured wineries at the Chehalem Mountains Winegrowers Association’s (CMWA) second installment...
Join Winemaker Dave and Money Honey Sara as we chat with some of our favorite wine people, near and...
All credit to Nancy Zaffaro, a Portland-based travel, food, beverage, arts and lifestyle writer for taking the only photo...
On Friday, September 14, Bells Up was the featured winery at a sumptuous, five-course traditional Italian Winemaker’s Dinner prepared...
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the wine and wood-fired power duo of Mary Cressler and Sean...
We started talking about doing a winemaker dinner with pairings from wood-fired food masters Ember and Vine (also known...
Two of Bells Up’s wines—2014 Titan Pinot Noir and 2015 Firebird Summit View Vineyard Walla Walla Valley AVA Syrah—are...
Join Dave, Sara and Katie to once again Herald the Holiday season with a Wine Country Thanksgiving open house...
Join Dave, Sara and Katie to once again Herald the Holiday season with a Wine Country Thanksgiving open house...
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).