To say we’re excited would be the understatement of the year. After five long years—first clearing the property in...
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Our First Estate Pinot Noir Harvest – Sunday, September 24, 2017
, Harvest, Vineyard, 2017 Prelude Rosé, Estate Pinot Noir, Harvest 2017, 0Sunrise over the Bells Up Estate vineyard (pictured above) on Sunday, September 24, 2017 marked the first-ever harvest of...
Our First Seyval Blanc Harvest – Sunday, September 19, 2017
, Harvest, Vineyard, #bellsupmoment, Harvest, Harvest 2017, Seyval Blanc, 0There wasn’t a lot of fruit, but three years after planting, we felt we had enough of the Willamette...
All the ferments for the 2016 pinot noirs (777, 115, Pommard and Wadenswil) wrapped up in mid-October, so Bells Up...
Harvest 2016: September 24 Syrah and Pinot Process-fest Recap
, Growers, Harvest, Harvest 2016, Nemarniki Vineyard, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0While Dave and Dan were off on their excellent adventure, picking up the Walla Walla Valley AVA Syrah grapes...
Dave and Dan’s Excellent Adventure: Roadtrip to Pick Up the 2016 Syrah Harvest Recap
, Growers, Harvest, Dan Hardy, Dave Specter, Fanfare Club, Growers, Harvest 2016, Summit View Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley AVA, 0This year, when Bells Up winemaker Dave made the trip from Newberg to Milton-Freewater, Oregon, to pick up our...
Yes way 2016 rosé! A quick recap of our Prelude rosé of pinot noir harvest.
, Growers, Harvest, Harvest 2016, Prelude, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0The 2015 Prelude Rosé of Pinot Noir may have sold out on October 1, 2016, but fear not—the 2016...
We’re getting closer to #harvest2015 here at the winery. Winemaker Dave has been getting near-daily reports by phone and...
Well, our inaugural harvest is finally over! All of the 2013 wines have completed their primary fermentation (meaning the...
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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.