Our 91-point streak continues! Dr. Owen Bargreen, Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers and executive editor...
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One of our favorite wine connoisseurs, Wine Julia, invited winemaker Dave down to Eugene to pour wines in her...
We never know who’s going to recommend or feature us in various media outlets, so we were delighted to...
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association featured our 2017 Prelude Estate Rosé in their Spring Stories coverage last week. The...
As mentioned before, we started sourcing Pommard and Wadenswil heritage clones of Pinot Noir from Diane Nemarnik of Nemarniki Vineyard—who also...
Dave had a great time hanging out with Nick Hoogendam, a Newberg native who has recently launched Nick Hoogendamn’s...
— Wow — What an incredible moment to discover that Bells Up was mentioned among this crop of premier...
We’ve been so fortunate to have become excellent friends with Barb Randall, author of “Willamette Valley Wineries,” and a reporter...
Looking for an alternative to the beach vacation this spring break? Terry Ward of MSN.com Lifestyle recommends 20 different...
Thanks to the lovely and delightful Jade Helm of Tasting Pour and writer for the Oregon Wine Press for...
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 almost two decades 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 exclusively from our estate vineyard and from Summit View Vineyard in Eastern Oregon.