It certainly pays to have dear friends in high places. Thanks to George Fox University marketing students Grace, Gaby...
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We were tickled this week to discover a lovely feature about our dear friends, Mike and Julie Slater of...
As a follow-on to the recent awarding of 91-point scores to both 2013 and 2014 Titan Pinot noirs, Dr....
Shocked and humbled to learn that both 2013 and 2014 vintages of Bells Up’s Titan Willamette Valley Pinot Noir...
“I recently visited Bells Up and was completely blown away by this boutique winery. The wine, the hospitality, the...
Well this was a surprise. We were tickled to discover that Patty of Meemaw Eats posted an additional blog...
If holiday surprises come with a healthy dose of fun and inimitable charm, then we just got the best...
Wine blogger Josh Peterson of The Vine Less Traveled dropped in for a visit and wine tasting a few...
Northwest wine reviewers and industry veterans Michele Francisco and Matt Talbot are the intrepid wine drinkers and reviewers behind...
We were thrilled and delighted to be included as one of two favorite winery picks by Chicagoland boutique caterer and...
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.