Well this was a surprise. We were tickled to discover that Patty of Meemaw Eats posted an additional blog...
Archive for category: Feature Stories & Reviews
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...
Thinking of spending a post-Thanksgiving weekend in Oregon’s Willamette Valley wine country? We are thrilled to be included on...
Dave had a great time hanging out with KGW-TV’s Portland Today show team on Friday, November 18 in advance...
We were tickled to be quoted in an article on the Woodinville Wine Country website by Brittney Perreault (pictured above; photo...
Winemaker Dave (pictured above with his Riedel Horn Decanter—which really does make noise, but not music) was interviewed by...
The accolades from Great Northwest Wine for Bells Up’s 2014 Titan Willamette Valley Pinot Noir keep coming. In addition...
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.