Dr. Owen Bargreen, founder and editor of Washington Wine Blog and a certified Level 2 Sommelier by the Court...
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Although it’s long since sold out, we were thrilled that wine reviewer and blogger Chelsey Nelson, also known as...
International fine wine writer, critic, judge and curator L.M. Archer has reviewed our first-ever estate wine, the 2017 Prelude...
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the wine and wood-fired power duo of Mary Cressler and Sean...
If you like cherries, have we got a Rosé for you: 2017 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir. Wine...
To say we’re excited would be the understatement of the year. After five long years—first clearing the property in...
Sunrise over the Bells Up Estate vineyard (pictured above) on Sunday, September 24, 2017 marked the first-ever harvest of...
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.