Life works in mysterious ways. And, given our backstory, who are we to judge which way the wind blows?...
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We were extremely fortunate to host a small group of highly regarded wine and travel writers here last August,...
Dr. Owen Bargreen, founder and editor of Washington Wine Blog and a certified Level 2 Sommelier by the Court...
In December, winemaker Dave was featured in the Wine Crush: Stories Uncorked, Season 2, Episode 2 podcast hosted by...
We were incredibly touched to read the feature story by Viki Eierdam about our winery and vineyard in the...
It certainly pays to have dear friends in high places. Thanks to George Fox University marketing students Grace, Gaby...
Winemaker Dave (pictured above with his Riedel Horn Decanter—which really does make noise, but not music) was interviewed by...
Instagram can be a dangerous place—especially when you’re hungry. Because that’s when strangely named foods can really catch your eye. For...
A personal post from Sara On October 6, 2001—on a Devou Park hilltop in Covington, Kentucky overlooking Cincinnati, Ohio—Dave...
Dave and Sara were interviewed by Brian Calvert, host of Northwest Wine Night Radio, back in March 2016. The recording...
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.