We were extremely fortunate to host a small group of highly regarded wine and travel writers here last August,...
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Kristine Thomas, contributor to the Capital Press — a weekly newspaper covers farming, ranching and agriculture industries in the...
Winemaker Dave was recently interviewed by Kristine Thomas for the Capital Press, a weekly newspaper covers farming, ranching and...
Wine writer Melanie Ofenloch, who files blog posts under her Dallas Wine Chick Blog, recently visited us along with...
We’re pretty proud of our magnificent view from the winery—heck, it’s WAY better than the view from our house...
On Friday, September 14, Bells Up was the featured winery at a sumptuous, five-course traditional Italian Winemaker’s Dinner prepared...
We were incredibly touched to read the feature story by Viki Eierdam about our winery and vineyard in the...
Although it’s long since sold out, we were thrilled that wine reviewer and blogger Chelsey Nelson, also known as...
The dynamic duo of Nathan and Courtney Marton, Southern Californian oeno-academics and prolific wine reviewers under their Instagram Winery...
Our 91-point streak continues! Dr. Owen Bargreen, Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers and executive editor...
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.