Dr. Owen Bargreen — prolific wine reviewer and Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers — interviewed...
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It’s safe to say that if you’re looking to submerge yourself in testosterone, you won’t want to miss this...
We were recently reminded that we participated in an interview for the Oregon Wine History Archive, conducted by Stephanie...
Back at the beginning of April, Ray Fister — creator and producer of the Life Between The Vines podcast...
Dave had a great time hanging out with Nick Hoogendam, a Newberg native who has recently launched Nick Hoogendamn’s...
The Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA), one of many sources for wine and winery information in the region, featured...
As a follow-on to the recent awarding of 91-point scores to both 2013 and 2014 Titan Pinot noirs, Dr....
Winemaker Dave (pictured above with his Riedel Horn Decanter—which really does make noise, but not music) was interviewed by...
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, Pinot Blanc, Rosé, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Seyval Blanc (the Willamette Valley’s first and only planting).