International fine wine writer, critic, judge and curator L.M. Archer has published her notes on three of Bells Up’s...
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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...
It was a blast to sit down with Allison Levine earlier in this crazy pandemic year — back in...
When Winery Reflections’ Nathan and Courtney Marton visited us last year, they were particularly eager to try our estate...
To our tremendous surprise, we were included in a recent Winecountry.com article by travel and wine writer Penny Sadler,...
We were gratified to finally meet the incomparable Ellen Landis — certified sommelier, wine writer, and international wine judge...
It was a delight to host Dave Nershi, publisher, writer and reviewer of Vino-Sphere, here last spring. He enjoyed...
Wine writer and blogger Cori Solomon of The Written Palette (pictured above with Winemaker Dave in our Seyval Blanc...
Photographer and wine writer Elaine Luxton, who authors the Drink In Life blog and publishes her photography under her...
Austin Beeman, wine writer, podcaster, videographer and VP of Marketing for Cutting Edge Selections — the Cincinnati area’s premier...
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.