More praise for the next-to-last vintage of Villanelle. The 2018 bottling of Winemaker Dave’s “little black dress” pinot noir...
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2018 Tonnelier Vineyard Reserve Is “Perhaps [Our] Most Impressive Pinot Noir,” Says Great Northwest Wine
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2019 Villanelle, 2019 Villanelle Tonnelier Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir, Andy Perdue, Eric Degerman, Great Northwest Wine, Julie Slater, Mike and Julie Slater, Mike Slater, Outstanding! Wine Review, Tonnelier Vineyard, Villanelle, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue of Great Northwest Wine recently published their review of our 2018 Villanelle Tonnelier Reserve...
A Fond Farewell to Mike and Julie Slater and Tonnelier Vineyard
, Bells Up News, Growers, Fruit Grower Report, Julie Slater, Mike Slater, Pinot Noir, Tonnelier Vineyard, Villanelle, Villanelle Pinot Noir, Villanelle Reserve Pinot Noir, 0Everything is transient and fleeting in the wine world. Vines unfurl their leaves, bloom, produce grapes, then sleep for...
Bells Up’s 2017 Pinot Noirs Reviewed by Fine Wine Writer L.M. Archer: “Mama like. A lot.”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2017 Candide Nemarniki Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir, 2017 Titan, 2017 Titan Pinot Noir, 2017 Villanelle, 2017 Villanelle Tonnelier Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir, Candide, Hedonistic Taster, L.M. Archer, Nemarniki Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Titan, Tonnelier Vineyard, Villanelle, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Honestly, this might be the BEST compliment we’ve ever had on one of our wines: “Mama like. A lot.”...
Travel and Wine Writer Marcy Gordon Describes Bells Up’s “Small Lots Made With Heart”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2016 Titan, 2016 Titan Pinot Noir, 2017 Villanelle, 2018 Helios, 2018 Helios Seyval Blanc, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Bells Up Name, Bells Up Story, Bells Up Winery, Come for the Wine, French Horn, Helios, Helios Seyval Blanc, Marcy Gordon, Prelude, Prelude Rosé, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Titan, Titan Pinot Noir, Tonnelier Vineyard, Villanelle Reserve Pinot Noir, Wine, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0We were extremely fortunate to host a small group of highly regarded wine and travel writers here last August,...
For Earth Day Bells Up Winery, Tonnelier Vineyard featured in Corporate Sustainability Blog
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, Bells Up, Dave Specter, Julie Slater, LIVE, Mike Slater, Sustainability, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0We were tickled this week to discover a lovely feature about our dear friends, Mike and Julie Slater of...
Bells Up Featured on The Vine Less Traveled Wine Blog
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, #bellsupmoment, Bells Up Winery, Josh Peterson, Reviews, The Vine Less Traveled, Tonnelier Vineyard, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, 0Wine blogger Josh Peterson of The Vine Less Traveled dropped in for a visit and wine tasting a few...
Harvest 2016: September 24 Syrah and Pinot Process-fest Recap
, Growers, Harvest, Harvest 2016, Nemarniki Vineyard, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0While Dave and Dan were off on their excellent adventure, picking up the Walla Walla Valley AVA Syrah grapes...
Yes way 2016 rosé! A quick recap of our Prelude rosé of pinot noir harvest.
, Growers, Harvest, Harvest 2016, Prelude, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0The 2015 Prelude Rosé of Pinot Noir may have sold out on October 1, 2016, but fear not—the 2016...
Vineyard walk-through, grape check at Tonnelier Vineyard.
, Growers, Growers, Harvest 2016, Tonnelier Vineyard, 0A week ago—Thursday, July 21 to be precise—winemaker Dave did a walk through at Mike and Julie Slater’s Tonnelier...
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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).