One of our favorite wine writers, Caitlin Hodges, who authors and curates the Sips N Tips website has done...
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2020 Rhapsody Pinot Blanc has “Excellent Depth of Flavor Alongside Intense Energy,” says Winery Reflections
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2020 Rhapsody, Nathan and Courtney Marton, Pinot Blanc, Plum Hill Vineyard, Rhapsody, Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, Winery Reflections, 0Phew. Once again, we managed to please the highly discriminating palates and olfactory nerves of Southern Cali’s premier husband-and-wife...
Celebrate Summer, Crushed Grape Chronicles’ Style, With Bells Up’s Rhapsody Pinot Blanc and Prelude Rosé
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Recipe, Reviews, 2020 Prelude Rosé, 2020 Rhapsody, 2020 Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, Crushed Grape Chronicles, Michael Renken, Pinot Blanc, Plum Hill Vineyard, Prelude Estate Rosé, Prelude Rosé, Recipe, Recipes, Review, Reviews, Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, Robin and Michael Renken, Robin Renken, Rose, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Wine Blog, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Reviews, Wine Writer, 0Wine writers, reviewers and media producers Robin and Michael Renken of Crushed Grape Chronicles BLEW. OUR. MINDS. by featuring...
Cupcake Isn’t The Only One Barking For Our Brosé: Owen Bargreen Includes 2020 Prelude In Top PNW Rosés Report
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, Dr. Owen Bargreen, owenbargreen.com, Prelude, Prelude Estate Rosé, Prelude Rosé, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Dr. Owen Bargreen — prolific wine reviewer and Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers — has...
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...
James the Wine Guy Hails 2020 Prelude Estate Rosé As “Fantastically Beautiful”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2020 Prelude, James Melendez, James The Wine Guy, Prelude, Prelude Estate Rosé, Prelude Rosé, Review, Reviews, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0James Melendez of James The Wine Guy reviews wines on his YouTube channel, awarding scores based on a 100-point...
Weinnotes Features Bells Up’s Wines, Story
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, #bellsupmoment, 2016 Titan Pinot Noir, A.J. Weinzettel, Bells Up Story, Dave Specter, feature story, Helios Seyval Blanc, Oregon Vino Country, Our Story, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Prelude, Prelude Rosé, Review, Reviews, Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Weinnotes, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Tasting, Wine Writer, 0Earlier this spring we were fortunate to have been paid a three-hour visit by local wine writer and developer...
James the Wine Guy Awards 2018 Titan Pinot Noir a 94-Point Score, Calls It a “Beautiful, Splendid Wine”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Titan Pinot Noir, James Melendez, James The Wine Guy, Titan, Titan Pinot Noir, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Prolific wine reviewer, writer and videographer James Melendez of James The Wine Guy, has been producing thoughtful, meticulously-researched reviews...
2020 Estate Prelude Rosé and 2019 Firebird Syrah Rated “Excellent” by Reviewer Frederic Koeppel
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, Bigger Than Your Head, Firebird, Firebird Syrah, Frederic Koeppel, Prelude, Prelude Estate Rosé, Prelude Rosé, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Memphis, Tennessee-based wine writer and reviewer Frederic Koeppel, who curates the Bigger Than Your Head website (“Eating & Drinking:...
2020 Prelude Estate Rosé is “Just as Complex as it is Refreshing,” says Winery Reflections
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2020 Prelude, Nathan and Courtney Marton, Prelude, Prelude Estate Rosé, Prelude Rosé, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, Winery Reflections, 0It’s always an absolute delight to hear what Nathan and Courtney Marton of Winery Reflections have to say about...
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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 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.









