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2018 Prelude Estate Rosé Called “Complex, Vibrant and Electrifying” by Winery Reflections
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Nathan and Courtney Marton, Prelude, Prelude Rosé, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Winery Reflections, 0Southern California-based husband and wife oeno-academics and wine writers Nathan and Courtney Marton, who review wines under the Winery...
Nittany Epicurean Says 2016 Titan “Teeming With Bright Red Berries”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2016 Titan, 2016 Titan Pinot Noir, Michael Chelus, Pinot Noir, Titan, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0As the author of the Nittany Epicurean blog, wine reviewer and New York-based Michael Chelus, is a prolific sampler...
Drink In Life Showcases 2018 Prelude Rosé in “A Summer Fling” Rosé Feature
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Drink In Life, Drink In Nature, Elaine Luxton, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Earlier this year we were thrilled to host photographer and wine writer Elaine Luxton for a private tasting experience....
2018 Prelude Rosé of Pinot Noir Included in Washington Wine Blog’s 2019 PacNW Rosé Report
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Owen Bargreen, Prelude Rosé, Washington Wine Blog, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Washington Wine Blog’s Dr. Owen Bargreen—Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers—recently posted his comprehensive 2019 Pacific...
Paste Magazine Declares 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé “Full-Bodied and Somewhat Rich, But Also Bright”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Amy Glynn, Paste Magazine, Prelude, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Paste Magazine’s Amy Glynn, a San Francisco-based writer and wine reviewer, recently posted a lengthy round-up of 19 different...
Talk-A-Vino Interviews Bells Up’s Dave Specter in Feature Story
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2016 Titan, 2016 Titan Pinot Noir, 2018 Helios Seyval Blanc, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Anatoli Levine, Dave Specter, David Specter, feature story, Seyval Blanc, Talk-A-Vino, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Anatoli Levine, a wine writer and reviewer who also produces the Talk-A-Vino blog, has been producing the “Stories of...
Nittany Epicurean Calls 2018 Prelude Rosé “An Ideal Aperitif”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Michael Chelus, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Wine reviewer Michael Chelus, who writes the Nittany Epicurean blog, is a prolific reviewer of wines and has been...
Drink In Life Reviews Bells Up Tasting Experience, Wines
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Helios, 2018 Prelude, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2018 Rhapsody, 2018 Rhapsody Pinot Blanc, Elaine Luxton, Wine Blogger, Wine Photographer, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0It was a delight to host Elaine Luxton, photographer and wine writer to our tasting room at the end...
Sips N Tips Calls 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé “Perfectly Balanced for Meal Pairings”
, Feature Stories & Reviews, Reviews, 2018 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, Caitlin Hodges, Prelude, Prelude Rosé, Sips N Tips, Wine Blogger, Wine Review, Wine Reviewer, Wine Writer, 0Wine writer Caitlin Hodges, who writes the Sips N Tips blog, is passionate about travel, cooking and fine wine....
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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.









