The secret is out. In 2020, we made a Cabernet Sauvignon. It was Dave’s first time touching that grape...
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Several years ago we first invited acclaimed wine writer L.M. Archer to sample our wines in person, which she...
It was a true highlight of our summer to be visited by wine writer and reviewer Jeff Kralik, aka...
Perhaps of all the wine samples we sent to Nathan and Courtney Marton of Winery Reflections, 2019 Jupiter, our...
Wine Reviewer The Drunken Cyclist Calls Bells Up’s Wines “Some of the Best in the Willamette Valley”
Earlier this year we shared a bottle of our 2020 Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir with prolific wine...
It’s been well established that we’re BIG FANS of BACON around here. Sara threw Dave a surprise BACON Dinner...
Unbeknownst to us, we recently hosted wine and travel writer Maria Ignacia Morel of The Daily Drip on her...
Great Northwest Wine’s Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue recently shared their review of our 2020 Prelude Estate Rosé of...
James Melendez of James The Wine Guy, a prolific wine reviewer, writer and videographer, has produced thousands of thoughtful,...
Wine reviewer Michael Chelus, who publishes the Nittany Epicurean blog, has been tasting wine and documenting his thoughts prolifically since...
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.