• Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • Kelly Mitchell
    • Contact
  • Wine
    • Wine
    • Tasting
    • Winemakers
  • Food
    • Chefs
    • pairing
  • Travel
    • California
    • Oregon
    • Europe
    • Music Events
  • Events
  • Gallery

The Wine Siren by Kelly Mitchell

Taste The World: Wine, Travel and Adventure

You are here: Home / Wine / Bells Up Winery: Newburg, Oregon

December 7, 2016 By Kelly Mitchell Leave a Comment

Bells Up Winery: Newburg, Oregon

Share on Social:

When Sara Specter reached out to me to encourage me to visit her winery in Newburg, Oregon, I thanked her but truly had no short term plans to taste in Oregon. I was truly focused on my back yard of Napa.

I was bouncing between wineries like a ping pong ball being hit by Forest Gump.

Fast forward a few months later when I am on a press trip of sorts, driving from Napa all the way up to Portland with little time to breathe in between. I was bouncing between wineries like a ping pong ball being hit by Forest Gump. Most of the time I didn’t know exactly where I was because I am not familiar with the area or what is connected to what.

On my way to an appointment, I pass a sign that says “Bells Up Winery”. No way! I’m going to pop by on my way back for the evening and see if I can connect. Who knows. Sometimes serendipity is the magic we need to pay more attention to.

On my way back, I stop in. Look around and then phone the Specters who graciously came out to talk to me and offer a tasting.

Video Interview with Dave Specter, Winemaker, Vintner Of Bells Up Winery

 

It was truly a delight to meet them and see what is happening with what they call their micro-boutique winery at 400 cases in production. The view is stunning. The juice, worth sipping. And the family one of the most gracious and friendly I’ve encountered. Make it a point. PS. Best by appointment. Bells Up Winery

(Visited 302 times, 1 visits today)

Related Posts

  • Four Tuscan Wine Adventures: Travel to TuscanyFour Tuscan Wine Adventures: Travel to Tuscany
  • El Bierzo, Spain. The Wine World's Best Kept SecretEl Bierzo, Spain. The Wine World's Best Kept Secret

Filed Under: Wine Tagged With: Oregon, winemakers

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe Today

Instagram

Instagram post 17859150220621996 Beyond the velvet rope @raymondvineyard ... just one of the many stunning tasting rooms you can let your hair down at and enjoy some really amazing wine. 
Raymond features organic & biodynamic farming practices for their estate wines. The also feature an incredible selection of small lot wines and several others. Exclusively available at the winery.

For more information contact @winepathstravel 
What kind of wine experience are you looking for today?
Instagram post 17902810795399708 Shout out to The Future 50 stars recognized by @WSETGlobal & @theiwsc The USWinners Are! Drum roll please...
💃🏼
Left to Right: Ashtin Berry, Christine Clair, Dan Q Dao, James Forsyth, Jason Barrett, Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, Julien Camus, Monica Samuels and Nick Korn)
💃🏼
The Future 50 is a new initiative created by WSET and IWSC in celebration of their joint 50th birthdays by selecting “50 under 40” future influencers of the global drinks industry. 💃🏼
“The Future 50 offers a genuine reflection of the young talent we have in the wine, spirit and sake categories globally,” says WSET Chief Executive Ian Harris. “The winner’s roles are diverse, and we look forward to seeing them making their mark and shaping the future of our industry.” Click here for the full list of winners (https://www.wsetglobal.com/news-events/the-future-50-awards/). 💃🏼
The Future 50 have been identified as the industry’s up-and-coming talent from all areas of the trade ranging from distiller, viticulturalist, historian and bartender to food and beverage activists, that have made a significant contribution to the industry in the last three years in a variety of areas including career, academics, social responsibility and innovation. There were more than 600 nominations for the first round, a long-list of professionals working as winemakers and distillers, product development, design and distribution, marketing, journalism, hospitality and more.
Instagram post 17844886255823039 In the wine world when someone says the name Harlan, one’s heart might quicken, another may salivate and still another reflect on the many memories left by the wine of the family.
💃🏼
Adventuring to the trifecta to taste, specifically Promontory, gave me much anticipation. Only once had the famed Harlan Estate wine touched these lips. One stunningly magical time. So impressed I signed up on their wine list, not knowing it could kill my monthly wine budget with a single bottle.
💃🏼
I spent the afternoon with talented winemaker David Cilli learning more about the land, the climate and their philosophy on wine. Such a fascinating proposition.
💃🏼
Stay tuned!
💃🏼
Want to visit? 
Contact @WinePathsTravel
💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Words & Photo by: @KellyMitchell 
#rarewine
Instagram post 18119309326023333 Franciacorta Sparkling⁣
💃🏼⁣
This stunning sparkling from Villa Franciacorta! Briolette Demisec Rosé DOCG was a delight to the senses.⁣
💃🏼⁣
Alessandro Bianchi had a vision when he purchased one of the most famous pieces of land in Franciacorta, a sub region of Lombardy.  He first saw the Villa  village known as Borgo Villa and fell in love with this property including the 100 hectares surrounding the estate in 1960. This spectacular property contains a cellar from the 16th century.⁣
💃🏼⁣
The wine is made via the Méthode Champenoise (Traditional Method) which allows the second fermentation in the bottle and produces those fabulously fine bubbles you experience in great sparkling and Champagne. The fruit is 30% Chardonnay 70% Pinot Noir. The soils are thick clay loams which stay cool in warmer months. Their vineyards are located in Monticelli Brusati and Provoglio d’Iseo in Franciacorta (Brescia).⁣
💃🏼⁣
The notes: Fresh red fruit including raspberry and cherries, delicate perlage, a touch of bright citrus. This demi sec is exquisitely delicious. Mildly sweet and perfectly paired today with an exquisite lavender cheese I picked up in Vienna, Austria from Cheese and More by Henri Willig Kärntnerstrasse (say that three times fast).⁣
💃🏼⁣
Harvest takes place early to preserve the acidity and freshness of the grapes. 80% of the Pinot Noir and all of the Chardonnay are fermented together. The rest of the Pinot Noir is macerated on the skins for 10 hours resulting in that magical color of Rosé.  33-36 of residual sugar.⁣
💃🏼⁣
The Wine Siren approves this beautiful Sparkling!⁣
💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼⁣
Follow on Instagram

Footer

Contact

Kelly Mitchell
1370 Trancas Street #209 Napa, CA 94558

Email: contact@thewinesiren.com

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Tags

Bordeaux California chefs Europe event events food France Friuli Italy lifestyle music Napa Oregon pairing tasting travel Vineyard wine Winemaker winemakers Winery winetasting

PR Newswire

Copyright © 2019 · The Wine Siren · Disclosures · Site Archives