About the Bells Up Estate Vineyard

The 9-acre Bells Up estate vineyard—comprised entirely of Jory soil and located in the Chehalem Mountains AVA just north of Newberg—is being planted in phases and primarily in Pinot Noir.

The first 3 acres of Heritage clone Pommard and Dijon clone 667 were planted in April 2014, with posts and wires added in March 2015. A third block (0.5-acre) of the Willamette Valley’s first planting of Seyval Blanc was established in March 2015. Three additional blocks (2.5 acres) of Heritage clone Wadenswil, and Dijon clones 113 and 943 were planted in March 2016. In fall 2020 the Seyval Blanc block was expanded and an obscure Northern Italian varietal added in a new block. In fall 2021 we added 15 rows of Pinot blanc; the remaining acreage, closest to Bell Road, is anticipated to be planted at a future date.

In Fall 2017 the first harvest of estate Pinot Noir occurred, with the Pommard and 667 made into Prelude Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir. Fall 2019 saw the first harvest of the same estate fruit for production of Rosé and Bells Up’s debut estate Pinot Noir, Jupiter. We harvested the Seyval Blanc for the first time in Fall 2017 and continue to do so annually. In 2022, 100% of our Pinot Noir will be estate sourced for the first time.