Winerys Invariably Begin As Dreams

For the Fruit Grower Report, I’m Susan Allen. There is a common as the thread I travel the Northwest and meet winemakers; I invariably hear “it’s been a dream”. Unlike so many of us in our daily grind, winemaking seems a fulfillment, even an artistic endeavor and it’s always fun for me to hear how a winery gots it’s name or the inspiration for a label, for Dave Specter owner of one of Newberg’s newest micro-boutique wineries—making approximately 400 cases annually of classically-styled Oregon Pinot Noir, it was his French horn, really.

SPECTER: If you have seen our logo there is a French horn on right on it, the reason for that is that I used to a French Horn player. Until we ended up with the property, I didn’t really know how we would tie the music theme, but I know we wanted to do it somehow.

With an address on Bell Road

SPECTER: I realize exactly how we would tie it in. The bell of the French horn is the large end where all the sound comes out. There are certain moments in the classical music world where the French Horn players get to raise their bells into the air and create this really dramatic moment an so that’s what “Bells Up “ refers to. With all the work and effort we put into getting this winery up and running all the years of blood sweat and tears it just kind of felt like it was the culmination of all that effort and work, we call it our “Bells Up” moment.

In many instances, the passion of a winemaker can be defined not only by what’s in a bottle but what’s on it. Invariably