Winery Reviews

A nice overview of Dry Creek Valley destinations that features Bella as the first place on the list to visit!

A compilation of the best scores that our Estate zinfandel has received so far.

We are proud to present a new project that began with the 2007 vintage, Barrel 32!  The inaugural release consists of just 575 bottles and is available to wine club only.  Read more by downloading the PDF below.

"Bella represents a dream come true for the Adams family, and they work tirelessly towards improving the winery with each passing vintage....read more by clicking here.

"Bella crafts zinfandels of dazzling intensity from their gnarly old vines...the wines are stellar of examples of old-vine California zin."

"...it's Bella's vineyard-designated zinfandels that earned them a slot among our American Wineries of the Year."

2005 was a very good vintage for Bella in terms of wine reviews.  Seven of our wines scored 90 points or more or earned a gold medal/best in class award.

"Bella Vineyards' U-shaped cave is built into a hillside with zinfandel vines growing only a few feet above the cave's entrance."

"Dry Creek Valley is an area marked by the persistence of hardworking farming families and is a longstanding wine appellation as strong as the zinfandel for which it is famous."

"Bella zins are characterized by a revelation of blackberry flavors and aromas..."

"...the 110-year-old vines are , in the words of co-owner Scott Adams, 'as tall as people.' 'We call it our zinfandel forest,' says Scott's wife, Lynn Adams...The story of Bella Vineyards is a romantic one..."