The owners of Bella Terra Vineyards are hoping the new signage in front of their tasting room on East Pitt Street will mark a new beginning for the companyâs operations in Bedford.
Jay and Joanna Bell, owners of the Westmoreland County -based winery, purchased the Briar Valley Winery and Vineyard from Tod and Jean Manspeaker this past May. The sale came a few months into the coronavirus pandemic, which the couple at the time hoped was nearing an end.
Nearly nine months later, the state restrictions on restaurants and bars â and tasting rooms â remain in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.