Peter Bell has been making wine in the Finger Lakes since 1990. He was head winemaker at Fox Run Vineyards for 27 years before retiring in 2022 and now consults to a number of eastern wineries.
Peter was an adjunct lecturer at Cornell University for 15 years and also found time to serve as visiting winemaker at the University of Adelaide in 2004. He has also lectured and consulted in Hungary, France, Spain, Serbia, China, and throughout the USA.

Fox Run Vineyards was named one of the top 100 wineries in the world by Wine and Spirits Magazine in 2008. Peter was named one of the 20 most admired winemakers in North America by Vineyard and Winery Management magazine in 2014. In 2019 he received the Atlantic Seaboard Unity Award, and in 2020 the Jim Finkle Industry Award, both for his services to wine. Most recently, he was listed as One of Wine's Most Inspiring People in 2023 by Wine Industry Advisor.