Belle Fiore Winery

{{short description|Winery in Oregon, US}}

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Belle Fiore Winery is a winery located off Dead Indian Memorial Road in Ashland, Oregon, United States. The {{Convert|58|acre|ha|adj=on}} property{{cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/business/when-is-a-winery-a-restaurant-|title=When is a winery a restaurant?|first=Greg|last=Stiles|date=10 July 2016|website=Mail Tribune|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025025/https://mailtribune.com/business/when-is-a-winery-a-restaurant-|url-status=live}} features an Italian-style wine pavilion and a 19,045-square-foot French-inspired mansion built by Edward Kerwin in 2004.{{cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/ashland-gun-club-ends-legal-battle-with-belle-fiore-winery-owner|title=Ashland Gun Club ends legal battle with Belle Fiore winery owner|first=Damian|last=Mann|date=13 March 2019|website=Mail Tribune|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025030/https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/ashland-gun-club-ends-legal-battle-with-belle-fiore-winery-owner|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/big-digs|title=BIG DIGS|first=Damian|last=Mann|date=6 November 2015|website=Mail Tribune|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025038/https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/big-digs|url-status=live}} Kerwin remains the owner and manager {{as of|lc=y|2019}}.

Belle Fiore was recognized at the 2015 Oregon Wine Experience.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=20 August 2015 |title=Wine medalists named at Oregon Wine Experience |url=http://mailtribune.com/business/wine-medalists-named-at-oregon-wine-experience |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025031/http://mailtribune.com/business/wine-medalists-named-at-oregon-wine-experience |archive-date=5 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019 |website=Mail Tribune}} The winery earned several gold and double gold medals at the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.{{cite web|url=https://greatnorthwestwine.com/2019/01/12/alumni-college-cellars-of-walla-walla-rock-san-francisco-chronicle-wine-competition/|title=Alumni, College Cellars of Walla Walla rock San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition|date=12 January 2019|publisher=|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025043/https://greatnorthwestwine.com/2019/01/12/alumni-college-cellars-of-walla-walla-rock-san-francisco-chronicle-wine-competition/|url-status=live}} Belle Fiore's 2015 Terramisso Tempranillo earned a gold medal at the 28th annual Indy International Wine Competition (2019).{{cite web|url=https://greatnorthwestwine.com/2019/05/31/maryhill-gehringer-stand-tall-at-indy-international-judging/|title=Maryhill, Gehringer Bros. stand tall at INDY International judging|date=31 May 2019|publisher=|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025027/https://greatnorthwestwine.com/2019/05/31/maryhill-gehringer-stand-tall-at-indy-international-judging/|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Kerwin was cited and fined by the county for "operating a restaurant without approval and not using prepackaged foods as required by land-use statutes governing wineries on rural farmland".{{cite web|url=http://mailtribune.com/business/winery-owner-fined-for-violating-county-ordinances|title=Winery owner fined for violating county ordinances|first=Greg|last=Stiles|date=19 August 2016|website=Mail Tribune|access-date=5 June 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605025044/https://mailtribune.com/business/winery-owner-fined-for-violating-county-ordinances|url-status=live}} He was in a seven-year legal dispute with neighboring Ashland Gun and Archery Club until 2019.