Belle Fiore Winery

Belle Fiore Winery
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LocationAshland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates42°11′46″N 122°38′28″W / 42.196169°N 122.641208°W / 42.196169; -122.641208
Websitebellefiorewine.com
Tasting room exterior, 2019
The winery's ground in 2019

Belle Fiore Winery is a winery located off Dead Indian Memorial Road in Ashland, Oregon, United States. The 58-acre (23 ha) property[1] features an Italian-style wine pavilion and a 19,045-square-foot French-inspired mansion built by Edward Kerwin in 2004.[2][3] Kerwin remains the owner and manager as of 2019.[2]

Belle Fiore was recognized at the 2015 Oregon Wine Experience.[4] The winery earned several gold and double gold medals at the 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.[5] Belle Fiore's 2015 Terramisso Tempranillo earned a gold medal at the 28th annual Indy International Wine Competition (2019).[6]

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".[1][7] He was in a seven-year legal dispute with neighboring Ashland Gun and Archery Club until 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Stiles, Greg (10 July 2016). "When is a winery a restaurant?". Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Mann, Damian (13 March 2019). "Ashland Gun Club ends legal battle with Belle Fiore winery owner". Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ Mann, Damian (6 November 2015). "BIG DIGS". Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Wine medalists named at Oregon Wine Experience". Mail Tribune. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Alumni, College Cellars of Walla Walla rock San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition". 12 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Maryhill, Gehringer Bros. stand tall at INDY International judging". 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ Stiles, Greg (19 August 2016). "Winery owner fined for violating county ordinances". Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.