It seems like you cannot drive more than 10 minutes in any direction without coming across a winery with a tour and tasting in Door County. When I was there in May, it felt overwhelming to choose which tour would be the best one. Ultimately, the decision was made based on price because I was on a graduation trip and needed to stretch my dollars until I started my new job.
However, penny pinching isn’t the only reason to choose Door Peninsula Winery. The tour features local history and award-winning wines. In fact, even if you do not typically drink wine, the tour still has interesting information to offer. I only have two pictures from this tour. I thought I had taken several, but it looks like I was just living in the moment. On approach to the Door Peninsula Winery, I noticed a bell hanging over what appeared to be the front entrance of the building. During our visit, we learned the building was once a schoolhouse that the winery built around. The tour starts with the history of the building and relics from the locals who attended school there. After the bit of fun schoolhouse history, the tour moves on into the brewery to discuss the process of winemaking and distilling. Our tour was mainly women having a Girls Day Out. My dad was the only man on the tour excluding the tour guide in training.  |
| Before the winery added on to the original schoolhouse |
If you are traveling with children, you can make the tour educational by focusing on what attending school was like in the small community. You can also incorporate lessons on food chemistry and preservation.
We opted to do our tasting before the tour. Every beverage
we tasted was delicious and the bartender was knowledgeable and advised us on the
order in which we should try our choices. If we tried to order something with a
strong flavor, he told us to wait and save it for the end or else we would not
be able to taste anything else. He was also able to tailor his advice to our
individual palates, so that we would have the best tasting experience.
Cost
Tour
The tour cost us $3 per person when we
went in May 2023. However, the website now states that tours are free. Pricing
may be seasonal. If you would like a glass of wine to enjoy during the tour it
is a $7 upgrade.
Tasting
The wine tasting is free and we enjoyed approximately 1
ounce sized samples of 5 beverages each. Do bring cash for tips for the bartenders.
The bartenders work hard to quickly serve a bar full of people.
The Distillery tasting is an upgrade that we opted not to do.
The website currently states it is $18 and includes a shot glass and 2 oz of
chocolate covered cherries.
Souvenirs
There is a pressed penny machine downstairs by the bathroom.
At the time of our visit, it was an old fashioned machine that required a penny
and quarters.
The store had many fun drinking vessels for sale as well as
other souvenirs.
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| Pressed Penny Machine near the restrooms |
Accessibility
The tour begins by descending a flight of stairs. If you
need an elevator, call ahead to confirm accessibility because I do not remember
seeing an elevator near the start of the tour. I may have walked by it while
focused on something else and just missed it.
Website
https://store.dcwine.com/winery/
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