{"id":92,"date":"2013-08-11T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T19:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/test\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:51:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/store.dcwine.com\/winery\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1480019387\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-3\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div><!-- bg-layers -->\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-204753050\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y80 md-y80 lg-y80 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h1 class=\"lead\">About the Winery<\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\">We don\u2019t just make this stuff for fun, we make it for you. So why not come by and let us meet you?<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div><!-- text-box-inner -->\n                            \n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#text-box-204753050 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-204753050 .text {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div><!-- text-box -->\n \n\n        <\/div><!-- .banner-layers -->\n      <\/div><!-- .banner-inner -->\n\n            \n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#banner-1480019387 {\n  padding-top: 507px;\n}\n#banner-1480019387 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/store.dcwine.com\/winery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Door-Peninsula-Winery.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1480019387 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.49);\n}\n#banner-1480019387 .bg {\n  background-position: 50% 67%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div><!-- .banner -->\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1289771332\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-bg -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0.0em;margin-bottom:0.0em;max-width:100%;height:10px;\"><\/div><!-- .divider -->\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1484689536\">\n\n<div class=\"col small-11 large-12\"  ><div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(99, 50, 62);padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\" >\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" ><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(99, 50, 62);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1103339540\">\n\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  ><div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(99, 50, 62);padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\" >\n\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:35px\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"lead text-center\"><strong>Door Peninsula Winery<\/strong> feels like your home away from home for locals and travelers alike. Come visit, relax, and share a bottle. With over 300 awards won for over 70 wines, ranging from robust reds to crisp whites, you&#8217;ll never be disappointed!<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><!-- .divider -->\n\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A 2019 Tour of Door Peninsula Winery + Door County Distillery\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmohijsH-T4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto; padding-top:35px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#row-1103339540 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0.0em;margin-bottom:0.0em;max-width:100%;height:10px;\"><\/div><!-- .divider -->\n\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .section-content -->\n\n\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#section_1289771332 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-1654276509\">\n\n<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  ><div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\">OUR HISTORY<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>For 51 years, Door Peninsula Winery has been a mainstay of the Door County economy, producing the finest and largest selection of wines in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The winery was founded in 1974 by Mark Fehls and Tom Alberts in a former two-room schoolhouse. Built in 1868, the school served Carlsville residents for nearly a century, closing its doors in 1963. The building was chosen by the winemakers because of its thick basement walls (which made it perfect for storing wine), as well as the visual appeal of its Victorian-era architecture and bell-tower.<\/p>\n<p>Since Door County\u2019s climate was too cold to grow conventional grapes, the winery\u2019s initial products were made from locally grown fruit. Since the early 1900s, the county had been famous for its cherries, so cherry wine was a natural starting point, with apple, strawberry and plum wines following shortly thereafter. Although it has since expanded its range of offerings, Door Peninsula Winery still offers a variety of products made with these original four fruits \u2013 and flavors like Plum Loco and the apple-and-cherry-based Sunset Splash remain some of the more popular wines it produces each year.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, the winery was purchased by Bob and Noreen Pollman. Building upon the popularity of the winery\u2019s fruit-based products and its prime location on Highway 42, they began expanding the range of wines made to include other fruits such as mango, blackberry, pears and grapes. They also helped pioneer the creation of fruit\/grape blends, such as the popular Blackberry Merlot and Cranbernet (cranberry and Cabernet Sauvignon). In the past decade, the winery has established a vineyard and begun using Wisconsin-grown grapes developed specifically for northern climates, including Itasca, Clarion, La Crosse, St. Pepin and Marechal Foch.<\/p>\n<p>With increased demand from this wider range of offerings, Door Peninsula Winery has been forced to expand out from the two-room schoolhouse several times. The Pollman family expanded the winery in 1994, doubling the size of the retail and production areas. Ten years later, space at Door Peninsula Winery was doubled again.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, a third expansion was made to accommodate Door County Distillery. Here, several varieties of vodka \u2013 including the high-end Luminous brand and a cherry-flavored version \u2013 as well as gin, whisky, brandy, rum, and bitters are made and sold. Demand for these products increased so much, Door County Distillery added a second still to their production area in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Through it all, Door Peninsula Winery has maintained excellence in its production. Fittingly, the winery\u2019s products have consistently been recognized for their high level of quality. Collectively Door Peninsula Winery has earned over 300 medals for their wines, including several golds and top honors such as Best in Category.<\/p>\n<p>This focus to excellence was recognized in 2009 when the Door County Economic Development Corporation named Door Peninsula Winery as its winner of the Door County Industry of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>With over 70 different wines, ciders, and meads to be tasted at one of our two tasting bars, we hope you will be able to add to this rich and flavorful history. Stop by the winery on your next visit to Door County. We are located at 5806 Hwy. 42 in Carlsville \u2013 nine miles north of Sturgeon Bay. 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