Wine-loving ladies, this one’s for you! Get your girl gang together and get ready for a road trip to remember, filled with wine tastings, cheese samples, and Door County cherry donuts that are absolutely to die for!
Lauren recently road-tripped to Door County with some friends for a bachelorette party and we winery-hopped all weekend long, working our way up the peninsula. Our first stop was Door 44 Winery, in Sturgeon Bay.
Door 44 was an absolutely beautiful location, with a lovely outdoor patio, an expansive green grassy area to picnic or hang out with your pet (there were several dogs there!), and rows of grapevines to wander through or stop for a picture.
Lauren’s favorite wine here was the Frozen Tundra White, which is a Frontenac Gris blend with notes of peach, tropical fruits, and honey. It’s actually also one of the top 40 wines in the world, ranking among wines from France, South Africa, Tuscany, and Napa Valley! Despite this prestigious ranking, we managed to score a bottle for just $14.99. Cheers to that!
Winery number two was Door Peninsula Winery, also in Sturgeon Bay. We had so much fun tasting wines here we forgot to take any pictures, but they have an immense selection of wines (guessing somewhere close to 80!) and lots of fun fruity varietals to try! The highlight was definitely getting to taste two of their ice wines, Frostline and Cherry Frost. Most wineries in the area charges between $5-10 for a tasting, but Door Peninsula offered theirs for free and included ice wines that often are extra, even in a paid tasting. Both the Frostline and the Cherry Frost were a real treat, and we couldn’t help walking away with a bottle of the Frostline.
Our third stop was Harbor Ridge Winery in Egg Harbor. This winery had the most expensive tasting, coming in at $10, but it was probably our favorite. Their wines all have very clever names like “Gimme One Good Riesling” and “Call Me a Cab.” “Carmen’s Last Dance” was a favorite among our group, but it’s a “dangerous” one, tasting like grape juice, while somehow still having a 12% alcohol content! Be careful, or it might be your last dance too!
Lauren’s personal favorite was the Chocovine Chocolate Wine, particularly the Whipped Cream variety! It was so rich and creamy and decadent, it really takes dessert wine to the next level, and you know we had to take home a bottle of that as well.
In addition to some really fantastic wines, Harbor Ridge had an incredibly adorable patio area with private domes to sit and enjoy some wine and snacks with your gal pals.
Our last (but not least) stop, was Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery in Fish Creek. After all the wine at the last three wineries, Lauren decided to switch it up and go for a cherry wine slushie, along with some delicious Door County cherry donuts.
We had an absolutely amazing weekend, and if Door County isn’t on your list of places to visit this summer yet, it’s time to plan a trip!
Exploren with Lauren 