If you are going to enjoy award-winning cheese in Door and Kewaunee counties, you have to have award-winning wine to go with it. Winemakers in Door and Kewaunee counties are holding up their end of the bargain in recent months at national competitions. Door Peninsula Winery in Carlsville recently earned eight medals across several categories at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, including gold for its Red, White, and Blueberry sparkling wine, Cranberry Mule sparkling cider, and Modern Cider. At the same competition, Algoma’s Von Stiehl Winery won five medals, including a gold for its Riesling white wine. The wins come on the heels of success for Door and Kewaunee wineries at the 2024 International Cold Climate Wine Competition in Minneapolis in July. Kewaunee-based Parallel 44 was named the winery of the year for a third straight year, while Door 44 (Sturgeon Bay), Mixed Media (Egg Harbor), Door Peninsula Winery (Carlsville), and Lake Fire Winery (Baileys Harbor) all brought home gold medals for select entries. Anchored Roots Vineyard and Winery (Egg Harbor), Whitecap Winery (Ellison Bay), and Cold Country Vines and Wines (Kewaunee) also medaled at the competition. Earlier this summer, cheesemakers from Kewaunee County's Agropur plant in Luxemburg and Ron's Wisconsin Cheese in Luxemburg were honored with blue ribbons at the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Products Competition.