If you like your wine but are balking at the price of some varieties, luckily, you have some great options in your backyard. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump threatened to place 200 percent tariffs on certain European-made products, including wine and champagne. The upcharge is retaliation for the European Union’s planned 50 percent tariff on American whiskey. President Trump said the move would be great for wine and champagne business in the United States. The ten wineries along the Door County Wine Trail would undoubtedly agree. Of the nearly 50 medal winners from Wisconsin at last month’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, wines made in Door and Kewaunee counties accounted for half of them. Rob Peterson from Door Peninsula Winery says its climate and soils have a lot to do with the flavor profile you often find in wines produced in this region.

Wineries across Door County and around the country could certainly benefit if tariffed wine turns off consumers and pulls them closer to locally produced products. According to CNN, the United States imports roughly $5.4 billion in wine from the EU.