The History of Door County Cherries
The first Montmorency cherry orchard was planted on the peninsula in 1858. At the peak of its season in 1959, Door County was known as Cherryland USA and grew 95% of the tart cherry crop in the United States.
Orchard Country annually harvests an average of 350,000 lbs. Door County’s alkaline soil and shallow limestone deposits, proved to be well suited for growing fruit trees. This in combination with ideal weather conditions influenced by the waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay prevent early frost and creates gentle winds to ensure proper pollination in the spring.
Gone are the days when 12-15,000 hand pickers would migrate to Door County for the month of July to harvest. Today, a mechanical harvester shakes 7,000 cherries off an average tree in about 7 seconds.
That’s 60-100 trees per hour and enough cherries to make 28 pies or 30 bottles of 
wine.
Pick your own tart cherries are available during the season and fresh tart and sweet cherries are hand picked for sale in our country market. 3 different fresh-pressed, pasteurized ciders and 16 award- winning wines are made utilizing this versatile fruit.
Be Smart ~ Enjoy Tart!
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Door County Romance
Treat your Valentine to this semi-dry White Zinfandel blushed with a hint of Montmorency cherries. Serve chilled with chicken or seafood.
Special Price: $9.45
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Treat someone special to an 8oz bag of chocolate covered dried cherries. Milk or dark chocolate.
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