Created: 15/10-09 at 09.40 Latest comment: 14/2-10 at 19.17
Today is a biggggggg daaaay at Duplin Winery. We just hit the 5,000 person fan list milestone on FaceBook. If you would have told me that one year ago, I would have said, “Whoo Hoo---what is FaceBook.” I just did not know what FaceBook w
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Created: 15/10-09 at 07.34
It seems that our wine selection is going to decrease in size very quickly within the next four weeks. We have been very low on inventory for Blackberry, Mothervine Scuppernong and Sto
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Created: 14/10-09 at 08.19 Latest comment: 02/1-10 at 22.31
Have you ever started a project and wondered what else will go wrong? This is my life in a sixty plus year old building that was not meant to be a winery or a visitor center. I cannot tell you how much behind the scene work that our staff does
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Created: 13/10-09 at 22.29
I just spent the afternoon with Dr. Bruce from Grow Your Own garden show. I do not know if you have heard of this show before, but you can go to http://www.growyourown.tv/index.html to find out more about the show. Dr. Bruce seems to be
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Created: 11/6-09 at 09.50
The time is here and I want to invite everyone to join us for the second Duplin Winery Club cruise to the Carribean.
The one question that I get asked over and over again is when will have another cruise. I have made the excuse that Leah wa
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Created: 20/3-09 at 15.49
Have you ever wondered to yourself, "What in the world have I gotten myself into?" This is how I am starting to feel about all the construction going on at the retail store. If you have been to the winery, you will understand the bottle neck jam tha
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Created: 18/3-09 at 00.28
Two months ago, Dave (my oldest brother) asked me to do a wine tasting with him in Cincinnati, Ohio. I agreed, but I truly did not want go because: (1) Dave does not like flying and I knew he would want to drive up there (10 hours each way); (2) it
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Created: 02/3-09 at 17.33 Latest comment: 14/3-09 at 13.04
WOW Look at Duplin Winery! Duplin Winery has been awarded two of the biggest industry awards and they are recognized internationally! Duplin Winery will receive the Impact Hot Brands, an award given by the publishers of the Wine Spectator family of m
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Created: 14/2-09 at 00.23
I know I have told this story before, but I will tell it again, because some of you have not heard it. Six years ago, I met with my family and convinced them to add 2,500 square feet to the retail room. My Uncle was against it, bec
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Created: 23/12-08 at 17.44
This year has been the best year of my life. I have met so many new people and each of you has made my life a little better. Thank you for all of your emails and cards. Thank you for your continuing support. May God Bless you and Merry Chr
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Created: 12/12-08 at 10.40 Latest comment: 19/12-08 at 23.57
I will admit that the end of last week was a bad for me. My cell phone rang and I saw it was my father. When I answered, my father was not on the other end. It was Neil Boortz. My father had placed his telephone to the speaker of his car.
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Created: 08/12-08 at 22.23 Latest comment: 09/7-10 at 22.58
I have had a hard time for the past couple of weeks. Our wine catalog is due to go the printers and I had to make a decision about the 2009 price schedule. Last year, I announced that we would raise the price of our wine by 6.5% star
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Created: 01/12-08 at 11.14
Sixteen years ago, a grocery store owner came to us with an idea. He was from the Outer
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Created: 05/11-08 at 10.10
Vacation 2010!!I told my wife about my club member blog and how I was planning a cruise for 2010. She was a little upset that I would tell our club members about the cruise before I told her. I tried to explain that it just came t
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Created: 03/11-08 at 15.58
I love seeing kids dress up. I love watching them go from house to house and getting candy. I love stealing my children's candy while they are sleeping.
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Created: 18/10-08 at 21.04 Latest comment: 17/12-08 at 20.10
We have been working with the town of Rose Hill for some time now trying to get everything approved to start building off I-40. We have a great town board and I do want to thank them for their service and time. However, it is frustrating having
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Created: 03/9-08 at 18.27 Latest comment: 18/1-10 at 09.20
Created: 21/7-08 at 11.58 Latest comment: 27/4-10 at 08.32
This is a question that I get all the time and one that I ask myself every time I go out to dinner. I truly do not know the answer. We are Blessed that Duplin Winery is the third largest brand sold in NC. I am not talking about NC wine. We
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