5 unique Valentine’s Day ideas better than the usual dinner
Skip the overhyped reservations and long lines this year. Whether you’re cheering on your team in pajamas or exploring hidden gems in Duplin County, these five low-stress, high-fun ideas prove that the best Valentine’s dates happen on your own terms.
NCAA basketball in matching jammies
While every other couple spends two hours getting dressed up only to stand in line at a restaurant, the two of you are stretched out on the couch with your favorite gameday munchies, like bacon crackers, hot cheesy pull-apart garlic bread, ultimate guacamole, and Duplin Crab Dip. Pop easy-drinking wines like Scuppernong Blush on ice, and start sketching your NCAA tournament brackets while watching the game.
Premium wine and pizza delivery
Fancy wine, favorite pizza delivery, zero reservations. Your living room just became the best seat in town! No matter if you’re a Domino’s, Little Ceasar’s, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s or hometown pizzeria fan, Duplin Queen Anne’s Revenge is the sweet, chillable red that delivers the best premium wine experience with pizza. Complex and bold bodied, plus a distinctive bite at the finish, makes pizza night extra.
Valentine’s potluck
Get together with the people you love the most for an unforgettable Valentine’s Day full of family and friendship. Share a love theme like “Romantic Movie Recipes” (think baked spaghetti for “Lady and the Tramp”) or “Some Like It Hot” featuring spicy dishes like sheet-pan chicken tacos). Ice down crushable reds and easy white wines that pair well with lots of dishes.
Explore a small town
Experience relaxing drives along winding country roads that lead to wonderful surprises in Duplin County, North Carolina. You’ll find Kenansville Spring, dating to the 1700s, and old-fashioned hoop cheese at The Country Barn in Fountaintown. Grab lunch and do a wine tasting or get sandwiches and a few bottles of wine to-go from Duplin Winery in Rose Hill and then head off to quirky Cowan Museum and beautifully restored 1800s home named Liberty Hall.
Get to know each other over a bottle of wine
Each of you write down some unexpected questions and drop them in bowl. Mix up fun, goofy questions like “What do you wish was in the refrigerator at midnight every night?" and “What is a totally useless thing that you are strangely proud of being able to do?” Add deeper dives like “What is one place, either a physical destination or a milestone, you’re dying for us to reach together this year?” Crack open a couple of adventurous wines and then take turns picking random questions to ask each other from the bowl. Let the re-connection and deeper bonding begin.
