In keeping with my string of world's largest, Duplin Winery, in Rose Hill, NC, is the World's best-selling muscadine winery and the oldest winery in North Carolina. It opened back in 1972 and has been family-owned for three generations. Their wines are typically made from muscadine and scuppernong grapes. I learned that they also carry Mothervine Wine, which comes from clippings of the 400-year-old vine in Roanoke Island. Duplin Winery was allowed to take clippings from this Mother Vine and established a new vineyard. Legend suggests the vine may have been planted by Croatan Native Americans or settlers of the Lost Colony. Scuppernong grapes are a white muscadine variety that is North Carolina's official state fruit. Duplin Winery is also known as the winery of the South. There is a large parking lot. The building's exterior looks rustic. Inside, you will be greeted when you enter the door. Remember to get your basket or cart, as it is difficult to carry items without one. The first room has the wines and food products. They had a section for sampling the dips, salsas, crackers and other items. The other room has the wine tasting and gift shop. Then, beyond that, there is the Bistro. I was delighted to find non-alcoholic wines. They offered Muscadine cider, Scuppernong (white), and Muscadine (red). I left with all three. While I didn't get to try the specific Mothervine wine, I did get to try the Alcohol-Free Scuppernong at the Bistro, which features the same historic state fruit variety that made the Mother Vine famous! The gift shop has items to find those perfect gifts or just something for yourself. From the rustic charm to the friendly greeting at the door, Duplin Winery truly lives up to its reputation as the 'Winery of the South.' It's a great stop for the history, the gifts, and the delicious sweet treats. read more

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Bought the Carlos dry table wine. We knew a wine from North Carolina wasn't going to compete with California, Europe or other premium locations but this wine tasted like gasoline. We poured it out. read more

We had an amazing afternoon tasting some amazing wine and the food at the bistro amazing!!!! The service was impeccable and the entire ambiance from the moment you enter was tastefully decorated. It was a great day of friends getting together from many states! we will be back! The winery tour was great! The knowledge Bruce shared was so great he definitely knows what he's doing! The wine tasting was very good! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LTBJAd/ read more

I haven't been in person...yet but I have had the wine. A coworker of mine has family near the winery and on her recent visit brought me back 2 bottles of wine. I haven't opened up the second bottle yet, but I had the Bald Head Red chilled and it was delicious. I felt like it was summer time all over again, it was juicy, slightly fruity and sweet. read more

Everything was amazing, including the staff and the food is in a class by itself. Special thanks to Wendy who served us and my compliments to the chef. The Shrimp Stir Fry was incredible. read more

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Went for a flight & cheese platter. The wine was good and the lady helping us was great. I am disappointed that the "cheese platter" was a plastic box of refrigerated crackers with a cheese dip. I think the "cheese platter" is misleading there, we thought we were going to get more of a charcuterie board type of thing.. 30$ for 4 tastes of wine and some crackers/ dip, so maybe worth it ? I wouldn't go again read more

Lovely winery with lots of interesting things to see including a fun gift shop with a full selection of wine, gifts, and goodies. The Bistro has a nice selection of sandwiches and salads for lunch, and service is outstanding. Relaxing vibes and friendly faces everywhere! The fried Mahi sandwich was wonderful and filled with fresh vegetables on a brioche bun. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that complimentary samples of Duplin wine is offered with lunch to help diners make an appropriate selection. This is a nice place to sit and sip or come for a day time meal whether or not you are a wine enthusiast. read more

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After starting my wine drinking with Duplin wines (Hatteras Red) years ago, I was pretty excited to finally get to visit the original winery! We did the wine tasting and did not have that long of a wait. It is definitely different than your traditional winery as you do group tastings with one server at Duplin. Also, you do not get to pick the wines you want to try, instead it is preselected - which I suppose is nice because you get a well-rounded balance to try, but I know right away when there will be ones I do not like and will be wasting. Our wine flight: Carlos - too dry for me. Magnolia - too dry for me, but better than Carlos Muscadine Moscato - I was excited to finally try the first ever muscadine moscato blend, and it was SO good! They also threw in a taste of the Southern Mist, which is the bubbly version. I thought I'd like that one better, but it turns out, Muscadine Moscato was definitely my preference. Sweet Lily - very good, sweet bubbly wine. I do prefer the Sweet Rose bubbly wine to this one, but this one is still very enjoyable. Scuppernong - just okay. Burgundy - too dry for me. Pink Magnolia - just okay Bald Head Red - Good! Sangria Red - Good. I actually prefer their Sangria White or Sangria Rose over the red. Peach Cotton Candy - definitely a sweet one, and it was good! The tasting came with a glass of wine - you go to their bar where they have all the wines available. We tried a sip of a couple before ultimately choosing what we would have. My husband went with the Sweet Lily and I went with the Sweet Rose. Overall, not my favorite NC winery as I prefer traditional 1:1 tastings and places that are more relaxed, but I'm glad we finally got to visit Duplin. We went home with a bottle of the Muscadine Moscato and Sweet Rose as those are not easy to find in the stores here in Charlotte. I recommend a stop at Duplin if you are in the area and have time to visit. read more

Went in the start of a girl's weekend. This was not my first time going and won't be my last. I got the steak salad. I ordered med rare. Surprisingly the meat was perfect. It's cheaper to get a bottle of wine than 2 glasses so of course we got a bottle. Good service, good atmosphere, good friends - what could be better? read more

Great vibe and friendly service. I wish we could have stayed longer but just happened to find this prize while passing thru town. The wine was delicious! (Grabbed a couple bottles to take home). I love the wine centered on the muscadine grapes. You can really taste them. The band playing was awesome and engaged. We only got to hear a few songs so I really wish we got there earlier. read more

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Their wine is wonderful I have not received a bottle yet that I disliked . We enjoyed it and have belonged to their wine club for several years. read more

Great for a group trip. We had a timed reservation for the winery tour. You do have to drive down the road about 1 miles to the production center. No pictures allowed inside as we were walked through the process of making muscadine wine at the largest muscadine winery in the world. Our tour guide was informative and energetic. We learned a lot of interesting wine trivia. At the end we were given samples and a complimentary bottle of their best selling red wine. After the tour our group did a tasting. No choices. You get what is on their tasting menu. The tasting rooms are really nicely set up for a group. Your given a tasting notes sheet and catalog. With your tasting you get 1 complimentary glass of wine from their tasting list, conveniently redeemed in the very large gift shop. If you have never had muscadine, just be prepared for a sweet grape with a very unique taste. read more

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This place is so popular and good, that they have large group tastings down to a science! When we arrived we were welcomed inside to a large well appointed wine and gift store. Tastings are done continuously and once tickets are purchased, guests are asked to wait for a short time. As soon as a tasting room is available enough guests to fill the room are invited in. (Just like typical buzzer system for a wait in any restaurant). The wine pourer is located in the middle of a large rectangular bar and guests sit around three sides of the bar. Our server was extremely knowledgeable about each of the wines being poured, as well as friendly and funny! Guests are encouraged to ask questions about the wines. In addition to the wines being sampled each guest is given a small tub of their homemade cheese dip and homemade gourmet crackers to enjoy with the wines. You also get a full pour of any of the wines tasted. After the tasting we perused the store and enjoyed a cocktail slushie, which can be purchased at a small bar located within the shop. If you are looking for a small intimate tasting and want privacy this is not the place. But if you are looking for a great tasting and want to have some fun with it then I say run, don't walk! And don't be like us, save some room for dessert. I hear the cheesecake is awesome. read more

Duplin Winery - Decorative wine glass because I forgot pics at the tasting - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina

Great spot to stop for lunch. Excellent selection of sandwiches and burgers. Fast friendly service where everything chef made and not fast food. read more

My boyfriend and I came from PA for a wedding and decided to get some wine and food. The service has been nothing but amazing. We visit the south often so we are use to southern hospitality but they take it to another level. 100/10 recommend. Wendy was out server and she did an amazing job. read more

I was in town for a wedding with my girlfriend and we were looking for something fun to do. We did a wine tasting at Duplin and it was amazing! The prices were really great and fair and the wine was good. I would highly recommend this winery to anyone visiting in the local area. The staff were super helpful and kind as well as outgoing and fun to talk to. read more

Duplin Winery - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina

it was all that I hoped it be we had flights the wines were what I like sweet wines live band was good and service was amazing

Santa loves Duplin Winery! Everyone there stays on the Nice List ! From the Kitchen to the Show Room ! Top Notch all the way! Burt the head Chief and his staff are the best. Always on the Nice List. Come see a dinner show. The Fabulous Golden Oldies open Feb 24th . Have a Great Meal and a show that will make you think you're in a Time Machine! Santa moonlights as the drummer for the show ! It's my off season and Santa likes to Rock!!! I go by John can't let the kiddos know! Keeping a low profile! Looking forward to the show! Go Go Go - Ho Ho Ho read more

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Stopped by on our drive home from the coast. This was a convenient halfway stop for lunch. They have a nice outdoor courtyard that was very quiet on a Monday. We went into the winery to taste a few wines so that we could have a glass with lunch but it took forever for someone to help us, and the place was empty. There were at least 3 people working who were oblivious to customers. When I finally got help I was able to taste a few wines but I honestly felt like I was inconveniencing them. I ended up quickly picking the blueberry cotton candy wine which was super sweet but good. They weren't doing table service at the outside tables so we ordered our food to go inside the Bistro and got it boxed up so we could eat outside. The chicken salad sandwich was a little sweet for my liking. read more

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A must stop for muscadine wine lovers. The winery is easy to locate and you pass beautiful vineyards on your drive there. I parked conveniently right out front. I used the restroom and then perused the shop. The winery is packed with numerous items available to purchase and bottles after bottles of wine. They had more than enough flavors to choose from and all seemed reasonably priced (about $6-$20). I decided on a bottle of Hatteras Red and a bottle of Blackberry Wine. They do offer tastings, but I did not have time. We drank the wine at a later date and really enjoyed it. It had a good flavor without being overwhelmingly sweet (as some muscadine wines can be). Overall, we had a good experience and recommend this winery to others! read more

Duplin Winery - the entrance to the winery - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina

Love this place! Darby was an absolute awesome host and and we had a blast in the wine tasting today!! read more

I really enjoyed visiting this winery on a Saturday afternoon. Me and my family enjoyed trying the 10 different wines through the tasting and also the crackers and homemade dip that came along with it. It was about 12 people or so in the tasting room and we all got a little booklet about the different wines and information on the winery as well as the tasting sheet with a pen so we could rate each wine. Afterwards we all had one drink ticket to redeem at the bar for a glass of wine of our choosing . They had some live music outside in the courtyard so we sat outside to enjoy our wine and music . Overall I had a good time here and would definitely come back. read more

Duplin Winery - Tasting sheet - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina

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The winery tour with Mr. Bruce was very informative. He took us through the history of the company. We were able to see how the wine is processed, bottled, and packed. Thank you Mr Bruce! Our group enjoyed it. R. Rowe Day Program Manager at A Caring Heart Case Management (Goldsboro NC) read more

First Wine Tasting with Duplin Wine. Oh, boy what a interest treat during a pandemic. Bruce was our wine connoisseurs for this afternoon. He did a fantastic job on the history of the company, wine/recipe pairing. In my Bruce voice: if you don't drink a dry wine cook with it from pot roast to strawberry cakes. You must try their pineapple habanero dip don't worry it's not spicy but really good. A must with their homemade cracker's. Sign up for the wine club you will thank me later. You're welcome read more

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We got there late so couldn't do a tasting or tour, but the staff was very friendly and allowed us to taste wines before we purchased. We will definitely go back. The coconut wine was soooo good! read more

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Road trip with our 50+ group to Duplin Winery in Rose Hill. We had a reservation at the Bistro restaurant for 25 seated together although our group was 35. We were told they would only reserve 25. The remainder of our party made their own reservations and did not sit in the same area. No problem they were in the house. The servers were friendly and professional. They took our orders and answered questions asked. We were able to welcome our members and say a corporate prayer while waiting on our food. Beverages were served. One small table with 4 seated got their meals first. Everything was plated nicely and arrived hot. I ordered the Chef Special which was a three or four cheese lasagna. It looked tasty but didn't look like your typical lasagna pulled high with meat and sauce with noodles on the bottom. I didn't realize that it had meat which I do not eat. I ordered a Caesar salad and was satisfied. It was fresh and the salad dressing had a good flavor...also plentiful. I took the lasagna home. One table was delayed in getting their meals. Not sure if there was a problem. But needless to say all tables were not done at the same time...but we're worked it out. An 18% gratuity was added to each bill...not knowing and I didn't ask...most left an additional tip as well. After brunch our group shopped and several did a wine tasting. Overall everyone enjoyed the Duplin Winery and The Bistro. Several were interested in going back in December for the Christmas show. read more

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If you like SWEET wine, you will enjoy this. I personally prefer less sweet. The tasting was fun regardless, and the shop has so many fun wine gifts. The Bistro restaurant attached has really good food. read more

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We went to the annual Grape Stomp and had to stop by the winery. I loved the Myrtle Beach location so much, I became a Club Member! This location is slightly different and has a few more rules. Our group did a tasting with Loretta. She kept saying that she was tired and we had to rush because they closed at 5pm. This was not good service especially to the people who had never been to a tasting. In addition, the young lady that checked us in messed up. Perhaps, they were overwhelmed due to the crowds as a result of the Grape Stomp. Hopefully, next year they will be better prepared. I love the wine! But think I'll stick to the Myrtle Beach location. read more

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We've always loved their wine, so we decided to drop by the winery on the way to Topsail Island and absolutely loved it. We went on the tour, hosted by Karen, and she was knowledgeable and wonderful. Great experience and cant wait to come back! read more

The employees are super nice. We got there at 10am as soon as they opened and had a private wine tasting with just our party because we were the only ones there. Was amazing for $15. We were told stories about the wine and could taste a whole list of them and got a free glass of our choice from the list at the end. The only thing I did not enjoy was the $13 tour... It was only about a 10min long tour of one warehouse. And we weren't even shown the whole thing, only the front. And none of the workers were actually making any wine at the time. Not even bottling any of the wine. So we stood outside of the bottling room and watched a three minute video of how it's done. I'm just a little upset that me and my guests payed $13 each to watch a video of wine being made when we were all expecting to see it first hand. I think $13 would maybe be a good price if people were actually working and making wine in the warehouse while you tour, But just for stepping in the warehouse and walking around a few hundred feet and then being shown a video, I think the price should be more like $5 but, like I said, other than the tour, we had a good time with the tasting, and the employees were very nice! We will probably be coming back again just not doing the tour next time. read more

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Several visits a year with family and friends for tastings and events. Always sure to please with the amazing staff... great wines ... food and entertainment when provided read more

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Beautiful winery. Great food. Great wines. Enjoyed the wine tasting and the gift shop.

My wife and I stopped by for lunch with our 5 year old foster son. We're wine club members so we got our complimentary glasses of wine. My wife had the chef's special- grilled chicken alfredo over linguine , I had the Summer Fruit Salad and our foster had the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. One of the waitstaff stopped by and brought him crayons and paper to draw on( that was great!). Everything was delicious! read more

Duplin Winery - Summer Fruit Salad with chicken - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina

We stopped here on our way home from the beach. Obviously we had to go check out the world's largest frying pan that was in town first but then we headed to the winery. The tours were cancelled due to covid but the tastings were being held and they were socially distancing tasters quite well. We had Zack as our wine expert and he was such a sweet and well informed young man. He was very knowledgeable about the winery, the history, and was very personable as well. The wines are all great no matter what your preference is and they even have a wine slushie. I mean, come on! Yum! They have a cute gift shop as well and you could even order food. Definitely purchased some wine and some yummy habanero jam. If you are in the area I highly recommend this winery. I love the family feel it has. read more

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We went to the Old Country Christmas Dinner and show for my birthday. It was our first time at Duplin but we were welcomed with open arms. The entire staff really treats every guest like they are apart of the family. We started with a wine tasting. This part was really interesting because we got to learn how each wine is made and how they achieve various shades of red in the wine. All of the wine was spectacular but my absolute favorite was the Holiday Jingle Spice. We then were seated for dinner. We had a garden salad with muscadine lemon poppyseeds dressing, an applewood smoked pork loin with pineapple and muscadine Pico De Gallo on top, and for desert we had a the best gingerbread cheesecake. After dinner the show started and it was amazing! Such a talented cast. Curtis Lee was there to play the fiddle and he did phenomenal. Such a great time at Duplin! read more

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We used to live in Virginia and vacation on South Caroline beaches. Starting drinking Duplin wines there - the best sweet wines I've ever drank! In 2006, we moved to Texas, near Fort Worth and they starting sending me wines by FedEx and have done so ever since. Still, the best sweet wines ever - Texas has a few sweet wines, but they don't hold a candle to Duplin Wines! Throughout the year, I usually order at least two cases and friends have helped me drink all of that wine. Have passed onto them the address and website of Duplin Wines; wish they would order more, so I could drink their wines for a while, but just so long as its Duplin Wine, I don't care who pays for it, just so long as its cold and ready for drinking. read more

I came here with some girlfriends and we had a blast! They have the cutest gift shop and a ton of wine options. We bought our wine tasting through GROUPON since it saved us a couple dollars. I think we all ended up going home with a case of wine. We also ate at the restaurant they have on site. It was really good. I highly recommend making a day of it with lunch and the winetasting. read more

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This surgery sweet, poor man's Boone's Farm tastes like something that only a resident of a bridge underpass would enjoy. I mean, I guess it is technically a "winery" in the same way that the fine folks who produce similar "bum wines" such as MD 20/20 and Richards Wild Irish Rose can claim to be wineries, but my God. This stuff is absolute swill. To quote the famous "Australian Table Wines" skit from Monty Python, "this is not a wine for drinking. This is a wine for laying down and avoiding". read more

Billboards do work! Driving and saw a sign talking about a winery tour. The tour was free and we learned all about muscadine grapes and wine making. We then paid $5 pp for a wine tasting. This was an excellent and fun time. We sampled at least ten wines learning about each one's attributes. Very professional done. With a repeat visit when they are bottling in the fall. Check out their bistro for lunch next door. read more

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Dennis does an amazing and humorous tasting. Great explanations behind the wines and different ways to use them. Nolan made us feel welcome to have another glass on the lovely patio and was very ready to help with whatever we needed. Ann at the register was very welcoming and made jointing the heritage club a breeze. Can't wait to come back! read more

Duplin Winery - Wineries Near Me - Rose Hill, North Carolina