Duplin Winery Releases Sweet Caroline and New Label

July 31, 2009 - PRLog -- Duplin Winery, the largest winery in the South and the winery that jumpstarted the burgeoning wine industry in North Carolina over 30 years ago, has rolled out the latest release in their growing family of Muscadine wines.  Sweet Caroline is a red Muscadine table wine and reveals the winner of the 2009 Jewels of Carolina Label Art Competition. The new wine is similar to the wildly popular commemorative TEN wine produced for the Carolina Hurricanes Tenth Anniversary Season two years ago.

The annual Jewels of Carolina Art Label Competition was held for the second time this year with great success and widespread response.  Artists from across the country sent in artwork for the competition.  In the end, five finalists were chosen by the Duplin Winery Heritage Wine Club members and those selected were then voted on by the public through an interactive voting process.

The winner of the 2009 Jewels of Carolina competition is Sheyenne Wiggins of La Grande, Oregon.  “It’s an incredible honor and privilege to have my artwork chosen as this year’s winner.  I never dreamt one of my portraits would be on a wine label.”

Ms. Wiggins heard about the competition with only a few weeks to the entry deadline and had never had the experience of creating a work from a title only.  “When I heard the wine would be called Sweet Caroline, I saw a picture in my head:  A woman from long ago, looking over her shoulder, asking you to join her in a place where time moves slowly.  I wanted Caroline to be someone who represented different women, who had life experiences, told a story, and found strength and happiness at the end of it all.”

The portrait created by Sheyenne Wiggins perfectly reflects the essence of the wine, Sweet Caroline.  Sweet Caroline is a mellow blend of Niagara grapes picked at the height of ripeness, bursting with fresh fruit flavors.

Currently, Sweet Caroline is in the tasting line up for Duplin Winery’s free daily tastings of their award winning wines.  

Sweet Caroline is available through the Duplin Winery retail store located in Rose Hill and online at www.duplinwinery.com.

For more information about Sweet Caroline, the artist, and Duplin Winery, please visit www.duplinwinery.com

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About Duplin Winery
Duplin Winery produces wines made from Muscadine grapes, which are touted for their high levels of resveratrol in both red and white varieties (about 10 times the amount as ordinary red wines). This year, Duplin Winery was honored with the IMPACT Hot Brand award and the Fast Track award. Both shortlists recognized are recognized internationally and Duplin is the first winery to receive the awards outside of the traditional west coast and European winemaking regions. Duplin Winery is located in Rose Hill, North Carolina and is the premier North Carolina winery, offering free daily tours and tastings of their award winning wines, onsite Bistro Restaurant, and popular dinner theater performances. Visit www.duplinwinery.com for more information.