There's problem, though. Many people have a hard time getting past the thick skin and bitter seeds of the muscadine. Not totally unexpected for a fruit that takes its name from the smell of a male ...

Weather is a handicap, but our sandy soil is a boon, and Spaniards made America’s first wine here almost 500 years ago. They and their 21st-century successors use grapes carefully bred by a grape ...

Dennis Gray may not be able to control Florida’s humidity, but he wants to help popular grape varieties shrug off fungal diseases that thrive in muggy weather, and open up new markets for the state’s ...

EAST MANATEE -- About 40 grape growers and wine enthusiasts gathered at a local vineyard Saturday to discuss their favorite topic -- Florida grapes. Grape experts from across the state gave ...

Researchers at UF/IFAS are harvesting their first crop of potentially disease-resistant wine grapes in Florida. The first crop at UF/IFAS's Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, Florida, ...

In a milestone for Florida agriculture, researchers have grown and harvested wine grapes that are resistant to the main bacterial disease that has long prevented the state from establishing a ...

Local grape growers and wannabe vineyard managers can pick up the latest in technology and research at the annual Field Day and Grape Gathering scheduled for July 14. Last year’s grape gathering – ...

Two types of grapes thrive in the Sunshine State: muscadine and Florida hybrid bunch grapes. Both are used as table fruit and for wine, juice and jelly-making. Grape harvest season begins in late June ...

Florida farmers and other business people are bubbling with enthusiasm to make wine. Florida is home to about 40 wineries. As of 2017, the most recent year for which there’s data, growers in the ...

Weather is a handicap, but our sandy soil is a boon, and Spaniards made America’s first wine here almost 500 years ago. They and their 21st-century successors use grapes carefully bred by a grape ...