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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida's long-dormant dream of a thriving traditional wine industry may finally be within reach. In a major milestone for state agriculture, researchers have successfully grown and harvested the ...

The first crop at UF/IFAS’s Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra, Florida, of Pierce’s disease-resistant grapes showed no signs of disease. The grape variety was developed by the ...