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CERTIFIED FLORIDA FARM WINERIES
Under the Florida Farm Winery Program, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), a Florida winery may qualify as a tourist attraction only if it is registered with and certified in writing by the FDACS as a Florida Farm Winery. This certification status must be re-examined by the FDACS […]
Procedures for FDACS Grant Applications
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Viticulture Research Grant Program Procedures for Grant Applications For complete program guidelines and related information, click on the links below: https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Buy-Fresh-From-Florida/Wineries-and-Vineyards Contact: Julie Kay Charles, Program Manager (850) 617-7368 [email protected] Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Marketing and Development Mayo Building, […]
Grape Recipes
Grape Puree Wash and destem grapes. Seperate skins and pulp by hand. Cook skins and pulp separately. Cook skins slowly until tender with just enough water to keep skins from sticking to pot. Cook pulp slowly until seeds are easily pressed from the pulp. Cool, then press seeds from pulp with spoon or in a […]
Home Wine Making in Florida
Home Wine Making in Florida Robert P. Bates* Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, Gainsville Wine making activities in Florida have increased dramatically since this fact sheet was originally prepared in 1977. Wine consumption in Florida grew from 1.4 gallons to 2.5 gallons […]
Growing Muscadine Grapes in Florida
Taken from the brochure “Growing Muscadine Grapes in Florida”By: Jiang Lu, Cynthia Connolly & Joe Spinelli Center for Viticulture, Florida A&M University The Early settlers attempted to grow European grapes in Florida over 300 years ago. Through centuries of experimentation, however, grape growers found that non-native grapevines could not endure the state’s climate. In the 1930’s grape […]
Preservation of Florida Grapes
Taken from the brochure“Home Preservation of Florida Grapes”By:D.M. Gursky and R.P. BatesUniversity of Florida Grapes have returned to Florida and are definitely here to stay. In the 1920’s, several thousand acres of grapes had become established in central Florida when a ruinous disease destroyed the plantings, delivering the devastating message that grapes do not […]