Do you love wine? Do you enjoy the beautiful emerald water and sugar white sand along the Beaches of Northwest Florida? Isn’t it great when we get to combine these two?

Alright, enough with the questions.  In case you didn’t know, Florida is home to 22 commercial wineries with a focus on producing vinifera and native Muscadine wines.  Northwest Florida is home to five of these wineries including Emerald Coast Wine Cellars in Destin, SeaBreeze Winery in Panama City Beach, Chautauqa Vineyards in Defuniak Springs, Monticello Vineyards and Winery in Tallahassee and Three Oaks Winery in Vernon.

Muscadine grapes have high levels of polyphenols and other nutrients that help fight off various bacteria and fungus.  Whether you’re a fan of red or white wine, Muscadine grapes may be found in each order.  In their natural habitat, they proved a good food source to wildlife. 

The Vinifera grape is a common grape that has been grown and harvested in different varieties.  It is known as the main source of old world wine and table grapes.

So, to my father and all of you other wine lovers out there, you now have a little more knowledge about wine along the panhandle of Florida.  Enjoy your wine, drink responsibly and revel in the fact that a glass of wine a day may keep the doctor away. 

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