Breakthrough With First Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes Shows Hope for a Florida Wine Renaissance (UF News)

UF researchers have grown and harvested wine grapes that are resistant to the main bacterial disease that has long prevented the state from establishing a large-scale wine industry.
UF/IFAS Study Suggests Genetic Insights That Could Lead To Machine Harvesting of Muscadines, Tomatoes
UF researchers have discovered new insights into how fruit detachment occurs in muscadine grapes, paving the way for the possibility of mechanical harvesting.
Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes Could Be Boon for Florida’s Viticulture
Researchers at UF/IFAS are harvesting their first crop of potentially disease-resistant wine grapes in Florida. This could open the door to more traditional wine operations in Florida.