City Tour: Florida Orange Grove Winery
This past weekend, I was a make-believe
tour guide while my friend Christina visited from Orlando. We've never been to a wine tasting before, or a winery for that matter, so I figured a visit to the
was in order. I passed by it countless times before but never ventured in.
The Florida Orange Grove Winery is a boutique winery here in St. Petersburg. I always thought they just sold wines and hosted wine tastings, I had
no idea
they MADE their wines and had tours of their facility. So maybe I was more of a tourist than a tour guide after all. :)
They also have a gift shop and a wall of unique flavored jellies.
What's pretty neat about this winery is that they specialize in
. Not a mix of fruit juices with grape wine, but made from 100% fruit. If you're like me and prefer a sweet, light wine OR maybe you have not yet developed a taste for wine, this would perfect for you too. They taste just like the fruit it's made from… tangerine, kiwi, pineapple, coconut and a lot of other tropical fruits.
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I tried some pretty unique flavors: carrot, banana and mango wine just to name a few.
I would definitely recommend coming here if you’re ever in the area. I’ve already penciled it into my
schedule (which includes
and
) for any out-of-towners who visit me.
Have you recently discovered something awesome about your city?
Florida Orange Grove Winery
1500 Pasadena Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707