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Florida wines are one thing as in, wines grown from Florida grapes or other fruits and bottled here in the Sunshine State. But Florida’s wine-based businesses extend far beyond the vineyard. There are sommeliers and distributors, restaurant beverage directors and boutique wine shop owners. Judith Smelser covers the Central Florida wine scene on her website, Orlando Wine Blog. When the COVID-19 pandemic brought Florida’s hospitality industry to a screeching halt in March, Judith began chronicling its effects on a podcast called UnWineding. Even after Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed restaurants to reopen for indoor dining at a limited capacity, bars including wine bars could only sell alcohol to-go. By May, breweries that sold food or had an on-site food truck were once again allowed to seat customers. But wine bars remained lumped together with nightclubs and relegated to carry-out sales possibly because wine shop owners lack the political clout of the Florida Brewers Gui ....
Dr. Fred Opie is one of the guests on this season of The Zest. This week on Florida Matters, we ll learn more about the new season of WUSF s food podcast, The Zest, and get a taste of some episodes. This week on Florida Matters, we ll learn more about the new season of WUSF s food podcast, The Zest, and get a taste of some upcoming episodes. The Zest dives into the world of Florida food through interviews with chefs, farmers, restaurant owners and historians. Former WUSF staffer Robin Sussingham hosted its first two seasons with Dalia Colón as her producer. Colón is a long time journalist in the Tampa Bay region. You’ve probably heard her here on WUSF or seen her on WEDU-TV, where she co-hosts WEDU Arts Plus. ....