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COVER STORY
Keeping a to-do list
" The main one (challenge) would
be overcoming the thought that you
couldn't make wine in Florida as
very few had done it successfully
in the past few generations,
followed by the understanding of
how to successfully bring people
to the winery, educate them about
Muscadine wine and having them
try our wines " Burgess said.
The family vineyards began
in 1982 when CPA Gary Cox and
his wife Carole decided to open
a winery in Tallahassee, after
traveling to other wine growing
regions. The 2-acre vineyard
would become a test vineyard
for a larger plan to develop a
working winery in Florida.
In 1988, Cox, chairman of
the board, joined a group of
Orlando investors interested in
planting vineyards and opening
a winery in central Florida
where citrus groves had been
decimated by freezes. The
Tallahassee winery closed after
it became difficult to run both
operations. In 1996, the St.
Augustine winery opened.
Seavin owns Lakeridge as
well as the San Sebastian
Winery on Florida's East Coast
in Saint Augustine.
The best part of farming is
never finishing a to-do list -
a grower should always have
things to do, Burgess said.
Being a successful grower
requires patience, flexibility,
adaptability and perseverance.
Growers should learn mistakes
and consider new innovations,
she said.
" Don't believe everything you
read but give it fair consideration
and do your own research, "
Burgess said. " Progress is
impossible without change.
Be open-minded to new ideas. "
A key to successful winegrape
farming is to never be satisfied and
understand there is always room
for improvement.
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" When one can capture complex
terroir, it's all that goes into your
season and all of your work into
producing a high-quality and
exceptional bottle of wine, "
Burgess said.
Terroir is the factors including
soil, climate and sunlight that
shapes winegrapes' character.
" Non-material rewards are a
sense of accomplishment when
the crop is harvested, sunrises,
sunsets and healthy productive
grapevines in a well-maintained
vineyard, " she said.
Lakeridge grows the Red
Noble, Bronze Carlos and Welder
Muscadine varietals, with Pinot
Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet
Sauvignon and Petite Sirah wines
purchased from West Coast
wineries, cellared and bottled
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of June 2023

Editor's Letter
Cover Story: Muscadine time
Apple Outlook: Falling apples
Plant & Soil Health: Fighting fire blight
Food Safety: Food safety culture
Pest Control: Bug barriers
Farm Market & Agritourism: Farm markets can benefit from consumer trends, too
CMI
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
June 2023 - 1
June 2023 - 2
June 2023 - 3
June 2023 - Editor's Letter
June 2023 - 5
June 2023 - Cover Story: Muscadine time
June 2023 - 7
June 2023 - 8
June 2023 - 9
June 2023 - Apple Outlook: Falling apples
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June 2023 - Plant & Soil Health: Fighting fire blight
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June 2023 - Food Safety: Food safety culture
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June 2023 - Pest Control: Bug barriers
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June 2023 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Farm markets can benefit from consumer trends, too
June 2023 - 27
June 2023 - CMI
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June 2023 - Ag Labor Review
June 2023 - 31
June 2023 - Classifieds
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June 2023 - Advertiser Index
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