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From wine to jelly to raisins, grapes can be enjoyed in a number of ways. So it's no wonder that grapes are the second-most popular fruit (they come in a close second to oranges) and that growing and processing grapes is one of the world’s largest food industries.One of the earliest cultivated fruits, grapes were introduced in biblical times, and the consumption of wine is an important motif in...

Probably like some of you, I pay thousands of dollars per year to insure against having to pay thousands of dollars MORE per year in case I might get sick. This is just one of those things that, if you are able to do, you do. Everyone tells you that it’s a necessary evil in our society and that if you don’t have it, you’re screwed. It’s a conundrum though, isn’t it? On the one...

Hello Again Growing Bolder Faithful, I just finished Don Felder's highly entertaining new book about the Eagles, Heaven and Hell. There are some gems for central Florida music history buffs. Felder had some early friendships with "Tommy" Petty, Duane Allman, and Stephen Stills long before they were stars. Some of it's sour grapes, but the back stories of the Eagles are pretty tasty. Check it...

Lots of friends ask me where or how to buy wine. Where is easy. It's how that's a little tricky out there. There are tons of groceries ( Publix in FL is top), Big Box Clubs ( Costco has the best variety there), Big Retailers ( in FL there is ABC, Wine Warehouse and now Total Wine) and independent retailers that have one or two stores servicing a local market. There are also some pretty cool...

Like many others, as the new year approaches, I have decided to make some major life changes. You...