City Tour: Florida Orange Grove Winery

This past weekend, I was a make-believe St. Petersburg 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 Florida Orange Grove Winery 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 fruit wines. 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 tour guide schedule (which includes John’s Pass and St. Petersburg Pier) for any out-of-towners who visit me.

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Florida Orange Grove Winery
1500 Pasadena Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707