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Provides information on several wineries open for wine-tasting in the Hudson Valley. Alison Wines and Vineyards; Brotherhood Winery; Glorie Farm Winery; Millbrook Vineyards and Winery; Rivendell Winery.

The article reports on the revival of breweries in Staten Island, New York City. Topics discussed include comedian Brian Quinn reintroducing Rubsam & Horrmann beer, Flagship Brewing Company which has adopted the borough's wild turkeys and baseball team into its branding and Kills Boro Brewing Company known for its experimental sours.

The article offers information on breweries in Charleston, South Carolina such as the Edmund's Oast Bewring Co. Topics discussed include description of the restaurant scene in the area, "The Neck," where seven breweries have opened within a short bike ride of each other and a survey of all seven new breweries, most food options, and a few of the entertainments in Charleston's Brewery District.

The article offers information about tourism and tourist-friendly distilleries as well as features the Castle & Key gin and bourbon distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.

The article reviews breweries including Fifth Hammer Brewing Co. located in Long Island City, New York Grimm Artisanal Ales located in Brooklyn, New York and Kills Boro Brewing Co. located in Staten Island, New York.

The article evaluates several wines including Venus La Universal Montsant Dido 2014 from Skurnik Wines, the Orto Vins Montsant Pedra Roja 2013 from Peninsula Wines, and the Celler de Capçanes Montsant Peraj Petita 2014 from Royal Wine.

The author reports on a winery which is going to be opened on Staten Island, New York, by the Tuscan Gardens Vineyard Founders Group. Details are given regarding the types of wine which are going to be produced and the varieties of grapes to be grown at the winery. According to the article, the group will start building the winery, which has yet to be named, in the Spring of 2008.

The article describes the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. The region is known for its ice wine, yet few people know about its other types of wines. The valley has 120 wineries and also offers many cycling trails. The article discusses the Cedar Creek Estate Winery and Quails' Gate Estate Winery.

This article discusses the production of Rolling Rock beer. In 2006 the Rolling Rock brewery, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch, was moved from its longtime home of Latrobe, Pennsylvania to Newark, New Jersey. The impact of the move on the city of Latrobe is discussed, as are Anheuser-Busch's reasons behind the brewery move.

The author presents a tourism and travel review of the Czech Republic, with particular focus on the country's beers and breweries.

Offers suggestions for summer beers. Delights of a good American pale ale; History of American beer-making; How, in a sampling of 24 American pale ales, the Dining section's panel of "The New York Times" found an unexpectedly wide range of styles; Problems with freshness; Overview of the beers tested; Mention of Oskar Blues Brewery Dale's in Colorado, which ranked the highest.

Focuses on the trend of wineries becoming more family- and user-friendly at the Napa Valley in California, a place known for its cozy bed-and-breakfasts, romantic restaurants, and wine.

Provides information on the business operation of brewery company, D. G. Yuengling & Sons Inc., in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

The article evaluates several bourbon whiskeys including the Kings County Distillery Bourbon, Middle West Spirits Oyo Bourbon Michelone Reserve, and Long Island Spirits Rough Rider Straight Bourbon.

The article offers travel tips for Michigan and includes information on a sip-and-ski trail travel through the two wineries and a cider house in Lealanau Peninsula.

The article focuses on the move of several East End, New York City-based wine producers to open their second tasting rooms in 2012. Lieb Cellars, owned by Mark Lieb, established a Cutchogue outlet while Jamesport Vineyards of Jamesport launched its new Shelter Island Wine Dock Tasting Room. Other producers being profiled include Peconic Bay Winery of Cutchogue, which started Empire State Cellars.

The article reports on the return of rum distilleries in Newport, Rhode Island. It mentions the Thomas Tew Rum, the first legal liquor made locally by Newport Distilling since 1842. It states that New England's concentration of distillers mirrors the region's rich connection to rum. According to the president of Turkey Shore Distilleries, Mathew Perry, New England's rum is not always known for its Cognac-like flavors.

The article reports on a summit meeting held by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of Albany, New York honoring the producers of alcohol. It mentions that the reason for the summit meeting is to highlight the state's rising industries. According to Coumo, he had witnessed phenomenal growth in the industry and that the increasing number of farm wineries has been evident in his 22 months as governor. Also, Cuomo assures to allocate $3 million to pay for the state's wine advertising.

PORTLAND, Ore., boasts more craft breweries than any other city in the world. Probably the smallest of them, Captured by Porches, is a mom-and-pop operation in a one-of-a-kind location: a truck on wheels that takes advantage of the city's loose alcohol laws and roving spirit of culinary adventure. Between four and eight craft ales are served from three circulating trucks. Its flagship beer is made from local hops and smoothly toes the line between sweet and pleasantly bitter. ''We just can't make enough beer,'' said Brian White, a brewer and occasional bartender on wheels. Hence the operation's recent expansion from a nanobrewery (roughly two kegs at a time) to a proper microbrewery. Passing by its Alberta Street location, a curious local stopped to ask, ''Is there really a brewing company inside a bus?'' Go to capturedbyporches.com. JORDAN MICHELMAN [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To an out-of-towner, Oxford's narrow, winding Hurley Road holds a couple of surprises. The first is its proximity to an airport. The second, just off the slightly overgrown country lane in a modern industrial park, is Cavalry Brewing, which began producing beer last July. Mike McCreary, Cavalry's owner-brewer, learned the trade working at breweries in northern England. ''I've really tried to mirror what's going on over there,'' he said. That means using imported British ingredients, like Maris Otter malt and Fuggles hops, and adjusting the local water to a gypsum level similar to that of Burton-on-Trent, where Bass Ale originated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the Blue Point Brewing Company opened in Patchogue 13 years ago, said Pete Cotter, 48, the brewery's co-founder, ''we were the only game in town for a while. ''Now there seems to be a craft-beer renaissance.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMONG the great wineries of the 20th century, my grandfather's basement in the Bronx never got much respect. The best thing you could say about the red wine he made each fall was that there was a lot of it. My father, Frank Tortorello, who started his apprenticeship in the cellar at age 7, describes the drink as peasant wine. ''You wouldn't talk about it revealing a hint of chocolate,'' he said. ''This stuff didn't sneak up on you. It hit you straight between the eyes.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the Middle Eastern lands along the Mediterranean, arak has long been the drink of choice to accompany meze. But Lebanese wineries are paying more attention to the finesse with which they produce this ancient anise-flavored spirit. At Massaya, for example, the fermented juice of native white grapes is triple-distilled in a traditional pot still. On the third still run, the spirit is infused with fresh, organic green anise seeds from Mount Hermon. The arak (106 proof) is aged in clay amphorae for 18 months, making a smooth, deeply flavorful spirit. Like pastis (although less sweet), arak is meant to be diluted: one part spirit to two of water, before adding ice. El Massaya Arak is $24.99 for 750 milliliters at Astor Wines, $23.99 from drinkupny.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MY father, Ken Grossman, started Sierra Nevada Brewing Company with a partner 30 years ago and bought him out in 1998. I always knew I wanted to work in the family business. As a kid, I was always there. I learned how to ride a bicycle in the parking lot, and I'd tinker in the maintenance shop. I've grown up around some of the employees. My first paying job at the brewery, at 15, was cleaning the fermenting tanks. After that, I helped prepare the yeast, malt and hops. From there I moved into the production departments and brewed the beer. I also worked in maintenance and learned welding and other skills. Both of my older sisters have worked in the brewery, too, but neither works here right now. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BY 8:30 a.m., Glen Nile was elbow-deep in a bucket of Cascade hops, pulling apart the dry pods and releasing the lupulin, a resinous substance that plays a crucial role in the creation of beer. Meanwhile, Errol Chase, who goes by ''Butch,'' was pouring pints of oatmeal stout. ''When it is something you enjoy doing, it can hardly be considered work,'' said Mr. Nile, 40, of Cumberland, R.I. ''Plus, to work on a system like this is a real treat.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The party's over for Naomi Brilliant. The social butterfly whose rock 'n' roll events at Roshambo, her Sonoma winery, attracted droves of San Francisco hipsters -- typically in silly costumes -- is plowing under the vines she inherited from her grandfather to grow vegetables. She's sold the last of her Roshambo wine. After 10 years in overdrive trying to convince her generation that wine is a blast, ''I realized I wasn't having any fun doing this any more,'' Ms. Brilliant, 37, said in an interview. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The phrase ''Chicago distilleries'' tends to elicit visions of cinematic gunfights and bullet-pocked Cadillacs -- not hyper-educated Gen Xers surrounded by 60 pounds of raw ginger. Welcome to the new era of boutique spirit making in Chicago. Your local guides are Sonat and Robert Birnecker and Sonja and Derek Kassebaum, the young couples who own and operate the area's only two artisan distilleries, and whose meticulously made spirits have been called ''impeccable'' and ''second to none'' by local tastemakers like Kyle McHugh and Charles Joly. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Anheuser-Busch InBevsaid on Thursday that it would sell its operations in Eastern and Central Europe to a private equity firm. The sale is the latest in a series of divestments that the company, based in Leuven, Belgium, set out to make after the takeover of Anheuser-Busch by InBev last year. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SABMiller of London will double production capacity at its Zambian operations this year after spending $100 million over two years refurbishing its plants in the country. Beer production at Zambian Breweries will increase to 1.5 million hectoliters (39.6 million gallons), SABMiller said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In December Mojo HD, a high-definition channel that might have sat in the upper tiers of your cable or satellite grid -- but probably didn't -- ceased to exist altogether. With it went a handful of original shows, the best known being ''Three Sheets,'' a genial boozehound's travelogue hosted by the comedian Zane Lamprey. A fourth season of the series was nearly ready to go when Mojo's parent, In Demand Networks, pulled the plug. Handed lemons, the producers of ''Three Sheets'' have made limoncello. The endangered fourth season has been picked up by the Fine Living Network. This constitutes a significant upgrade: the show will now be available in 55 million homes rather than 10 million. It begins Monday night with a visit to the distilleries and bars of New Zealand. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AFTER several wrong turns through desolate dirt roads, I finally saw Carlos Pizzorno waving at me from the entrance of his vineyard. He is an affable man with wind-worn skin and rough hands, the result of tending personally to the vines. While touring the 50-acre estate, we stopped before two hand-cranked corking machines from the early 1900s, a quaint example of Mr. Pizzorno's painstaking craftsmanship. Inside the cellar, his 2004 blend of tannat, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and petit verdot had been aging in bottle for three years. ''It will be released when the time is right,'' he said. ''These wines have my family name and I can't let it down.'' Pizzorno Family Estates is a winery in Uruguay, a country that began pressing grapes more than a hundred years ago but remains largely unknown in the wine world. Without the financial resources or marketing expertise of its bigger winemaking neighbors, Argentina and Chile, Uruguay lags far behind in recognition. But thanks to a group of ambitious boutique wineries, it is slowly winning over critics and connoisseurs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The British confectionery maker Cadbury agreed to sell its Australian beverage business to Asahi Breweries of Japan for $:550 million ($814 million), completing its exit from soft drinks. The unit generates annual sales of $:300 million ($444 million) from brands including Schweppes, Cottee's and Solo. Cadbury spun off its North American beverage business, Dr Pepper Snapple, in May and has refocused on the confectionery sector. Cadbury said the agreement was subject to a right of negotiation granted to Coca-Cola in 1999, where the American company has the option to buy the business until March 2009. (REUTERS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IN summer and early fall, when outings to East End wineries are in full swing, Long Island wine enthusiasts can simply drive to their favorites to find out what's going on. In cold weather, though wineries remain open for tours and sales, sometimes with shortened business hours, armchair research can be more practical. The most efficient place to check the off-season picture is www.liwines.com, the address of the Long Island Wine Council, a trade association. It lists the wineries and their Web sites, which advertise events and display current wines, with prices. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Monster B's is the sort of place people head to after work to enjoy a couple of beers and to socialize with friends. Among its attractions are a finely carved walnut back bar, a gas-powered fireplace, a couple of dartboards and a pool table. Yet many patrons seem reluctant to go inside -- thanks to Monster B's south-facing deck, where the afternoon sun lingers over an expanse of umbrella-shaded tables. If Connecticut is favored with a mild Indian summer, those tables will remain out, and well occupied, for several more weeks. Beyond the deck, what sets this establishment apart from other neighborhood bars is its extensive selection of beer. The 30 draft offerings (from $4.50 to $7 a pint) are just the beginning, with beers from breweries like Dogfish Head (Delaware), Magic Hat (Vermont), Blue Point (Long Island), Victory (Pennsylvania), Lagunitas (California), Rogue (Oregon) and Weyerbacher (Massachusetts) among the regular pours. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GARETH AND BARBARA GENNER assumed they would eventually buy a vacation home in Italy. They had family in Milan and enjoyed touring some of their favorite Italian wineries. It was a good way to keep their cellar in Atlanta growing with hard-to-find wines. And then there was reality. While owning a house in Italy would be fun, it wasn't practical. They already had three vacation homes scattered across the United States, and didn't always have time to visit them that often. Italy would be an even bigger stretch. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AFTER a tour of his vineyard here in the heart of Napa Valley, and an eye-opening tasting of his Napa and Rutherford cabernet sauvignons, I sat down to lunch with John Williams, the proprietor of Frog's Leap. Perhaps he had been inspired, too, because in a fit of possibly foolhardy exhilaration he opened a bottle of rare wine. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers information about the popularity of pinot noir wines manufactured at various wineries located in different regions of the U.S. like Santa Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley and Santa Barbara County. The wine is said to be amongst favorite menu of the country's restaurants. According to the Wine Institute the sales of wines shot up by 70% in 2005, owing to its popularity.

Reports on the winery established by automobile racing fanatic Richard Childress in Lexington, North Carolina.

Observes that small U.S. wineries are being acquired by big name companies. Purchase of Robert Mondavi Winery by Constellation Brands Inc.; Diageo's plan to buy the Chalone Group; How the wine business has been in a state of quiet turmoil for a long time; Risks for independents in the wine business; Background on Constellation and Diageo; Implications of the purchases; Other wine properties that will be added to the Diageo portfolio; Emergence of Gallo over the last decade as a fine winemaker; Overview of the industry.

Mentions the success of former migrant workers from Mexico in the California wine industry. Role of Mexican-Americans as managers or winemakers for important vineyards; Increase in the demand for year-round workers with special skills in Napa and other wine-making regions; Popularity of the wines made at Ceja Vineyards by the Robeldo Family Winery; Importance of learning the lessons of family and ownership among the children of immigrants; Consideration of how collaboration between the Mexican and American governments after World War II allowed Mexican Americans to come to the U.S. for field work; How winemaking requires money for barrels and bottles, labor, and location.

Reports that Coors Brewers, the British subsidiary of Adolph Coors Co., agreed to transfer ownership and management of kegs and casks to a unit of TrenStar Inc. in 2004.

Reports that Anheuser-Busch won support from the city government of Harbin, China to purchase the city's 29% stake in the local beer maker, Harbin Brewery Group.

Focuses on grape growers and winemakers in South Africa. View of the author that South Africa has begun to make world-class wines; Expectation that hundreds of Cape wines will improve in the coming years; History of the business, including problems under South Africa's white minority government; Growth of the business; Description of the Cape wine community; Overview of wines that are being made by South African winemakers; Investment by wealthy black businessmen in vineyards and wineries.

Focuses on the Jack Daniel's whiskey distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Popularity of the whiskey; History of Jack Daniel's; Comments of Roger Brashears, the whiskey's spokesman; How a special charcoal filtration method sets it apart from other whiskeys; Recipe; Description of the distillery and distillation process.

Discusses a possible merger between Belgian brewer Interbrew and AmBev of Brazil, which would create the world's largest beer company. Financial details; Benefits of Interbrew's access to Brazil, one of the fastest-growing markets for beer in the world; How Interbrew and its competitors are increasingly looking to developing markets for volume growth; Comments of Michael C. Bellas, head of Beverage Marketing; Dependency of the global beer business on acquisitions; How a complex stock swap is at the core of the deal; Observation that not all shareholders will receive shares in the combined company; Outlook.

Reports that premium wines of Carmel, Israel's winery, are undergoing a full dress upgrading.

Describes the success of wine producers in South Africa. How wine producers sell their grapes in bulk to wine cooperatives and the government wine agency; Impact of the freedom of Nelson Mandela on the growth of the wine industry; Prices for the top selling wines; Wine production at the Rustenberg vineyard owned by winemaker Simon Barlow; Ability of the South African wine industry to compete internationally.

Presents world news briefs relating to business, as of August 27, 2003. Profits for a leading maker of cleaning products, Reckitt Benckiser of Britain; Sale of a percentage of European no-frills airline, EasyJet, by its founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou; Decline in net income for the Foster's Group, Australia's largest brewer, for fiscal 2003; Others.