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                | Beer in Review, 2002
 Briefly noted, some of the most enjoyable beers, breweries and brewpubs I experienced last year (all recommended):
 
 Commercial Beers
 
 Anchor Steam Christmas Ale
 Blue Point Toasted Lager (Long Island)
 Brooklyn East India Pale Ale
 Brooklyn Monster Barley Wine
 Harpoon Hefeweizen UFO
 Harpoon IPA
 Rickard's Red (available in Canada)
 Sam Adams Old Fezziwig
 Sam Adams Winter Lager
 Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
 
 
 
 Brewpubs and Breweries
 
 Black Forest Brew House, Farmingdale, NY
 Black River Brewing Company, Cavendish, Vermont
 Jasper Murdock's Alehouse (at the Norwich Inn), Norwich, Vermont
 Kingston Brewing Company, Kingston, Ontario
 Red Oak Brewpub, Greensboro, NC
 Southampton Publick House, Southampton, NY
 Both Harpoon Breweries, in Vermont and Boston
 
 
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 Wine in Review, 2002
 Some of the best tasting and best-value wines we enjoyed last year, along with some wineries that were terrific to visit:
 
 Wines
 
 Babich 2001 and 2002 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
 Bogle 2001 Sauvignon Blanc, California, USA
 Channing Daughters 2001 Fresh Red Merlot, The Hamptons, Long Island
 Chateau Ste. Michelle 2000 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA
 Clos Du Val 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA
 Creekside 2001 Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
 EastDell 2000 Pinot Noir, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
 Fonseca 10 Yr. Old Porto, Portugal
 Georges Duboeuf 2002 Beajoulais Nouveau, Beajoulais, France
 Hogue 2000 and 2001 Fume Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA
 Kenwood 2000 Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma, California, USA
 Paracombe, Adelaide Hills, Australia
 Paringa 2001 Shiraz, South Australia
 Pugliese 2001 Cabernet Franc, North Fork, Long Island
 Riverview Cellars Cavernet Sauvignon, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
 Rosemount Estate 2001 Shiraz/Cabernet, South Eastern Australia
 Rothschilde Mouton Cadet 1998 White Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
 Schneider 2000 Cabernet Franc, North Fork, Long Island
 
 
 Wineries
 
 Channing Daughters, Bridgehampton, Long Island
 Creekside Estate Winery, Jordan Station, Ontario
 EastDell, Beamsville, Ontario
 Jamesport, Long Island
 Maleta, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
 Riverview Cellars, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
 
 
 
 
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