There are loads of usenet, discussion and mailing groups on the web, so here are a collection of those dedicated to aspects of drinking.

Usenet Groups.

• alt.alcohol
• alt.bacchus
• alt.beer
• alt.food.wine
• fr.rec.boissons.vins
• francom.biere-et-vins
• niagara.wine
• rec.crafts.brewing
• rec.crafts.winemaking
• rec.food.drink (covers all beverages, including non-alcoholic; archived at Grapevine (http://www.terra.net/grapevine)
• rec.food.drink.beer
• uk.food+drink.misc

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Mailing Discussion Groups.

• BEER-L
• BOP -- for U-Brews, Brew on Premises
• CANWINE -- for Canadian wines
• CIDER DIGEST
• ENOLOGY -- science of enology
• FOODWINE -- for mostly food and some wine
• HOMEBREW DIGEST
• RBPMail -- Real Beer Page Mail
• LAMBIC DIGEST
• MALTS-L -- for single-malts
• MEAD-LOVER-DIGEST
• NW-WINE -- for Pacific Northwest wines
• NZWINE -- for New Zealand wines
• OZWINE -- for Australian and New Zealand wines
• UK-HOMEBREW -- emphasizing UK sources
• VITICULTURE -- science of viticulture
• WINE -- general discussion
• WINE-INFO

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IRC Channels.

/JOIN #winemaker
• #IRCBar Home Page

Bulletin Board Networks.

• EchoNet: HOMEBREW
• FidoNet: VIN_MAISON (Homewinemaking); ZYMURGY (Beer and Homebrewing)
• ILink: Wine & Beer
• IMEX (International Mail EXchange): ???
• Intelec: ???
• IT-Net: ???
• NANet: ???
• RelayNet (RIME): ???
• SmartNet: Wines

Bulletin Board Systems.

• ChefNet: Professional Chefs, 218-751-5149 (info: holleman@chefnet.com)
• MHBBS: Virtual Tasting Room, New York City, 212-683-1448
• Fine Wines Online: Chicago, 312-989-8363
• NY Online: New York, 718-596-5881
• Wine Online: San Geronimo, CA, 1-800-972-3680
• Winery Board: Napa, 707-224-0898
• Wine Tasters BBS: San Anselmo, CA, 415-459-1948

Commercial Online Services.

• CompuServe: GO BACCHUS; GO WINEFORUM; GO BEER; Liquor By Wire
• America Online: Food & Drink Network; Single Malts

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