Some final thoughts.(The Last Drop)(Brief Article)

With the final issue of 2003, I felt the need to give you a little perspective of some of the things that I've learned while covering the beverage industry. In some cases I picked up tidbits of information from a column that stirred emotions or interest, and sometimes an event OF tour shed new light on how beverages are produced, packaged and marketed.

For instance, I discovered that there is a contingent of wine drinkers who felt strongly against boycotting French wine, while the rest of the country poured bottles down the drain, I also was reminded that traditional metal coffee cans are in fact made from steel and not aluminum--you'd be surprised at the number of …