Forget the beer, it's just lager, forget the wine, it's double the price of Europe... erm... local stuff... "lao khao"! Translated it just means "white spirit" and, indeed, could be sold in a hardware store, but is actually a rough version of sake.

There probably isn't time to visit some vineyards...mmm... about 3 hours from bangkok - and who'd be the one driving back?

!BEER