List of things to look for and definitely avoid in alcoholic beverages
It is sad that so many products can be in our wines, beer, and alcohol (Jack Daniels....naughty, naughty).

The refining process is usually what gets us, and some things are blatant and some others are not. Here is a list of additives:
Albumen: which is derived from egg white
Albumin: from eggs or dried blood
Carmine: crushed scales of a cochineal insect
Casein: obtained from milk
Charcoal: often derived from animal bone
Chitin: derived from the shells of crabs or lobsters
Gelatine: from bones and connective tissues of cows or pigs
Honey: derived from bees
Isinglass: obtained from fish swim bladders
Lactose: protein derived from milk
Pepsin: a foaming agent in beer sometimes derived from pigs
Now I'm not saying that we all need to stop drinking.....HELL NO, but what I am saying is that we need to be more aware. I still drink wine that is not vegan in the refining process, but I definitely am willing to pay more for a bottle that is totally vegan friendly. Smaller producers are more apt to be in line with the way we are thinking.

Except Charles Shaw (reds-since they are vegan I feel that my cheaper bottles from Trader Joe's needs to be Charles Shaw) and Yellowtail (so I shouldn't poo-poo them anymore.....at least they're vegan!)

Barnivore is a great site for keeping your veganism on tract with your alcohol consumption:)