Long Island is well known for its production of alcoholic beverages. Eastern Long Island is a significant producer of
wine. Vineyards are most heavily concentrated on Long Island's
North Fork, which contains 38 wineries. Most of these contain tasting rooms, which are popular attractions for visitors from across the New York metropolitan area. Long Island has also become a producer of diverse
craft beers, with 15
microbreweries across Nassau and Suffolk counties . The largest of these is
Blue Point Brewing Company, best known for its
toasted lager. Long Island is also globally known for its signature cocktail, the
Long Island Iced Tea, which was purportedly invented at the popular Babylon Town
Oak Beach Inn nightclub in the 1970s.