Holiday shopping season extends well beyond video games, gaudy sweaters and plasma TV sets. Take the spirits industry, for example.
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Northern Virginia Art Beat
FotoWeek D.C., the first annual photography extravaganza in D.C., is now over. While more well organized than spectacular, it’s a new thing, and off to a good start.
Dowd On Drinks: New Products for Many Tastes
Summer may be the doldrums for most businesses, but when it comes to beverages there is no off-season.
Wine Half Bottles
The hunt is always on for the trophy Sonoma red from Chateau St. Jean. Called Cinq Cepages, French for five grapes, it is a perennial candidate for wine of the year. It’s difficult to find, even at $80 a bottle, and that’s considered good value compared to top French prices.
Wine Half Bottles
The hunt is always on for the trophy Sonoma red from Chateau St. Jean. Called Cinq Cepages, French for five grapes, it is a perennial candidate for wine of the year.
Dowd on Drinks: Readers Sometimes Set Daunting Tasks
Letters from readers aren’t restricted to quick comments or arguments.
Dowd on Drinks: A Brewer Treasurers The Second Guess
“Open source” is a term usually applied to computer software, meaning a program with a source code available for use or modification by anyone.
Dowd on Drinks: Rum From Island of Mauritius
Unless you’re fond of map reading, you can be excused for not knowing the location of Mauritius.