TEQUILA, Mexico — Deep below the public areas of the LaRojena distillery that produces the numerous expressions of Jose Cuervo tequila lies family history.
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Anatomy of an In-Home Wine Tasting
Often the ability to discern quality wines is a natural gift, as we saw in the case of food for Remy in the Disney cartoon, “Ratatouille.”
Jody’s Jam of The Week
Ice Cream Tasting & Animal Charity Benefit, March 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at Asylum, Washington, D.C.
Jody’s Jam of The Week
Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival, Feb. 29 – March 2 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington D.C.





Jody’s Jam of The Week
Virginia Wine Showcase, February 9 – 10, Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, VA





Jody’s Jam of The Week
Cognac Tasting, January 30 at Alliance Française, Washington DC





Jody’s Jam of The Week
“Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer & Save the World” Book Discussion, Signing & Beer Tasting, December 2, 3-5 p.m. at Shirlington Public Library and Busboys & Poets
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Festa Vino, a festival with an Italian accent, wine tasting and market, Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Reston Town Center.
Jody’s Jam of The Week
1st Annual Capitol City Carnival, September 21-23 at Bull Run Regional Park
Dowd on Drinks: Aged Tequilas Take Us To New Places
OK, let’s get right down to it. At what point does lengthy aging in used barrels turn tequila into something that, while perhaps still an excellent product, no longer is tequila?