One of the nice things about watching movies at home is that you can relax with something to eat plus sip a cocktail, wine or beer while you’re viewing.
Tag: wine
Dowd on Drinks: Beer Drinker’s Guide To Holiday Champagne
So there you sit, in your latest ugly Christmas sweater that already has a splotch of holiday gravy on the front, wondering how to avoid looking like a schlub when you uncork the champagne you’ve been assigned to purchase for the next family inquisition commonly known as New Year’s Eve.
Dowd on Drinks: All The News That Fills The Glasses
As the weather cools, the news machines rev up in the world of adult beverages.
Harvest Time Brings Grape Expectations
Bargain-priced wines from Australia may soon become the norm worldwide.
Falls Church Business News & Notes
Curves of Falls Church is hosting a clothing drive to benefit Dress For Success, an organization whose mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and life.
Dowd on Drinks: California Harvest In Question
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The grape harvest on the five Russian River Valley ranches supplying grapes to the winemakers at Sonoma-Cutrer wrapped up several weeks early this year, a testament more to good old-fashioned manpower than to the quality of the growing season.

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.”
Falls Church Business News & Notes
Red, White & Blue Wine and Gourmet Shop is now hosting wine tastings Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 – 5 p.m.

Community News and Notes
Kid-Safe Software Hits Falls Church A new desktop alternative, KidDesktop, has been launched in Falls Church. The program features a customized start screen and personalized activity bar with games and appropriate Web sites, the option to download and view pictures, timed computer sessions, and the ability to navigate the Internet […]
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.