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the Loudoun Wine Trail Guide What’s Inside Loudoun Wine Trail Map | Wineries | Restaurants Goodstone Ad for VL Wine Brochure_Layout 1 12/30/15 4:58 PM Page 1 Celebrate ® Your Guide to the DC’s Wine Country Loudoun Wine Trail At Our Award-Winning Restaurant and Luxury Country Inn Need additional visitor information and assistance? Looking for a place to stay, eat or tour? Want to find out about events or stay up to date on what’s happening in Loudoun? Stop by, give us a call, email us, tweet it – we’re here to answer your questions and keep you informed. Check out our website visitloudoun.org for wine packages and accommodations options. Share We love pictures! Tag your images with #LoveLoudoun to share. Search Look for Visit Loudoun across social media to stay up to date on everything that is going on in the county. Visit Visit Loudoun operates a state-certified Visitor Center in Leesburg. Our Visitor Center hosts can assist with hotel and B&B reservations and provide information regarding area attractions, recreation, special events and directions. We are open 362 days a year, 9am–5pm (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day). Loudoun Visitor Center Market Station, 112 South Street SE, Leesburg, VA 20175 703-771-2617 | 866-771-2601 Set on a 265-acre estate in DC’s Wine Country®, visitloudoun.org The Restaurant at Goodstone provides our guests How to Visit the Loudoun Wineries with an unparalleled farm-to-table dining experi- This guide is organized by geographical clusters for easier planning ence. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily, reference. For current hours and directions, please contact the and offers excellent local wines to accompany the winery. Many wineries have policies regarding pets, picnics and award-winning cuisine. Plan a visit and enjoy exqui- group visits. If you plan on visiting with a group of six or more people, please call the winery to confirm their policy and make site dining and luxury accommodations on the a reservation. breathtaking Goodstone estate. Loudoun Offers More Than Just Grapes! Virginia is one of the top apple producers in the country (5 to 6 million bushels annually), so it was only a matter of time before cideries made their mark in Loudoun. Goodstone Inn & Restaurant Enjoy bourbon-barrel aged hard ciders made with 36205 Snake Hill Road, Middleburg, VA 20117 nontraditional fruits and hops, which create sophisticated flavors. Try a tasting at one of these great cideries, and make sure to 540-687-3333 / 877-219-4663 celebrate Virginia Cider Week each November ciderweekva.com. www.goodstone.com Bluemont Waterford Wild Hare Hard Cider Corcoran Vineyards & Cider Wine Spectator: 2015 Award of Excellence wildharecider.com Corcoranvineyards.com Wine Enthusiast: 2013 Best 100 Wine Restaurants Condé Nast Traveler: 2015 Top 30 Hotels in the South Middleburg OpenTable 100 Best Restaurants of 2015 Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery TripAdvisor 2015 Certificate of Excellence mtdefiance.com Loudoun Heights Cluster 01 | 868 Estate Vineyards 14001 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville 540.668.7008 868EstateVineyards.com With 120 beautiful acres to roam, 868 Estate Vineyards offers plenty of space to enjoy award-winning wine, fabulous food and live music (seasonally, weekends). 868 is dog, family and group friendly Welcome to (reservations recommended). DC’s Wine Country® Boasting a well-respected agricultural tradition and rolling hills laced with vineyards, Loudoun has emerged as DC’s Wine Country®, one of the preeminent wine regions of the East Coast. The soil, climate and sunlight create excellent growing conditions for white varietals such as Viognier, as well as reds ranging from Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot to Virginia’s native grape, the Norton. Throughout the countryside more than 40 wineries and tasting rooms are intertwined along country roads, nestled between horse farms and historic estates. 02 | Breaux Vineyards Many of our boutique-style wineries thrive on creating an intimate and relaxing experience for visitors, as our winemakers believe 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Purcellville wine tasting is as personal as wine making. Loudoun’s winemakers 540.668.6299 are judged every year during the Loudoun Wine Awards, an event BreauxVineyards.com which showcases the depth of quality wine being produced in the county. To read more about the latest award-winning wines, Breaux Vineyards is one of Virginia’s largest producers. Described as visit LoudounWineAwards.com. a “Mediterranean-meets-Napa” style estate, it is one of Loudoun’s most scenic. Vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains can be enjoyed from the tasting room, Patio Madeleine and the landscaped terraces. Loudoun Heights Cluster 03 | Cardamon Family Vineyards 06 | Maggie Malick Wine Caves 12226 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville 12138 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville 540.668.9018 540.668.6042 CardamonFamilyVineyards.com MaggieMalickWineCaves.com Cardamon Family Vineyards is a family owned micro-winery making Maggie’s man-made cave is located on a beautiful 215 acre estate small batch, handcrafted Virginia wines. All of their wines embody overlooking the Blue Ridge and Short Hill mountains and features 30 a passion for “New World Wines in an Old World Style.” acres of the highest quality grapes in Virginia, including 15 different varietals that are hand-crafted into a lineup of award-winning wines. 04 | Doukénie Winery 07 | Notaviva Vineyards 14727 Mountain Road, Purcellville 13274 Sagle Road, Purcellville 540.668.6464 540.668.6756 DoukenieWinery.com NotavivaVineyards.com Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, on the edge of DC’s Wine Notaviva was founded on the idea to capture the feelings that Country, Doukénie is truly paradise. Whether you visit for a wine music can create and put it into wines. Each wine is paired with a event, wine tasting, wine tour or just to unwind, staff members are musical genre or lyrical inspiration. Be it joy or sadness, Notaviva happy to share their paradise with you. creates wines that will connect patrons with their occasions. 05 | Hillsborough Vineyards 08 | Two Twisted Posts Winery 36716 Charles Town Pike, Purcellville 12970 Harpers Ferry Road, Purcellville 540.668.6216 540.668.6587 HillsboroughWine.com TwoTwistedPosts.com Experience a revolution that is driven by the dedication to hand- A good wine is allowed to be itself and not twisted to fit an image. crafted Virginia wines made from well-proven grapes. Hillsborough Two Twisted Posts focuses on making a limited number of quality Vineyards is family owned and operated, offering exceptional wines, wines that are allowed to express the terroir of Loudoun Heights. incomparable ambiance and unsurpassed hospitality. Potomac Cluster 09 | Carroll Vineyards Tasting Room 12 | Hidden Brook Winery 29 South King Street, Leesburg 43301 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg 703.777.3322 703.737.3935 CarrollVineyards.com HiddenBrookWinery.com Sourced from the vineyard lying just outside of town, the tasting room Hidden Brook Winery invites you to share their passion for extra- has found a home in historic downtown Leesburg. The tasting room ordinary wine. Nestled in a grove of white pines, visit Hidden Brook and has its roots as the Leesburg Vintner, where you can still find bottles unwind with wine. The winery has a diverse line up of estate vintages, from around the world to complement the impressive local selection. artfully handcrafted since 2001. The winery is family and dog friendly. 13 | The Vineyards & Winery at Lost Creek 43277 Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg 703.443.9836 LostCreekWinery.com The Vineyards & Winery at Lost Creek is a 50-acre boutique winery nestled in the rolling hills of Northern Virginia near historic Leesburg, tucked away between Route 15 and the Potomac River. 10 | Creek’s Edge Winery 14 | Tarara Winery 41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg 540.882.3825 703.771.7100 CreeksEdgeWinery.com Tarara.com Nestled in the foothills of Furnace Mountain in the historic Village Tarara Winery specializes in showcasing the very best vineyard of Taylorstown and facing the Catoctin Creek, Creek’s Edge Winery sites in Virginia through several single vineyard blends. Their goal features delectable wines and provides a relaxing retreat in is simple: make the very best wines. Their continuous national Loudoun County’s wine country. Open 7 days a week! and international accolades are the result. 11 | Fabbioli Cellars 15 | Winery32 15669 Limestone School Road, Leesburg 15066 Limestone School Road, Leesburg 703.771.1197 301.943.9995 FabbioliWines.com Winery32.com Fabbioli Cellars is a critically acclaimed winery, focused on making Visit romantic Winery 32 with stunning views, unique art and great white, red and port-style dessert wines. For a unique experience, wines, including their signature Gloria Peach wine. Allow the chef/ book a tasting of 7 wines paired with small, gourmet food bites. winemaker to prepare a delicious bistro menu for your pairing Enjoy a bottle by one of their cozy fire pits or scenic seated areas. pleasure, or relax and enjoy the beautiful tasting room and deck. Waterford Cluster 16 | 8 Chains North Winery 38593 Daymont Lane, Waterford 571.439.2255 8ChainsNorth.com 8 Chains North is a boutique farm winery offering handcrafted Old-World-style wines. Enjoy gorgeous vineyard views, wine and chocolate tastings as well as lite fare. Picnics are allowed, and the winery is child and dog friendly. Private space is available. 17 | Corcoran Vineyards & Cider 19 | Hiddencroft Vineyards 14635 Corkys Farm Lane, Waterford 12202 Axline Road, Lovettsville 540.882.9073 540.535.5367 CorcoranVineyards.com HiddencroftVineyards.com Corcoran is Loudoun County’s only winery and cidery under one roof, Rustic charm and regal wine best describes Hiddencroft Vineyards. featuring five unique hard ciders plus numerous wines including The tasting room is an 1830’s farmhouse, surrounded by butterfly specialty ports. Corcoran offers indoor and outdoor seating with gardens, an orchard and vineyard.