How do you climb a mountain? One step at a time. That advice came from my husband, probably said as I was gasping for breath on some steep climb up said mountain. I love to hike. There’s something about getting outside and being in nature with nothing but what you can carry on your back. [...]
There have been lots of changes in DC’s Wine Country over the past several months. New wineries have opened, a couple have closed, and existing wineries are growing and making changes. We’re up to 36 wineries in Loudoun and there are more on the way! We’ll start the updates this week with three new wineries [...]
Here in DC’s Wine Country, food and wine festivals are one of our favorite reasons to visit Loudoun in the summer time. Loudoun’s farms, vineyards, and towns and villages make the most of the summer season’s bounty of good weather and good produce, and invite you to celebrate that bounty with us. Here’s a list [...]
Loudoun has some pretty special places to eat – restaurants housed in historic mills or in an atrium overlooking the Potomac River. Restaurants that have been frequented by the likes of Jackie Onassis. Farm-to-table restaurants that are literally located on working farms and vineyards. When our friends and family are in town or we meet [...]
This June marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War cavalry engagements in southern Loudoun County known as the Cavalry Battles of Upperville, Middleburg, and Aldie, events that led ultimately to the battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania just over two weeks later. This event will be commemorated by a weekend-long series of events on June 14-16 [...]