Women have made a more than significant contribution to Loudoun, especially in the development of the county as a renowned beer, whiskey, cider and wine destination. Here we profile some of the dynamic Loudoun women who create the craft beverages that make us happy. Cheers! Melanie Natoli…
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Growing up in Africa there was only one thing about Christmas Day my sisters and I didn’t like: dessert. Insane, I know. What kid doesn’t like sweets? But dessert when I was a kid was Christmas Pudding, which was essentially a steamed fruit and nut cake slathered in brandy butter. My mother would…
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Drinking wine is a pleasure but to really enhance a bottle – and a mood – drink it in a spectacular setting. Here we select five great Loudoun tasting rooms for the best wine country ambience. Walsh Family Wine Enter the free-flowing open-plan tasting room of Walsh Family Wine and it’s like you’ve…
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Home to more than 50 wineries and tasting rooms in a stunning range of settings from vine-covered hills and river-crossed valleys to Blue Ridge Mountain slopes, Loudoun is an oenophile’s dream. Here are 10 reasons to visit – and fall in love with – DC’s Wine Country®. Drink Away. Award-winning…
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The annual Loudoun Wine Awards may be the most glittering event on Loudoun’s craft beverage social calendar, but in February the wine industry’s brewing cousins got in on the action. The inaugural Loudoun Beer Awards took place at Lark Brewing Co in south Loudoun on Tuesday, February 4. Dozens of…
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Spring has sprung, the flowers are out, farm fields have turned luminous green and Loudoun’s towns, parks, public gardens and horse racing tracks are set for a busy season. So, what’s on the calendar in Loudoun that can keep you and your family entertained in the pre-summer sun? Here we highlight…
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We all like sand and the sea but you don’t have to travel to the beach to enjoy Spring Break this year. Less than an hour from DC, yet a world away, a variety of family friendly activities await in Loudoun. Forget the surf – go where the grapes grow. Adventurous Loudoun is the perfect place for…
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Loudoun’s restaurant scene is renowned for farm-fresh ingredients, superb local produce and imaginative culinary innovators. From restaurant owners to caterers to chefs, many of those innovators happen to be female. For Women’s History Month we salute five Loudoun women giving us great tastes…
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With busy schedules and commitments, it is very easy for couples to get caught up in the day-to-day routine of work and other responsibilities. But, sometimes the chore list will just have to wait! Spending quality time with your significant other is important and what better way to escape the…
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As the excitement of the holidays wears off and the long chill of winter sets in, what’s left for many of us is exhaustion – and an expanded waistline. Here we select the six best spa and wellness retreats in Loudoun to replenish mind, body and soul. Happy New Year – happy new you! ARIA MediSpa…
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