Leesburg & Loudoun County, Virginia
Find your favorite winery or brewery in DC's wine country
Loudoun County pours from 50+ wineries and dozens of craft breweries across the rolling Piedmont hills and Blue Ridge foothills just west of Washington, DC — with historic Leesburg as your home base. We spotlight the standouts so you pick the right ones.
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By the numbers
Where to go
Explore Loudoun by region
Leesburg & Lucketts
The Route 15 corridor north and south of Leesburg is the fastest way from town to a tasting room: within about fifteen minutes of the courthouse…
Explore Leesburg & Lucketts Area guidePurcellville & Hillsboro
The valley between Purcellville and the tiny borough of Hillsboro is the engine room of western Loudoun wine country. Heavyweights cluster here: Breaux Vineyards' 404-acre Cajun-accented…
Explore Purcellville & Hillsboro Area guideBluemont
Bluemont is Loudoun's mountain cluster: a handful of venues stacked on the eastern face of the Blue Ridge around 950 to 1,200 feet, all trading on…
Explore Bluemont Area guideWaterford & the north
The quiet northern loop between Waterford's National Historic Landmark village, Hamilton, Lovettsville's German-settled farmland, and Round Hill rewards visitors who like their wine country uncrowded. The…
Explore Waterford & the north Area guideMiddleburg & Aldie
Hunt country. The stretch of Route 50 from Aldie through Middleburg pairs Loudoun's most polished tasting rooms with its deepest horse-and-hound heritage. Boxwood Estate brings architect-designed,…
Explore Middleburg & Aldie Area guideDowntown Leesburg
You don't need a car — or a designated driver — for this cluster. Historic downtown Leesburg packs taprooms within a few walkable brick-sidewalk blocks: Black…
Explore Downtown Leesburg Area guideEast Loudoun
Eastern Loudoun — Ashburn, Sterling, and the Dulles corridor — is where the county's production breweries live, in industrial-park taprooms that trade vineyard views for serious…
Explore East LoudounPick a route
Named trails through wine & beer country
Blue Ridge Ridge Trail
Five stops strung along the 950–1,200 ft Blue Ridge escarpment above Snickers Gap.
See the trail 5 stops · ScenicRoute 9 Corridor Trail
The west-facing hills and hollows along Route 9 between Hillsboro and Purcellville — Loudoun's sunset country.
See the trail 5 stops · Weekend loopWaterford–Lucketts Loop
A quiet northern loop through the back roads between Waterford's Quaker village and the Lucketts farm…
See the trail 6 stops · WalkableDowntown Leesburg Taproom Walk
Six walkable stops in a few brick-sidewalk blocks — the one LoCo trail you do not…
See the trail 6 stops · Beer & breweriesLoCo Farm Brewery Circuit
Six working-farm breweries that grow their own hops and grain — the grain-to-glass spine of the…
See the trail 6 stops · Dog-friendlyDog Day Out Trail
Six stops where leashed dogs are welcome inside — including two with dedicated off-leash dog parks.
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Sample day plans, start to finish
Best Views Day (Blue Ridge)
Chase Blue Ridge panoramas from vineyard to mountaintop brewery to a 50-mile Shenandoah overlook.
See the route 5 stops · Day planLeesburg Home-Base Day (no long drives)
A low-mileage day anchored in and around Leesburg, from vineyard brunch to downtown breweries to a King Street…
See the route 3 stops · Day planFamily + Dogs Day
Kid- and dog-friendly stops where the whole crew is welcome, ending at a brewery with a playground.
See the route 3 stops · Day planFoodie Day
A food-forward crawl from a winery restaurant to Sicilian pizza to an upscale Middleburg dinner.
See the route 3 stops · Day planHistory + Wine Day
Pair historic estates and manor houses with the wine, from an 1762 manor to an architect-designed cave.
See the route 3 stops · Day planBeer Crawl (east, rideshare-friendly)
An eastern-Loudoun brewery hop through Ashburn, Dulles, and Sterling that works well with rideshare.
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A few places people rave about
On the calendar
Upcoming events
Jason Frye at Old 690
Old 690 Brewing Company
Friday evening live music at Old 690 Brewing Company.
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Key West Festival at Breaux
Breaux Vineyards
Breaux brings Key West energy to the vineyard for a one-day July festival.
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Scott Kurt at Creek's Edge
Creek's Edge Winery
Saturday live music at Creek's Edge Winery.
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Dennis Wayland at Old 690
Old 690 Brewing Company
Saturday afternoon live music at Old 690 Brewing Company.
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Best of Loudoun, ranked
Don't drive the vineyards
Western Loudoun's wineries sit on rural two-lane roads where rideshare is unreliable — so a designated driver, limo, or party bus is the standard, safest way to tour. We list the operators and the rules each venue has for buses and big groups.