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CURATED EXPERIENCES TO INDULGE THE SENSES Loudoun is full of artisanal, epicurean and culturally rich experiences. Connect to the land or enjoy its bounty with these hand-picked adventures for private parties or small groups. 1 On select dates in spring, Sunset Hills Vineyard hosts Winemaker for a Day, a program where guests “apprentice” with the winemaker and practice making their own cuvée. Like what you create? Get a personal label affixed to the bottle to take home. 2 Learn how whiskey, gin and brandy are made at Catoctin Creek Distillery in Purcellville during a 30-minute guided distillery tour. Follow it with a whiskey flight in the brick-lined tasting room. 3 Learn all about yeast, hops, fruit, fermentation and other aspects of beer making on a 30-minute “safari” brewery tour with Lost Rhino Brewing Company. Group tours happen the first Saturday of each month. 4 During March and April, bring your kids to Georges Mill Farm in Lovettsville to bottle feed and snuggle their kids: the latest litter of baby goats. 5 Take private classes in chocolate making and chocolate sculpting and learn all about truffle rolling, bon bon enrobing and cake baking at The Conche Chocolate & Cake Studio in Sterling. Combination OPERATIONS Combination wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries are all the rage. Bluemont Station Brewery & Winery on a historic 50-acre farm makes a range of craft IPAs and lagers as well as wines from grapes grown on site. Flying Ace Farm outside Lovettsville has an inventive list of ales and stouts for beer fans and switches to whiskey in its adjacent distillery. Corcoran Vineyards in Waterford produces unique port-style wine and gluten free cider. In Hillsboro, Notaviva Farm Brewery & Winery makes wine, beer, cider and hard seltzer under one roof, much like nearby neighbors Hillsborough Winery, Brewery and Vineyard, where the Baki brothers focus on craft beer and wine.
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