Experiences UNIQUE WINERY VINEYARD PICNICS On the lawns of Greenhill Vineyards, enjoy the charcuterie platter paired perfectly with a bottle of the winery’s Blanc de Blancs. Photo: Greenhill Vineyards READ BETWEEN THE VINES Dive into a world of wine and words at Breaux Vineyards’ book club for literary oenophiles, which takes place the last Sunday of each month. Photo: Breaux Vineyards THE ART OF BLENDING Learn to blend wines and take home your own private-label bottle at Boxwood Estate Winery’s Art of Blending experience. Photo: Boxwood Estate Winery PAINT & SIP Learn to paint with pastels at landscape artist Hope Hanes’s regular Paint & Sip classes at Kalero Vineyard; each ticket comes with a glass of wine to get the creative juices flowing. Photo: Kalero Vineyard WINE TRAIL GUIDE THE LOUDOUN WINE & DINE At the rustic restaurant of Eagletree Restaurant and Winery , pair wines with the locavore dishes (filet mignon, root puree) of chef-owner Jeff Judge. Photo: Eagletree Restaurant and Winery SANGRIA LESSONS Make the perfect sangria at Bluemont Vineyard’s summer Sangria classes, blending citrus, apples, spice and mint to a base of Bluemont wine. Photo: Bluemont Vineyard CHOCOLATE & WINE At 8 Chains North Winery, pair estate wines with artisanal chocolate from Leesburg's The Conche. Photo: 8 Chains North Winery VL26_WTG_1FC_48BC.indd 1 2/26/26 3:59 PM Follow the Loudoun Wine Trail 45 | Official Visitors Guide