New Events For The New Year!

 The New Year is here, and with every New Year we try to create new events for YOU, our loyal customers. So let's talk about all the things happening this weekend January 6th. We are kicking off our local artists exhibits! Our first artist is Dana Thompson www.danathompsondesigns.com. Her art will be on display throughout January and February.

 Dana is an award-wining painter in oils, who have studied with acclaimed artists like Janet Fish, Kurt Schwarz and Maggie Siner. She is recognized for her larger-than-life, tightly cropped paintings which often present clever and dramatic compositions of vintage items, organic matter, and shiny, reflective objects. Dana is a native of Loudoun County and now lives in Purcellville. She is a studio artist at ArtSquare in Leesburg.

 For more information about the paintings on display, talk with the tasting room manager Krista (571) 439-2255. For more information about Dana please click on the link above to go to her website.

Are you always looking for fun things to do after the holiday festivities are over? How about keeping the new year spirits up with a new barrel tasting? $50.00 per person will give you barrel tastings from all 5 wineries along with their standard tasting list. (8 Chains North, Sunset Hills, Doukenie, Hillsborough, and Loudoun Valley) Buy your tickets and ...pick your day, Saturday January 21st or Sunday 22nd. This is a great gift for wine lovers, a great "day-date" in the countryside, or just a good way to start off a new year! To order your tickets please call Krista (571) 439-2255.    Virginia is for lover's and so is the month of February! Starting February 3rd, all month long we will be running a Valentine's Day Special! For $28.00 you get a line-up of chocolate truffles (made by MC2 Confections) and wine pairing for two, along with two 8CN souviner glasses to take home so you will always remember the special day.     So that is our line up of events for the begining of the 2012 year. We will update as more events are added, so you can mark your calendars. Happy New Year, we hope to see you soon.    Cheers!

Halloween Party 2011

  Fall is here and so are the festivities!!

  Our 2011 Halloween Party will be TWO days this year, starting with our LoCo Friday October 28th. We will be open our usual time 12pm-8pm and Nathaniel Davis will be entertaining us with his live original music from 6-8pm. All costumers who arrive in full costume will receive a FREE tasting!! We will have 8CN mulled wines for sale by the glass, local snacks provided by Loudoun Flavor, and a costume contest at 7pm!

  Saturday October 29th we will open our usual time 11am and the party starts around 12pm until 6pm. Howard Jennings will open the live original music set at 1pm-3pm, and The Busch Bros will close the party from 4-6pm!

 Customers who arrive in full costume receive a FREE tasting and Costume Contests will be held at 2pm and 5pm!!

  We have lots of return and new local artists and retailers, setting up booths in our back yard for your early holiday shopping needs. Why drive yourself "LoCo" when you can get all your gifts in one place?

 Mulled 8CN wines will be available for sale by the glass and we will be releasing the 09 Furnace Mountain Red Reserve to the public!

 Local fall fare lunch will be provided by Grandale Farms. (LUNCH MENU: Free range chicken and leek salad over mixed greens, with local goat cheese. Sauteed pears, candied pecans served with a fresh roll along with pumpkin hummus and apple cider vinaigrette.) All lunches must be pre-ordered through 8CN, so if you have any questions or would like a lunch, please call Krista at (571)-439-2255.

 We're excited about the harvest season and hope you all will join us in the celebrations!

The Fall season is upon us!

  First order of fall business, we would like to thank all of our loyal guests who made this past summer one to remember! It was fun, but went by too fast. So in the spirit of summer fun, we've decided to make Fall and Winter just as exciting! For our next big event we are planning a Halloween Party Friday Oct 28th and Saturday Oct 29th. There will be live music by Nathaniel Davis on the 28th from 6-8pm, and we will have Howard Jennings on the 29th from 1pm-3pm along with The Busch Bros from 3-5pm. Anyone who shows up in full costume will get a free tasting, and for those interested there will be costume contests both days! We are bringing back our local retailers and artists so you can shop locally while enjoying some of our wine. We are also working on a pre-pay menu for those interested in local fresh prepared box lunches for this event. More info will be posted as we get closer to the event.

  Thursday November 10th from 7pm-10pm will be our 2nd annual Post Harvest Dinner. Market Table Bistro in Lovettsville will be catering this wonderful event and we will post information about purchasing tickets soon.

  Last but not least, we will end the Autumn Season with a Thanksgiving Celebration on Saturday November 26th with live music, mulled wines, and local craft tables so you can do your holiday and wine shopping in one spot! We will be closed Thanksgiving Day November 24th and also November 25th. Sorry if this is an inconvenience for anyone.

SUMMER IS HERE!!

Hello Everyone,

 First off, I would like to say thank you to all of our loyal customers and case club members for their praise and support. We have had very busy spring and we apologize about the late updates, but we are excited about the summer ahead and we have some new developments that we would like to share with you. Our new patio should be finished by this weekend, also bottling of our 2010 vintages will being mid-summer. This will include such wines as...LoCo Vino, Furnace Mountain Red Reserve, Otium Cellars Pinto Gris and Chardonnay. We would like to thank everyone for their support in helping us reach our first anniverasy of our grand opening which will occur Saturday August 20th and Sunday August 21st. We will celebrating with live music (names will be annouced at a later date) and Ripe Foods&Events Catering, and a special apperance by the  Eastern Breeze Belly Dancing Group. This is our grand celebration of the summer, so mark it on your calender! We are looking forward to a great summer, hope to see you all in the tasting room soon!

Spring is Coming!

OK, here we go folks...grass is growing, birds are singing, bees are buzzing (hehe-he) and our true raison d'etre is upon us...VINEYARD TIME BABY!  Just yesterday the vines in two vineyards (Tranquility and Goose Creek right across the road) started dripping water from the fresh pruning cuts...looks like bud break is inching closer.  Keep your fingers crossed that we do not see a repeat of last year's killer series of frosts.  Couple housekeeping items: case club members still have their wine to pick up in the winery, we are now open on FRIDAYS from 3:00 - 8:00.....come by for a glass of wine. local cheeses and dips and some casual tunes!