So, we've been trying to get better about going out on dates, and after an afternoon with the IJM HR team in Purcellville, VA and a generous last-minute baby-sitting offer from wonderful Naomi, we planned a day date to this fascinating little town in Loudoun County, VA. I highly recommend the day date. It's so fun to be out and about not worrying about a scheduled nap time or lunch time, with a whole day just to wander around and explore.
Purcellville is an interesting little town with lots of antique and thrift stores, a couple bike shops, an interesting distillery, some good restaurants, and not much else. But it's great for an afternoon of poking around small-town Virginia, and it's set in some beautiful wine country. Couple that with the end of the fall colors and a gorgeous fall day, and we had so much adult fun!
Then we went to Catoctin Creek Distillery for a tour and a tasting. It is a fascinating little distillery, and does it's very best to be organic, environmentally conscious and sustainable. They re-use everything!
We then drove to another winery called 8 chains north. It had such a different feel. It had much smaller grounds then Sunset Hills, and was less pretentious and very down to earth. However, Sunset Hills had a bunch of families with kids running around the grounds, but I didn't see one kid at 8 chains north. 8 chains north was also a little quieter, although still a decent number of people there. It was fun to get to see two very different wineries.
Purcellville is an interesting little town with lots of antique and thrift stores, a couple bike shops, an interesting distillery, some good restaurants, and not much else. But it's great for an afternoon of poking around small-town Virginia, and it's set in some beautiful wine country. Couple that with the end of the fall colors and a gorgeous fall day, and we had so much adult fun!
We started by eating a delicious lunch at Magnolias at the Mill, a gorgeous restaurant in and old mill at the end of the W&OD bike trail. It is a beautiful restaurant with super good food, and I had just been there a couple days before with the IJM HR team.
We explored the town of Purcellville for a little bit
Their tasting room was really neat, and had ceiling tiles made out of the parts of the building that they replaced when they moved in a couple years ago.
After that, we drove a few short miles into wine country. There are so many wineries around, and it's so beautiful! We went back to Sunset Hills, another place I had been with the HR team, and didn't do the full tasting since I already had. The inside is lovely, and they had live music. It was also quite busy, so Mike just bought a glass and we wandered around the really lovely grounds for some quiet.
What was super fun about their wine tastings was that you could pair them with a chocolate tasting, too. And while the wine wasn't as good as Sunset Hills, in my opinion, the chocolate was a great touch!
Sunset on the way home - such a wonderful, low key day to be together and enjoy one another's company.
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