The mother and daughter behind Cork & Car Tours, standing together on a Loudoun County lawn at golden hour.

Loudoun County · Virginia

Somebody else
drives today.

A mother and daughter take the wheel for the day. You take the back seat, the long lunch, and every pour in between — with a route through Virginia wine country already planned.

Our backyard: Loudoun County — 40+ wineries, voted America's #4 wine region by USA TODAY 10Best readers, 2024.

LeesburgMiddleburgPurcellvilleRound HillBluemontHillsboroWaterfordLovettsville

How a day works

Four steps, and none of them are yours.

You are not renting a vehicle. You are handing off the entire day — the route, the reservations, the timing, and the drive home.

  1. 01

    Tell us the vibe

    Group size, the date, and what kind of day you're picturing — a slow one, a loud one, or a milestone. That's all we need to start.

  2. 02

    We build the route

    Loudoun's best rooms are small, family-run, and easy to miss. We pick the ones that fit your group and put them in an order that actually flows.

  3. 03

    We come to you

    Door-to-door pickup. No caravanning, no meeting point, no arguing in a parking lot about who's had how much.

  4. 04

    You never touch your keys

    We drive, we host, and we get every single person home. That part isn't a feature — it's the entire reason we exist.

The days we run

Pick a shape. We'll fill in the rest.

Every day is private — your group only, no strangers on a bus. Start with whichever of these sounds like you and we'll shape it from there.

Most asked for

The Classic

Three wineries, one full afternoon.

The one most groups start with. Three rooms with genuinely different personalities — a big view, a small barrel room, and somewhere with a proper porch to end on.

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The Long Lunch

Two wineries, and nobody rushes.

For the group that would rather sit than sprint. Two tasting rooms with a real sit-down meal wedged in the middle, and no clock-watching between them.

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The Celebration

Birthdays, bachelorettes, milestones.

Built around the occasion rather than the wine list. Tell us what we're celebrating and who needs to be surprised, and we'll handle the choreography.

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The Standing Date

For groups who make a habit of it.

A recurring day on the calendar — monthly, quarterly, however you like it. Same hosts, new rooms each time, nothing to re-explain.

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The mother and daughter who run Cork & Car Tours, photographed together outside their home in Loudoun County. Mother & daughter · Loudoun born

Your hosts

Most tours send a driver.
We send the two of us.

Every other operator in this county will sell you a vehicle — a sprinter, a coach, a fleet number, a stranger in the front seat who has done this route four hundred times and stopped noticing it.

We're a mother and a daughter who live here, drink here, and know which rooms are worth your afternoon. You get both of us for the day: one driving, one making sure your group is fed, watered, and actually having the day you booked.

It's the difference between being transported and being hosted.

  • Two of us, every day. One at the wheel, one with your group.
  • Private groups only. You'll never share a bus with strangers.
  • Local, not licensed-by-map. These are our roads and our neighbours' tasting rooms.
  • The whole point is the drive home. Everyone gets back safe. No exceptions, ever.
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The region

Twenty-five miles from the Capitol.
Nothing like it.

Loudoun grows more grapes than any other region in Virginia, and almost none of it happens at scale. These are small, family-run rooms at the foot of the Blue Ridge — which is exactly why having someone who knows them matters.

40+wineries & tasting rooms across the county
#4wine region in America — USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice, 2024
25+varietals grown — Viognier, Cab Franc, Chardonnay, Merlot
25miles from Washington, D.C. — and a world away

Wine country spans Leesburg, Middleburg, Purcellville, Round Hill, Bluemont, Hillsboro, Waterford and Lovettsville. We'll tell you which corner suits your group.

Ready when you are

Give us a date. We'll give you the day.

Tell us your headcount and what you're celebrating — we'll come back with a route and one clear price.