8 Chains North Winery
March 14, 2026. One of the many wineries along the Route 9 Corridor in Loudoun County, 8 Chains North is not blessed with a beautiful and inviting entrance. From the parking lot, you actually enter the tasting room through the backdoor on the backside of a long low-hung Dutch-roofed barn. But 8 Chains is about as close to Route 9 as you can get and its convenience rewards people who stay for a time to relax on the front porch that runs the length of the barn on the side facing rolling vineyards. This is where you were meant to sit. The interior of the main tasting room, though recently refreshed, remains small, utilitarian, and a little dark. Some comfy sofas form a seating area by a fake fireplace. I seem to remember this from our visit many years ago when 8 Chains was owned by founder Ben Renshaw. I understand that Ben has moved to West Virginia but still makes the wine here for new owners, Cissi and Edz (Edgars) Stu...