The Wine Reserve at Waterford
July 28, 2024. Our late-July Sunday continued with heat and increasing humidity as we parked at the Wine Reserve at Waterford. This is another winery off of Route 9 west of Leesburg in Loudoun County and about 4 miles from the historic Quaker village of Waterford. Cori and Jonathan Phillips took over what was the Loudoun Valley Vineyards from the Cameron family in 2015, renamed it the Wine Reserve, and opened for business in January 2017. Jonathan is a lawyer and substitute judge in Fairfax County. From the outside, the winery looks like a California ranch home hugging the ground. On entering, you feel as if you are welcomed into someone’s living room. To the left are plush sofas bracketing a stone fireplace. To the right is a long bright room with tasting tables that flows onto a wide side deck. Here there are good views of the Blue Ridge. The Wine Reserve is a small boutique winery. The tasting room is tiny and could get quite crowded on weekends. Best