Hidden Brook Winery
August 12, 2023. Nestled in the pine trees on Spinks Ferry Road, Leesburg, you will find the small rustic Hidden Brook Winery. Hidden Brook is directly adjacent to the Vineyards and Winery at Lost Creek that we posted on a couple of days ago. Lost Creek’s founder, Bob Hauck is the father of Hidden Brook’s founder, Eric Hauck. I believe Lost Creek was the eighth small winery in Loudoun, while Hidden Brook is the ninth or tenth. Even though these were originally father-son competing enterprises and their driveways are literally a couple of yards apart, the difference between them today is startling. (See, Washington Post article below). We encountered a young man named Allan who sported a long Billy Gibbons-style grey beard and told us that he used to be a wine club member at Lost Creek before Todd and Aimee Henkle bought it. Feeling some snobbery at Lost Creek, he switched his membership to Hidden Brook where he feels more welcome. Eri...