Hillsborough Vineyard and Brewery
August 4, 2022. After attending the pre-harvest meeting of the Loudoun Wineries and Winegrowers Association hosted by Hillsborough Vineyard and Brewery, I decided to stay after to visit the Baki family and sample their wine. Hillsborough Vineyard has a steep 14 acres of vines just east of the small town of Hillsboro on busy Route 9. Note for purposes of searching and Googling that “Hillsborough,” the vineyard, is spelled differently from “Hillsboro,” the town. Hillsboro, the town, is famous for being among other things, the birthplace of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s mother, Catherine Koener, from early German settlers in Loudoun County. Kim and I last visited Hillsborough in the winter of 2017 and noted both the view and the wines. The Baki family, from Turkey, purchased the vineyard property and planted the first vines in 2001. The original tasting room, an 1830’s stone barn, opened in 2002 and was renovated in 2013. Kerem Baki is the vintner and winemaker. His wife,