Hiddencroft Vineards
March 14, 2026. The northernmost winery in Loudoun County is Clyde and Terry Housel’s Hiddencroft Vineyards near Lovettsville, a winery that takes you through their old barn’s corn crib into a lawn filled with flowers in the growing season. The flowers are a butterfly habitat that fronts an old farmhouse retooled as the tasting room. We had the good fortune of speaking with owner Clyde Housel for an extended period during a quiet time at the winery. He is as posterchild for the outdoors life – with his tousled white hair, trim beard, professorial glasses. You might notice his enormous hands from years of pruning and working around the winery. He has himself renovated most of the old farm buildings on the site which are now used for special intimate events and celebrations. Hiddencroft, however, does not do large events like weddings. The big barn they use to host barrel tastings and library tastings, but there is no heat or w...