• Wines

    Serenity Blend 2020 –

    August 19, 2026 /

    April 19, 2026 From 2009 to 2012, three Loudoun winemakers came together to create Tranquility 321—a bold red blend that celebrated local fruit and creative collaboration. Clyde Housel was one of those three, alongside Jordan Harris of Tarara and Ben Renshaw of 8 Chains North. The name stood for: 3 winemakers, 2 grapes, 1 vineyard. Now, over a decade later, Serenity carries that spirit forward—with a twist. This time, it’s one winemaker, two vineyards, and the same bold pairing: Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat. The result is both a tribute and an evolution—a wine grounded in Loudoun County history and grown from the soil that made Tranquility possible. Tasting Notes Serenity is a wine of depth and discipline—not…

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  • Events

    An Evening by Candlelight

    July 18, 2026 /

    A Look Back at Our First Candlelight in the Barn Event On July 18 at 7:00 p.m., Hiddencroft Vineyards launched its America 250 series with the inaugural Candlelight in the Barn, an evening celebrating the history, hospitality, and traditions of rural Virginia. Guests gathered by candlelight to enjoy a colonial tavern-inspired supper featuring foods commonly found on Virginia farm tables during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Fresh hearth breads, colonial cheeses, smoked meats, baked beans, chicken fricassee, pickles, preserves, and traditional desserts were paired with Hiddencroft wines, inviting guests to experience the flavors of an earlier time. Throughout the evening, four interpretive presentations connected the meal to the historic…

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    The Colonial Tavern: The Living Room of Early Virginia

    July 6, 2026 /

    Today, when we think of a tavern, we often imagine a place to order a meal or enjoy a drink with friends. In colonial Virginia, however, a tavern was something far more important. It was the community’s dining room, hotel, courthouse waiting room, post office, stagecoach stop, news center, business office, and social gathering place—all under one roof. Long before railroads, telephones, and newspapers connected communities, taverns connected people. More Than a Place to Drink Travel in eighteenth-century Virginia was slow and often difficult. Roads were little more than dirt paths winding through forests and across streams. A traveler might spend an entire day covering twenty or thirty miles before…

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