Pip of Manor Farm

15/11/2022

Planning a festive shindig? Then you’re going to need drinks! Here are affordable red, wine and sparkling wines to order by the dozen - thanks to the experts at Surrey wine merchants, The Grape Variety and Pip of Manor Farm. https://surrey.muddystilettos.co.uk/home/dining-at-home/affordable-party-wine/

08/09/2022

10/08/2022

Beat the heat with an ice cold bottle of wine from Pip.

Open today as usual till 5pm, then again on Friday so you can stock up for the sunny weekend ahead.

Slap on that sunscreen and drink responsibly 😁

25/07/2022

Celebrating something this summer? Celebrate with our very own imported Champagne by David Levasseur.

David grows all his own grapes and bottles each of his 30,000 or so bottles by hand.

To put that into context, Moët produces well over 20 million bottles a year. Even a much smaller, more rarified ‘grande marque’ like Pol Roger is turning out around 5 million bottles a year.

David’s Champagnes are properly delicious, lovingly crafted and excitingly distinctive.

Pop into Pip or order online to see for yourself! 🍾

22/07/2022

Wine can be travel in a bottle… let us take you places like this!

For epic Chianti Classico and much more, visit Pip today in Seale - we are open 11 to 5 - or order online for local and national delivery! 🍷

08/07/2022

Meet our new manager Rebecca! You may already know her as and we are thrilled she’s joining the team here at Pip 😁

Come for a chat and an expert wine recommendation like this organic Pouilly-Fuissé, 11-5 on Wednesdays and Fridays here at the Manor Farm Craft Centre in Seale.

Order online for free local delivery (spend just £30) or nationwide!

08/07/2022

We won an award! Our sister business was named Small Agent of the Year last night at the Hurlingham Club. 🏆

Come down to see us in the sunshine this afternoon, we’re open as usual till 5pm 🤩

01/07/2022

29/06/2022

Gallo Nero! The obligatory shot with the famous symbol of Chianti Classico in Radda on a run this morning 🐔

Why is the rooster (‘Gallo’) the mark of Chianti Classico?

The tale dates from the Middle Ages when the republics of Siena and Florence were warring over the Chianti area.

To end the conflict they devised an innovative challenge. At the dawn call of a rooster, two knights from the opposing sides began riding from their home towns: where they met would be where the border would be drawn.

The Sienese people chose a white rooster to wake their knight at dawn, and during the days before they treated the bird to all comforts and fed him well.

The Florentines chose a black rooster, imprisoning him in an uncomfortable cage and starved him for many days.

On the day of the race, the black rooster of the Florentines, desperately hungry, began crowing before dawn. The Florentine knight thus got a head start; meanwhile the knight from Siena, whose rooster was well relaxed and happy, woke up crowing long after dawn.

So there you have it! The Gallo Nero has been the symbol of Chianti Classico since the Lega del Chianti adopted it in 1384. 🍷