The Almanac
Tales from the Kitchen Garden
Bring the bar home for National Tree Week with Sapling
From 25th November–3rd December, THE PIGs and Sapling Spirits are teaming up for National Tree Week, so celebrate with us buy shaking up a few cocktails using Sapling!
Meet our Unsung Hero – Gary!
Gary Orris, Front of House Host at THE PIG in Brockenhurst, has been awarded the Boutique Hotelier's Unsung Hero Award!
It's not all about the alcoholic ones!
Over the past few years, our Wine Teams have been busily hunting for the best non alcoholic wines out there to grow our wine lists for all to enjoy. So, let us introduce to you our friends from Noughty, Wednesday's Domaine, and Wild Idol...
Sommelier trips from Champagne to Tuscany!
Our PIG People have been busy this year, travelling from Champagne to Tuscany, on several Sommelier trips! Discover what the team got up to, and why the story behind every bottle of wine on our menus is so important – and thoughtfully selected by our Sommeliers, for you, to enjoy.
Castlewood and Devon Minnow: The story so far
With our friends at Castlewood Vineyard, we've experienced first-hand the highs and lows of nature's influence on wine and style. The Devon Minnow is a special project between our founder Robin Hutson and his mates HIX and Corbett – and the winemaking process has seen some intriguing years, with challenges and triumphs. Here’s what’s been happening…
THE PIG-in the South Downs: Our Vineyard’s First Harvest
This October, for the first time ever, our team over at THE PIG-in the South Downs took to the vines of our vineyard, Alpaca Block, to pick our homegrown grapes – marking a momentous beginning in our winemaking journey!
Popping the cork on THE PIG Fizz
We couldn’t be prouder to finally be popping the cork on our first bottles of PIG English Fizz, just in time for the festive season! Meet THE PIG Reserve, a 2019 sparkling cuvée and Lobster Shed Pink, a 2018 sparkling rosé!
THE PIG’s Abandoned Pinot Noir
We’re big lovers of all things food and drink here at THE PIGs. And, when we found barrels of unclaimed Pinot Noir on a near-abandoned Sussex vineyard last summer… well, we couldn’t just leave them there, could we? Find out what we did with this amazing discovery.
Start your own ‘shrooms
There are things growing in all corners of our Kitchen Gardens – and sometimes in our buildings, too. At each of THE PIGs, we’ve converted a few ramshackle old outhouses into some state-of-the-art mushroom labs. And here’s how you can make a DIY one at home…
Winter squash soup
Incredibly easy to make, this soup is always an instant hit. It’s comforting and velvety smooth – and great with a generous hunk of freshly baked crusty bread.
