Sharpham Cheese Hampers and Gift Sets: Celebrate Christmas With Devon's Finest

Treat the cheese enthusiasts in your life to a beautifully curated hamper featuring Sharpham Dairy's finest cheeses, paired with artisanal delights from talented producers across Devon. Or learn the joys of self-gifting when you buy them for yourself?

Sharpham, the UK's first B Corp cheese dairy based in Totnes, Devon, has received many outstanding accolades, including a coveted 3-star Great Taste Award for Cremet and multiple golds for their celebrated mixed milk Rushmore cheese, as well as beloved classics like Sharpham Brie and Ticklemore. 

A true family-run business led by Greg and Nicky Parsons, Sharpham Dairy has everything you need for the perfect festive feast, pairing their artisanal cheeses, chutneys and crackers with a range of Devon-made produce that are utterly ideal for sharing at Christmas.

Co-owner Greg Parsons says, “Cheese is a product of its environment; it expresses everything that's been put into it during its life. The thousands of decisions that create the final product, from the milk to the terroir, the place in which it quietly matures, and all the factors you can't put your finger on but of course makes a difference somehow. 

"When you enjoy a slice of oozy Sharpham Brie or a velvety Rustic, just imagine the place of love with which it comes from our beautiful corner of Devon. You'll savour it all the more.” 

The Devon Feast £90

Perfect for gifting someone special this festive season, The Devon Feast box combines savoury and sweet artisanal treats for the perfect grazing spread at home. The box includes handmade Sharpham cheeses – a square of Brie (300g) and truckles of Rustic, Rustic Chive & Garlic & Ticklemore goats' (280g each). 

To complete your sharing platter, there is charcuterie from Good Game and olives from West Country, plus Sharpham crackers and chutneys and a tipple of Lyme Bay Elderberry and Port liqueur for company. Bringing some sweetness there is Mrs Gill's award-winning rich Christmas cake and Figgy's Christmas pudding. It's an exceptional gift for family, a wonderful thank you to your team or simply inviting friends over and get stuck in!

Sophisticated Sips and Savouries Hamper £40

Fine cheeses, cocktails and sweet and savoury delights, this hamper is a pamper package of all the best things in life! The hamper includes a heart-shaped Sharpham Brie (300g), a mini Elmhirst and mini Rustic cheese, our wonderfully crunchy Rosemary Sourdough Crackers, two Bar Buoy cocktails and Salcombe Dairy Milk Chocolate with Caramel and Sea Salt.

The Essential Devon Cheese Board - £35 

Sharpham's most popular hamper features five artisan cheeses, each made with milk from cows and goats that have grazed Devon's luscious pastures, crafted with over 100 years of skills and nurtured with love until ready for your cheese board. Included in the Devon cheeseboard is Sharpham Brie, Rustic & Ticklemore Goats plus guests Quicke's Mature Cheddar and Devon Blue. 

Crafty Christmas Cheers Hamper £40 

This selection of artisan cheeses, rich charcuterie and premium craft ales is a celebration of hearty flavours. Within this hamper, you'll find a Sharpham Camembert, a Rustic Chive & Garlic Truckle, Quicke's Mature Clothbound Cheddar, as well as our fruity and fiery Scotch Bonnet Chilli Jam and Sourdough Crackers for the best cheese board. We've also included charcuterie from our friends at Good Game and two bottles of Salcombe Ale.

Sharpham Cheese Subscription Service 

1 month - £30

3 months - £90

12 months - £120 (no additional P&P)

Each box brings a new discovery, as a curated selection of outstanding cheeses, crackers and condiments is delivered quarterly to your door. Each beautifully and sustainably packaged box will feature three of Sharpham's multi-award winning varieties, a local guest cheese, Sharpham sourdough crackers, a Sharpham chutney and tasting notes. 

All cheeses are available from www.sharphamcheese.co.uk

Feeding Christmas Nostalgia with Natural, Pasture-Fed Dairy from Hollis Mead

With Christmas just around the corner, who doesn't look forwards to those special nostalgic indulgences like cheese?

Hollis Mead is one of the only certified 100% Pasture Fed, organic dairies and creameries in the UK and produces a growing selection of award-winning soft cheeses.

Their organic Benville Brie and Truffled Benville Brie have both won 3 Stars in the Guild of Fine Food, Great Taste Awards in 2022 & 2023, an accolade given to less than 1% of the 14,000 entries each year. And their special edition Corscombe Camembert, also returns this Christmas and joins their Brie's to form the perfect Christmas triad of cheese!

Founded in 2020, the vision at Hollis Mead is to help people fall back in love with natural, organic, dairy. To do this they realised they need to demonstrate there is a different, healthier, and more natural way of consuming dairy which is in balance with nature.

They are developing a unique dairy brand which disrupts conventional dairy and the growth of plant-based, highly processed alternatives. Their cows eat 100% pasture from our organic farmland and live outside for most of the year until the weather makes this intolerable for their wellbeing. They only milk their cows once a day which means much less stress on the animal and (they believe), a much higher quality of life for them.

From their 100% pasture-fed, organic milk, they produce a glittering array of award winning, natural dairy products including cream, yoghurts, fine cheeses, butters, crème fraiche, cottage cheese and cultured kefir's as well as exclusive Christmas products like Brandy Cream and Brandy Crème Fraiche.

The Great British Cheese Hamper - £50

Treat your tastebuds to their award-winning Sustainable British Cheese Hamper. Hand made with fresh milk on the farm, using only traditional methods. Unique in quality and taste, because of their 100% pasture fed organic cows' milk.

The hamper contains their Benville, an award winning triple cream cheese (250g), their Truffled Benville, an award winning brie style cheese with wild truffles (250g), their Corscombe - a delicious camembert style cheese (250g) and their unique Cottage Cheese - a creamy, protein rich cottage cheese (300g).

The Hollis Mead Christmas Hamper - £60

Treat family and friends to their award-winning dairy products this Christmas! Made by hand with fresh milk on the farm, using traditional methods. Unique in quality and taste, because of their 100% pasture fed organic cows' milk.

The hamper contains their Benville, award winning triple cream cheese (250g),  their Truffled Benville – award winning brie style cheese infused with wild truffles (250g), their Corscombe Camembert, their popular camembert style cheese (250g), their Salted Butter, award winning and hand rolled brandy butter (200g), their special Christmas Brandy Crème Fraiche, made with their 100% pasture fed organic cow's milk with a splash of Brandy (300g), and their Brandy Cream, made using 100% pasture fed organic cow's milk with a hint of brandy (300g).

All Christmas products will be available from https://hollismead.com from mid-November 2023.

Photograph courtesy of Richard Budd Photography (https://www.richardbudd.co.uk).

Trewithen Dairy 'Cornish Clotted Cream' Is a Christmas Season Essential

Rich, luxuriously thick and golden, Trewithen Dairy's award-winning 'Cornish Clotted Cream' is the only accompaniment to enjoy with those festive treats this Christmas. 

Whether it's the crowning glory of a warm mince pie, slathered shamelessly on a Christmas pudding, or used as an ingredient in sweet or savoury cooked dishes to add an unmistakable lushness, no dish is complete without a pot of Trewithen Dairy 'Cornish Clotted Cream'.

Made using methods that have been handed down for generations, Trewithen Dairy produces the most delicious 'Cornish Clotted Cream' using high-quality Cornish milk from well-cared-for cows that are raised and grazed on Cornwall's lush pastures. 

Deep river valleys and undulating land create a unique grass-growing landscape for dairy farming, resulting in the delicious flavour of the milk. This flavour is achieved through a perfect balance of butterfat and protein.

Their holistic approach to 'the perfect blend', is achieved from the rich diversity of herds, and working with a close network of farming families who share the same ethical and responsible practices. It's this combination that contributes to the taste and overall quality. Trewithen Dairy 'Cornish Clotted Cream' is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin product meaning it has received official recognition for its unique characteristics, production methods, and geographical origin. 

It's also really easy to cook with clotted cream and there's a fine selection of inspiring festive recipes here such as a no-churn Christmas Pudding Ice cream, Creamy Brussel Sprout Gratin, Tipsy Trifles and a Festive Meringue Wreath. 

Trewithen Dairy 'Cornish Clotted Cream' is available in 200g direct from select Asda, Co-op and Spar stores throughout the South West, via Ocado.com, and from November, it will be on the shelves in Tesco. RRP £2.45.

Look out for Trewithen Dairy's '12 Days of Christmas' festive recipe selection across Instagram and Facebook in the run-up to Christmas for further seasonal inspiration. 

Trewithen Dairy reveals a sense of great pride to be a sponsor of the Guild of Food Writers' Awards 2023.

Trewithen Dairy has been recognised as a champion food producer of the West Country, and most recently awarded Gold by the Taste of the West judging panel for 2023, for both their salted butter and traditional 'Cornish Clotted Cream'. 

https://www.trewithendairy.co.uk