Charles "The Hammer" Martel expelled the Saracens at Poitiers in 732CE. Although eradicated, they left behind all their goats, cheesemaking techniques and recipes. Goat dairying evolved deep into tradition, and today these tiny villages are dotted along the vast banks of the Loire River.

The region is filled with fragrant gardens to inhale, forests to explore and most importantly, cheeses and wines of superior significance in the world of gastronomy.

Included in this cheese hamper:

• Valencay de Fontenay: The famous pyramid shaped cheese of the Loire Valley. Ashed rind with a pronounced citrus flavour and fudge like texture.

• Chabichou du Poitou: A natural rind soft cheese from Poitou valley of the Loire. Creamier and softer than the Valencay. Perfect with the marmalade

• Persille Goat’s milk Blue: A beautiful gentle goat’s milk blue with an ashed rind that has pronounced sweet lactic flavours balanced with the spice of the blue vein.

• Tomme de Fontenay : A soft goat’s milk Tomme that is coated in herbs. Very similar to the Fleur de Marquis of Corsica.

• Four Pillars Negroni Marmalade

• Fine Cheese Co Biscuits

The Alcohol that we highly recommend to pair with this pack includes the following choices:

• Terre de I’Elu, 2023 ‘La Boussole’

• Chenin Blanc

  Loire Valley, France

  A deep dive of precision, aged in tank and on lees for 18 months. Floral, round and wonderfully balanced acidity, showing vibrant yellow fruits and a mineral cut on the end which goat cheeses would be great with. A very well made and gravitating wine indeed. 

• Terre de I’Elu, 2017 Le Revenant

  • Cabernet Franc

    Loire Valley, France

    Named after an 18th century painting of a shipwreck this is a superb hand harvested whole-bunch Cab Franc. Medium bodied and full of love, there’s ripe berries and elegant fruit weight. Raspberry, currants, star anise and flicks of mint, a perfect balance with goats cheese.

All our cheese hampers come packaged in our branded recycled cardboard boxes with compostable thermal wool insulation and environmentally friendly ice packs that can be poured down the sink

*Please note: Due to seasonal availabilities and quarantine issues, every now and then we may have to sub in alternative just as delicious cheeses. We will provide you with notification if this happens.