Archive for April, 2010

Celebrate St George’s Day 23rd April

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Delicious English cheeses on special offer until St George’s Day…

Rosary Goat with Herbs

A creamy, moist and soft cheese with a light and fluffy texture made from goat’s milk.  Rosary Goat’s Cheese is locally produced in Landford on the Hampshire and Wiltshire border and is suitable for vegetarians.

Quickes Cheddar

At Quickes Traditional, they make this award-winning traditional cheeses using milk from their dairy herd.  Every truckle is handmade by on of nine skilled cheese makers before being wrapped in muslin and carefully matured for anything up to 24 months.  The Quicke family have been farming at Home Farm near the village of Newton St. Cyres in the South West of England, for over 450 years.  25 years ago Sir John Quicke and his wife Prue built the dairy, where Sir John’s daughter Mary continues to produce outstanding cheese today.

Barkham Blue

Produced in Wokingham, Berkshire.  Barkham blue is a Gold award winning blue cheese.  It is a big flavour cheese with great depth.  With a lovely texture, colour and great taste this is a firm, buttery cheese made from Channel Island pasteurised cow’s milk.  Suitable for vegetarians.