We have some fantastic new products in the shop this week – but visually, I think Pinkster Gin wins the prize – with a selection of Pinkster Gin bottles as well as their boozy berries and Gin Jam, there’s a splash of pink in the drinks shelf. They join our … Read More
We are thrilled to introduce Hawkins Bros Sparkling wine to our collection – Simon Hawkins was at our Birthday Bash last week offering tastings and it is a delicious sparkling wine. This classic cuvée from 2013 is made by Greyfriars Vineyard. A blend of 46% Chardonnay, 36% Pinot Noir and … Read More
Award-Winning Haggis If you are in need of haggis for Burns Night, then we will be sourcing some award-winning traditional Mcsween Haggis this year. With a 3 star Great Taste Award, this traditional Scottish dish is available in three sizes: 454g for 2-3 people, 907g for 4-5 people and 2.7kg … Read More
The Black Bomber Cheese from the Snowdonia Cheese Company is consistently our most popular cheese. This is a mature cheddar that has a depth of flavour that combines with a rich, smooth texture, which proves to be completely addictive. The Black Bomber Cheese has won numerous awards at The Great British Cheese … Read More
A large gammon joint, glazed with honey and mustard and bejeweled with cloves is a thing of beauty – a classic, traditional British feast. Our gammon comes from Sandridge Farmhouse, and is tender, succulent and full of flavour. Each gammon joint is brined in a Wiltshire Cure for at least … Read More
We will have some outstanding Sussex Charcuterie in the farm shop this weekend – with salamis, coppa spalla, pancetta and chorizo from the multi-award winning Beal’s Farm Charcuterie. They rear their own Mangalitza pigs where their high fat content is ideal when air dried, as it keeps the meat succulent, … Read More
We have had a couple of new cheeses in over the last week or so which are definitely worth trying. First up is Oxford Isis which was first created in 2003 by the Oxford Cheese company and is rind washed in Oxfordshire Honey Mead while it matures for a month … Read More
Perl Wen Cheese. As the summer holidays draw to a close, the evenings shorten and cool and fruit starts to ripen on the tree, I start thinking about cheese. It’s the sort of weather for a decent ploughman’s at lunch, a hunk of mature cheddar to accompany a blackberry and … Read More
Today saw the arrival of a large box of plump, juicy local cherries – recently picked and delivered directly from the Blackmore Estate just down the A3. A good cherry is deeply satisfying – thirst quenching and delicious. The Blackmore estate has a number of different varieties available throughout the … Read More
Yesterday morning I was on duty as my wife’s photography assistant. We spent the morning under shade nets photographing the UK’s only Wasabi Farm – based just outside Winchester. The wasabi is grown in old watercress beds that are fed with artesian spring water that is rich in natural minerals … Read More
Our honey sales are starting to buzz again as all our customers with hayfever come for some delicious, award-winning honey for hayfever relief. As the weather improves and we move into spring, the pollen count goes up as first the trees start to shed pollen, then the grass, crops and … Read More
If you need some Christmas gift inspiration, then we have a huge range of delicious foodie choices that are ideal as stocking fillers, or which you can combine to make wonderful hampers. The vast majority of our jams, chutneys and honeys are made within 30 miles of the shop – … Read More