A True Blue Christmas Treat For Local Cheese Lovers

The UK’s only blue-veined brie will be available at farmers markets across the region this month from Simon Weaver Organic Dairy, the Gloucestershire-based cheese makers which offer a range of traditionally-produced Cotswold bries.

Worcestershire food lovers will be able to sample some of the award-winning cheese at farmers markets in Deddington on December 22.

The creamy soft cheeses are ideal for Christmas cheese boards, party h’ors d’oeuvre, or as interesting foody gifts for family and friends. Fresh organic milk from ‘the girls’ (the Friesian cows) at Kirkham Farm is taken to the creamery each morning, where it is lovingly turned into a new batch of brie cheese.

Made from 100% cows milk, the cheese is traditionally made and is available in three different varieties: Organic Cotswold Brie - beautifully soft and buttery, this cheese is perfect served with fresh fruit.

It comes with a RRP of £3.20 for 150g, or £4.20 for 250g. Organic Cotswold Blue-Veined Brie - real cheese lovers favour this blue veined brie. It is unique to Simon Weaver and has a rich creamy texture that goes particularly well with pear. It comes with a RRP of £3.80 for 175g, or £4.80 for 350g.

Organic Cotswold Herb Brie – the subtle mix of organic herbs added to this cheese is the perfect accompaniment to soft crusty wholemeal bread or rustic oatcakes. This cheese is available in a 150g size with a RRP of £3.40.

For festive supper ideas in double-quick time, the Organic Cotswold Brie can be added to bacon, mushrooms or grilled steak and the Organic Cotswold Blue-Veined Brie is divine melted over piping hot pasta.Simon Weaver Organic Dairy cheeses are available in independent delicatessens, farm shops, and at farmers markets throughout the region.

Simon Weaver is the third generation of Weavers to farm in the Cotswolds and proudly follows a traditional method of dairy farming. His land is made up of low-lying river meadows and clover rich grassland, ideal grazing for ‘his girls’.