Regional cheese and cream stores Charente-Maritime

The French and cheese, it's a true love story! And if you're looking for quality products, don't hesitate to visit Grégory Giraudon. This artisan (world vice-champion in 2021) welcomes you to his store, where you'll find a wide range of cheeses, as well as charcuterie, wine and delicatessen products. Soft cheeses with bloomy rinds, pressed cheeses... there's something for everyone! Tasting evenings are organized - even "cheese quizzes" - and you can take away platters richly garnished with quality products.

It's not only goats that smile! Just taste Sabrina's cheeses and you'll have a smile on your face. It's true that this enthusiast always offers a warm welcome, whether in the store or at the market. Each cheese is handcrafted according to traditional methods: raw cow's milk, goat's milk, tomme... there's something for everyone! You can also order made-to-measure cheese platters for a successful evening. You can also order on the website.

Founded in Surgères since 1936, the G.L.A.C has a whole range of dairies spread over department of the Grand west. Milk collections (goat and cow) are each year in hundreds of millions of litres, and the specialties of the cheese show the wealth of the land. There is a range of Butters butters, the finesse and aroma of which have been renowned. Butter "Charentes-Poitou" is the first in France to have benefited from the Appellation of Origin Controlled (1979). The Highest flower is a cow with a hard crust that will make your happiness in rotting, at the corner of the fire. The G.L.A.C products are sold in large area, and perhaps you have already seen goats in Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet or Bougon, Mottin Charentais or the Euro-Monk pie. A speciality of the department not to be missed: fromagé meal, which can be made with goat milk or cow's milk. With its characteristic black crust, the meal is eaten fresh, like a yogurt cake.

Le Petit Futé still loves this cheese shop, which it discovered almost 6 years ago in an alleyway near Les Halles. L'Epicurium hasn't strayed far, having chosen a pretty cobbled street in the heart of the town center to the delight of epicureans. Don't expect to find yet another clothing store here, but a cheese shop that bon vivants frequent assiduously. It's impossible not to find a cheese to your taste, with some 200 references, from croûtes fleuries (camembert), to cow's and ewe's tommes, via delicious local goat's cheeses (Le Chabichou AOP, Le Mothais sur feuille, La Bonde de Gâtine) and the house specialty, truffle brie, as well as the new kid on the block, fine hazelnut camembert. And while you're waiting for Fred or Stephane to prepare your take-away tray, you can enjoy a platter of selected cheeses accompanied by a glass of wine. More than just a store, it's a friendly place that's well worth a visit!

This association was created in 1893 as a result of the crisis of the phylloxera which ravaged much of the vineyard. Its aim is to regroup cooperative dairies in the region and promote dairy products. Today, Charentes-Poitou butter, recognised Appellation of origin in 1979 is one of the region's flagship products such as Marenne-Oléron oysters, Cognac, Pineau…

To be sure of finding a quality cheese, don't hesitate to head for Xavier Ropert's truck. This enthusiast will guide you in your choice and help you select the cheese you like best. You'll find him at various markets in La Rochelle: La Pallice on Sunday mornings, Port Neuf on Thursdays and at his L'Houmeau premises on Friday mornings. The welcome is warm, and the selection varied, with, among other things, speciality cheeses made with truffles (homemade). Xavier and his wife focus above all on quality, and also offer platters. You can order on the website for delivery, or pick up your order at the La Rochelle market.