Gourmet products local specialties and wines La Brenne

The Maison du Cheese opened in July 2011 for the greatest pleasure of the premises like visiting visitors who find here a wide range of course farmers' cheeses, but also local products such as apple juice, honey pots, biscuits, artisanal jams, smoked fish from Brenne, terrines, safrines, safrines years, Reuilly wines, Valençay and many others. The star? The Pouligny Saint Pierre AOP, this cheese cheese of raw milk of pyramidal form, produces in 22 municipalities in the valley of Brenne. Its taste is fine and delicate with hazelnut flavorings, with its paste, it is firm but melting. It can taste fresh, semi-dry or dry depending on the taste. Compose your picnic basket and discover the Regional Natural Park of Brenne! It's so good to reconnect with simple, gourmet and natural pleasures… To extend the pleasure after your stay, the online sales site is very convenient and orders are shipped quickly in refrigerated packages.

Lise and Thomas Bellet offer colourful macaroons, homemade chocolates (you can see the team working on the production behind the glass) and beautiful cakes. During the King's Day period, the cake is available in frangipane, chocolate or red fruits. You can enjoy cakes with intense chocolate, praline, caramel, pomelo/pistachio tarts, fruit mousses, baba where you can dose your own rum... You can't go wrong, everything is delicious. The house also sells chocolate bars (including an organic range).

Ferme du Caroire in Azay-le-Ferron invites you into the world of Christophe and Agathe Vandooren, passionate goat farmers. Taste their fresh, ripened or natural-rind goat cheeses, made from their goats' milk. You'll also be tempted by their homemade charcuterie and goat, kid and beef dishes, all prepared with local, seasonal ingredients. What's more, you can sleep in fully-equipped tents or modern yurts, where you can admire the animals roaming freely, and share a convivial dinner.

At the Laleuf farm, we take care of nature, but especially the bees. Pascal and Sandra, beekeepers, harvest thanks to a cold extraction principle a precious honey 100% natural. In the store on site, you can discover seasonal honeys (spring, wild flowers, buckwheat...), as well as different products: chutneys, jams, "tisamiels", vinegars, gingerbread, and candles. Everything is produced with honey and by their care!

Eric Degorce has been producing honey since 1990. Located in the Brenne Natural Park. First of all seasonal honeys (creamier and paler in spring, liquid, darker and stronger in early summer, more yellow and creamy at the end of summer). He makes gingerbread, candies, honey chocolates (at Easter and Christmas only). He also makes syrups, vinegar, soaps, mead... You can visit him by appointment and you can also find his products in the shops and at the Maison des Produits Locaux in Pouligny-Saint-Pierre.

The online tourist guide presents E.Leclerc Le Blanc, a hypermarket located in Le Blanc, in the rue Albert Chichery. The store offers a range of services including in-store shopping and in-store collection. It also has an E.Leclerc Brico and a gas station. Visitors can also take advantage of additional services such as a postal mailbox, free wi-fi, a photocopier and a recycling collection point. For motorists, the service station offers different types of fuel at competitive prices. E.Leclerc Le Blanc is a convenient place to shop and benefit from additional services.

This producer offers farm gate sales of his A.O.P Pouligny-Saint-Pierre farm goat cheese. For more than 25 years, the goat farm has been producing this delicious pyramid-shaped cheese, which is special because of its light taste, its smooth and creamy paste, and its fine bluish-grey rind. Ferme des Ages has won 14 medals in 20 years. It is one of the operating sites of the agricultural high school of Châteauroux. The farm can be visited, to the delight of families, but reservations are recommended - especially in summer.

The petit brennou is a typical goat cheese, cylindrical in shape. Philippe and Chantal Doyelle have been replaced by Jonathan Crogiez, who has taken over their organic goat farm. He raises the same light-necked goat from Berry, an ancient breed. The direct sale of goat cheese is possible every day and an organic market takes place in the yard twice a month. You can find honey, fruit and vegetables, bread baked on a wood fire, wine, apple juice, eggs...

Poultry, rillers and fatty livers of the Plume-Cane farm are of high quality. You will find black hens from Berry, pawns and ducks. The products are sold on the farm, but also at the Maison des Fromages de Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, at the Maison du Parc du Bouchet, at the Saint-Cyran de Saint-Michel-en-Brenne, at the Helena of Bourges. The Chesseron family is present on the market of Mézières-en-Brenne on Thursdays and Sunday morning, on Châteauroux on Saturday morning (Monestier Square) and on producer markets in season.

Since 1996, Jean-Luc, Patricia and Benjamin Forand have produced farm cheeses from Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, A.O.C., gold medalists. A real delight for goat cheeses! Since 2002, they have wanted to diversify their production by also raising sheep and pigs. Meat is also sold live on the farm. They also make meats. You will also find them on the markets of Le Blanc, Déols and Tournon-Saint-Martin.

La Ferme des Loges offers direct sales at the farm of its farm products: fattened ducks, foies gras, duck breast, confits, chicken, duck and goose rillettes, whole poultry or cooked in preserves as well as capons, turkeys and geese for the holidays. Remember to reserve a few days in advance. Special mention to the rillettes to picnic in the Brenne and enjoy a 100% natural stay. Welcome to the Farm network. You can find his products on the farmers' market in Chalais in summer.

The Bel-Air farm, indicated by a large sign at the entrance to Saint-Gaultier (route de Thenay) welcomes you for farm sales. We offer a selection of cow's milk products: whole raw milk cheese, Galtois, cottage cheese, farm cream and fresh milk. It is possible to visit the farm on request. On the markets: Fridays in Saint-Gaultier, Saturdays in Châteauroux and Argenton-sur-Creuse, every other Wednesday in Orsennes.

Christel and Denis Vandromme raise about a hundred goats organically. They produce cheeses with the Pouligny-Saint-Pierre appellation: pyramid, log, faisselle and small aperitifs. Their products are sold at the farm and at several distributors. On Saturday mornings, you can also find them at the market in Le Blanc. The farmers give tours of their farm: allow about an hour for groups and schoolchildren. A tasting is possible (with a supplement).

The sale of meat from organic farms is done on order. You will find parcels of heifer, beef, cow and veal meat (Limousin breed), as well as lamb and pork from the Limousin cul-noir breed. For the pork, it is both meat for cutting and cold cuts (black pudding, sausage, pâté). Orders are placed about once a month and are collected from the farm on Thursdays. There are also delivery points, please ask when ordering. Delivery is possible if you are nearby.

La Maison du Fromage is a cheese shop. It offers a wide selection of cheeses and local products. You can shop in-store, use the drive-through service or opt for home delivery. The online store lets you discover all the products available. La Maison du Fromage delivers to France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. La Maison du Fromage was created to promote Pouligny-Saint-Pierre goat's cheese, but now offers a wide variety of local products. It also supports the region's small-scale producers. Come and taste their products and let yourself be seduced by their unique flavors.