The Cheesemonger

Our passion shines through

Sheppy's Cheesemonger is dedicated to bringing the best farmhouse and artisan cheeses to our customers and community. Alongside exceptional customer service driven by our knowledge and experience, we aim to give everyone who visits us a unique and personal experience. We will happily let you sample any product we sell so you can share in our knowledge and passion for the tastes and stories behind our cheeses and engage with the producers in the same way we do.

"Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff and a delicious range. Stay away from the cheese counter unless you are ready to carry out your body weight in cheese."

Cheesemonger’s Choice – May Enjoy 10% off in the Farm Shop

May cheesemonger choice: Montagnolo

This month we’re celebrating a bold and beautiful pairing: Montagnolo and Sheppy’s 200 Cider — and you can enjoy the cheese from the cheesemonger with 10% off all month long.

Montagnolo is a luxurious triple-cream blue from Bavaria in Germany. Its ivory paste is buttery, silky and melt-in-the-mouth, with delicate blue veining that brings gentle spice rather than overpowering punch. Expect sweet cream, a touch of mushroom earthiness, and a lingering savoury finish. It’s a blue that converts even the sceptics.

We’ve paired it with Sheppy’s 200, a special Somerset cider crafted to celebrate 200 years of our cidermaking. Rich, rounded and beautifully balanced, it brings ripe apple sweetness, soft tannins and a fresh, clean acidity.

Why they work together:
The creamy richness of Montagnolo is lifted by the cider’s bright apple acidity, which cuts through the butteriness and refreshes the palate. Meanwhile, the cider’s subtle sweetness tames the blue’s gentle spice, allowing its sweet cream notes to shine. Each sip readies you for the next indulgent bite.

It’s a pairing that’s comforting, elegant, and just a little bit celebratory — perfect for Spring grazing boards or a BBQ treat.

Pop in and let us wrap up something delicious.

Heritage

At Sheppy's it is important for us to know about our cheesemakers, who they are, their history, their story and their processes so there is a direct connection from them to you.

At our core is a selection of some of the most inspiring and exciting raw milk and pasteurised cheeses currently being made. We supply cheese made from cow, goat and sheep milk, traditional animal rennet and many vegetarian varieties. We have a range of blues, washed rinds, fresh yoghurty cheeses, young curds, soft unctuous cheeses and traditional hearty regional cheeses.

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Celebrate your special occasion with cheese cake

At Sheppy's Cheesemongers we are experienced in putting together a combination of cheese to suit any occasion. Each ‘cake’ is created specifically to fit your budget and the size of your party.

Decorated with seasonal flowers and fruit each one is unique to your occasion.

Values aligned

Cider comes from the land, the flavour comes from the earth and the orchard where the fruit is grown. Cheese is no different, its complexity is created by the milk, the animals and the pastures themselves. Both products rely on the terrain, soil and climate of a region for their products to flourish.

We work with cheesemakers that value the quality of what they produce and whose practices sustain our environment and cultural heritage. They produce food with a story - a provenance and place.

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We've been at it a while

At Sheppy's we have built fantastic relationships with many regional and European producers. Here you can see a receipt from Jon Sheppy dated 1859 for the sale of butter and cream to a local cheese producer