Black Mountains Honey
What could be sweeter on Valentine’s Day than a pot of homemade Welsh honey? Black Mountains has been producing honey since 2002 using traditional methods of beekeeping. Comb honey, runny honey, soft set honey and chunk honey are all available to buy online. Black Mountains honey, Gilwern, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. www.blackmountainshoney.com
Lovedean Breakfast Cereal
Start the day with award winning organic muesli, homemade by Lucy O’Donnell. Lovedean Breakfast No 1 granola is handmade using jumbo oats, nuts and seeds, slowly toasted with oils including hemp and pumpkin, sweetened with honey. Free from all E numbers, preservatives and additives, the muesli is a guilt-free breakfast option. www.lovedeanlarder.co.uk/
Heart-shaped lamb steaks
Donald Russell’s heart-shaped Scottish lamb steaks are perfect if you’re staying in on Valentine’s Day. Reared on lush green grass and free from recycled protein or additives, the meat is healthy for your heart, as well as being heart-shaped. Cut from the loin (the most tender part of the lamb), the steaks are Donald Russell’s specialty. (£46 for 16 steaks). Buy online www.donaldrussell.com.
Spicy Red Pepper and Chilli Jelly
Tracklements red pepper and chilli jelly is perfect for spicing up Valentine’s Day. All Tracklements jellies and chutneys are handmade in small batches, unspoilt by artificial colours or preservatives. Buy online www.tracklements.co.uk
Valentine’s Vegetable Box
Abel and Cole’s small deluxe vegetable box contains all the luxuries you will need for a sumptuous Valentine’s menu. Globe artichokes, avocados, fennel, aubergine and Portobello mushrooms are included in the £12.50 selection, as well as a free garlic bulb. Buy online http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/
Swan’s Hand Made Chocolates
Swan’s finest handmade chocolates are made on a farm, 5 miles from Ludlow. Top quality Belgian chocolate and locally sourced high quality ingredients and natural fruit flavourings are finely blended to form delicious and eye-catching ganaches, truffles and pralines. Visit the online chocolate shop: http://www.swan-chocolate.co.uk/shop.php
English Sparkling Wine
2004 Cuvée Pinot Noir-Blauberger Rosé Brut is a fully organic sparkling wine made at Seddlescombe Vineyard in Sussex. Made primarily from the classic Champagne variety, Pinot Noir, with added Blauberger the wine is a vibrant pink colour fizzing with fine pearls of bubbles and tasting of fresh grapes and strawberry fruit flavours. £25.00. Order online at http://www.englishorganicwine.co.uk/
