Cheese Platters at Healey's Cheesery and Deli in Somerset West (2017-01-05)

If you are fond of fine cheese then I would imagine that you might be rather happy at the news of the opening of a dedicated cheese deli right here in Somerset West on the well known Waterkloof Wine Estate.

Healey’s has been producing award winning cheeses since its inception in 2005 (seriously, just take a gander at all their award certificates proudly up on display in the deli!) and now at long last have their own dedicated space thanks to a proud partnership with Waterkloof Wines.

Their world class, noble farmhouse cheddar, which is aged anywhere from eight to 12 months, is made from unpasteurized milk taken from pasture grazing cattle. The milk itself is from a certified herd and is also free of hormones and steroids, whilst the cheese produced is free of all preservatives, artificial colouring agents, flavour enhancers, and anti-mould additives.

In short, they make some rather tasty, upmarket cheese.

The newly opened cheesery and deli (it’s about a month or so old now) serves two purposes – the first is as a production hub for the cheese itself (very cool, you can watch some of the process and view all the cheese maturing on the shelves through big display windows inside the shop), and second as a storefront through which you can taste/experience their cheese and then hopefully walk out the door with a couple of bags tucked under each arm!

A spur of the moment decision lead to Chantelle, the girls and I popping in for a visit, and with everything looking and smelling so good, we decided to try some of their cheese and cured meat platter options.

Obviously, the girls didn’t really like anything on the board other than the sourdough bread and margarine of course, but Chantelle and I took delight in sampling the fantastic array of cheese and meat pairings.

So while not exactly a place of much interest to two little girls (though thankfully catered for by means of a nice patch of grass outside with a jungle gym plonked down in the corner of it), it certainly is a worthwhile stop if you appreciate good cheese, and perhaps some fine Waterkloof wine to go down with it!