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3 Christmas Hampers
Call now to order yours on 1300 284 684.
Call Hunter Valley Hampers 1300 284 684 to place your order.
Tar10 at Hunter Valley Hampers - call 1300 284 684 to order.
Most Popular Christmas Hampers
Ordering Christmas Hampers for your business friends can be daunting – there are so many options and so many competing options at this time of year. But you can make the right choice, and completely eliminate risk, by choosing Hunter Valley Hampers.
We have an established history since 1988 of providing memorable hamper experiences for corporate clients across Australia.
As the saying goes – no job is too big or too small – we work diligently with individual orders from across the globe and fulfill substantial corporate requests with flying colors.
Make the right choice, for your business, for your brand, and to represent what your values are. Hunter Valley Hampers offer a wide, easy-to-customise range of Christmas Hampers.
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We have an established history since 1988 of providing memorable hamper experiences for corporate clients across Australia.
As the saying goes – no job is too big or too small – we work diligently with individual orders from across the globe and fulfill substantial corporate requests with flying colors.
Make the right choice, for your business, for your brand, and to represent what your values are. Hunter Valley Hampers offer a wide, easy-to-customise range of Christmas Hampers.
Executive Christmas Hampers
After all the hustle and bustle of the business year, there comes a time to reward your most loyal associates, clients, suppliers and supporters with a Christmas Gift that truly represents the value you place on your relationship.
A Masterpiece Gourmet Gift Basket from Hunter Valley Hampers represents a worthwhile corporate gesture befitting your most prized Linked In and Facebook business supporters.
On closer inspection, you will no doubt be inspired by the substantial inclusions and generous portion sizes – plenty to share with family and friends throughout the holiday season.
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New Gift Tags For Hunter Valley Hampers
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| Gorgeous Gifts Tags Available soon like this one |
Perhaps I am not giving too much away to concede that one thing that has let us down in the past has been our gift cards. Certainly the copperplate script of the hand written message is impressive and personal, but for a truly ethereal experience with some handmade magic, we are trending towards hand printed cards inspired by the love of nature from the romantic era.
Stay tuned as we complete our supply arrangement with our new bespoke gift cards and be ready for an even more hand made experience when you choose Hunter Valley Hampers.
Value-For-Money-Gifts-in-Australia-Top-7-Tips
OK, here we are sharing the Top 7 Tips for Gift Hampers to keeping your costs low and making for maximum value and visual impact on delivery when sending food hampers and wine gift baskets to friends, family and clients to save money and make the whole process easier and less time consuming.
Create Your Own Hamper - Visit a website that lets you decide exactly what you want to put into your hamper. A great way to control the cost of your gift, as these sites will let you remove items if you see that your hamper is becoming too expensive. If in doubt give a great regional supplier like Hunter Valley Gift Baskets, like 1300 284 684 and discuss what you exactly want, from experience, they are reliable and more than willing to go out of their way to accommodate your needs....
Hampers need not be Massive - You are giving a very nice gift in the form of food items. Where does it say that hampers have to be huge? It doesn't. So, select a variety of items that relate, but keep the quantities down to a minimum. Remember, it's the thought that counts. A few Premium Gourmet items are far preferable to a mumble jumble of big boxes filled with preservative filled imported food that has travelled half way around the world and is months old.
Alcohol is not Vital - Sending a gift hamper does not require alcohol. This will keep your hamper costs down and there are plenty of luxurious treats you can fill a hamper with that are more economical. If you want to send a drink, why not send a non-alcoholic drink instead?
Only send Hampers within your Country - Delivery costs are usually added at the end of your purchase. But if you want to send a hamper to another country, the costs increase considerably. By sending hampers only within your country, the costs are not increased. If you need to send a hamper to another country, select a hamper company from that country first. There are affiliate links but they take out a percentage of your order. Type in gourmet hamper australia and the country name to find a reliable supplier.
Don't send Hampers on Weekends - Delivery charges are quoted for Monday through Friday deliveries, because that's when most courier companies deliver at the most affordable rates. If you would like to deliver a hamper for a Saturday delivery, you will pay dearly for that convenience. Keep deliveries to weekdays and save.
Don't pay for a "Personal Message Added" - To have a personal message added to your hamper, this should be a free service, which includes a free card. Some companies will even have your message handwritten on a greeting card. It just adds that personal touch, which recipients like. Trusted companies like Hunter Valley Gift Baskets and Hampers include a handwritten card at no cost. It is these small touches that separate us from the inferior others...
Are the Products Value for Money? - Looking at the items put into hampers, have they won any food awards - like the local produce at Hunter Valley Hampers has? Top quality fine foods always receive awards. Quality food companies enter fine food competitions often because winning means more sales. It's your guarantee that the food in your hamper tastes as good as it looks.
With so many choices on the internet these days, it really pays to shop around and see what sites have to offer. Each are quite different and if you take the time to go past the first page of your Google search, you will find that it was well worth your time.
Gift Baskets and Gourmet Hampers www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au Call 1300 284 684
Create Your Own Hamper - Visit a website that lets you decide exactly what you want to put into your hamper. A great way to control the cost of your gift, as these sites will let you remove items if you see that your hamper is becoming too expensive. If in doubt give a great regional supplier like Hunter Valley Gift Baskets, like 1300 284 684 and discuss what you exactly want, from experience, they are reliable and more than willing to go out of their way to accommodate your needs....
Hampers need not be Massive - You are giving a very nice gift in the form of food items. Where does it say that hampers have to be huge? It doesn't. So, select a variety of items that relate, but keep the quantities down to a minimum. Remember, it's the thought that counts. A few Premium Gourmet items are far preferable to a mumble jumble of big boxes filled with preservative filled imported food that has travelled half way around the world and is months old.
Alcohol is not Vital - Sending a gift hamper does not require alcohol. This will keep your hamper costs down and there are plenty of luxurious treats you can fill a hamper with that are more economical. If you want to send a drink, why not send a non-alcoholic drink instead?
Only send Hampers within your Country - Delivery costs are usually added at the end of your purchase. But if you want to send a hamper to another country, the costs increase considerably. By sending hampers only within your country, the costs are not increased. If you need to send a hamper to another country, select a hamper company from that country first. There are affiliate links but they take out a percentage of your order. Type in gourmet hamper australia and the country name to find a reliable supplier.
Don't send Hampers on Weekends - Delivery charges are quoted for Monday through Friday deliveries, because that's when most courier companies deliver at the most affordable rates. If you would like to deliver a hamper for a Saturday delivery, you will pay dearly for that convenience. Keep deliveries to weekdays and save.
Don't pay for a "Personal Message Added" - To have a personal message added to your hamper, this should be a free service, which includes a free card. Some companies will even have your message handwritten on a greeting card. It just adds that personal touch, which recipients like. Trusted companies like Hunter Valley Gift Baskets and Hampers include a handwritten card at no cost. It is these small touches that separate us from the inferior others...
Are the Products Value for Money? - Looking at the items put into hampers, have they won any food awards - like the local produce at Hunter Valley Hampers has? Top quality fine foods always receive awards. Quality food companies enter fine food competitions often because winning means more sales. It's your guarantee that the food in your hamper tastes as good as it looks.
With so many choices on the internet these days, it really pays to shop around and see what sites have to offer. Each are quite different and if you take the time to go past the first page of your Google search, you will find that it was well worth your time.
Gift Baskets and Gourmet Hampers www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au Call 1300 284 684
Gourmet Hampers with Honey
Honey Facts & Benefits
Did You Know?
■Honey is a sweet, thick material produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. Honey is created by bees after removing water and adding enzymes that change the character of the sugars in the nectar.
■Honey contains vitamins and antioxidants, but is fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free!
■An antioxidant called "pinocembrin" is only found in honey.
■Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water.
■Honey speeds the healing of open wounds and also combats infection.
■Honey has an anti-microbial agent, which means it deters the growth of certain types of bacteria, yeast and molds.
■Honey is an excellent energy booster! It provides a concentrated energy source that helps prevent fatigue and can boost athletic performance.
■Studies have proven that athletes who took some honey before and after competing recovered more quickly than those who did not.
■Honey supplies 2 stages of energy. The glucose in honey is absorbed by the body quickly and gives an immediate energy boost. The fructose is absorbed more slowly providing sustained energy.
■Honey never spoils. There's no need to refrigerate it. Honey can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room temperature in a dry cupboard.
■Due to the high level of fructose, honey is 25% sweeter than table sugar.
■For years, opera singers have used honey to boost their energy and soothe their throats before performances.
■Ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern peoples used honey for embalming the dead.
■Honey is the only food produced by insects that is eaten by man!
■Honey has a healthy Glycemic Index (GI), meaning that its sugars can be gradually absorbed into the bloodstream to result in better digestion.
■Honey is not considered an allergen and does not contain wheat, crustacea, eggs, fish, peanuts, milk, tree nuts, soybeans, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sulfites, lactose or tartrazine.
■Honey does not contain glutens because glutens are protein from wheat flour. Gluten-free Gifts.
Honey - A Natural Energy Boost?
Honey is a great natural source of carbohydrates which provides strength and energy to our bodies. It is well known that honey is extremely effective in instantly boosting the performance, endurance and reduce muscle fatigue of athletes. Its natural fruit sugars play an important role in preventing fatigue during exercise.
The body quickly absorbs the glucose in honey and gives an immediate energy boost, while the fructose is absorbed more slowly providing sustained energy. It is known that honey has also been found to keep levels of blood sugar fairly constant compared to other types of sugar.
Build Your Immunity with Honey
The benefits of honey seem to never end and here is one more great benefit. Honey can be a powerful immune system booster. The antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties present in honey can help improve the digestive system and help you stay healthy and fight disease.
Try this daily cleansing tonic if you want to experience the health benefit of honey: before breakfast, mix a HoneyStix (or a Honey Drop) with lemon juice from half a lemon into a cup of warm water and drink it.
What's In Honey?
■Honey is composed of 38.5% Fructose, 31.0% Glucose, 17.1% Water, 7.2% Maltose, 4.2% Trisaccharides, 1.5% Sucrose, and 0.5% is made up of minerals, vitamins, and enzymes.
■The less water content the honey has, the better the quality of honey.
■The trace amounts of vitamins present in honey are B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folic acid and certain amino acids.
■The minerals found in honey include calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, selenium and zinc.
■Honey contains eighteen free amino acids, of which the most abundant is proline.
■The main group of antioxidants in honey are the flavonoids, of which one, pinocembrin, is unique to honey and bee propolis.
■Honey also contains organic acids such as acetic, butanoic, formic, citric, succinic, lactic, malic, pyroglutamic and gluconic acids, and a number of aromatic acids.
Types of Honey
■Raw Honey - Raw honey is honey that is taken directly from the hive.
■Strained Honey - Strained honey has been passed through a mesh material to remove particles such as pieces of wax, propolis and other defects without removing pollen.
■Filtered Honey - Filtered honey is processed by filtration to remove extraneous solids and pollen grains and other fine particles.
■Organic Honey - Organic honey is regulated by a strict set of guidelines that covers not only the origin of the bees but also the siting of the apiaries. Standards for organic honey differ from country to country with differences based on cultural, topographic, climatic and geographic factors.
■Comb Honey - Honey which is meant to be consumed still in the honeybees' wax comb.
■Chunk Honey - Honey packed in widemouth containers consisting of one or more pieces of comb honey immersed in extracted liquid honey.
■Pasteurised Honey - Honey that has been heated in a pasteurisation process.
■Whipped Honey - Also called creamed honey, spun honey, churned honey, candied honey, and honey fondant, is honey that has been processed to control crystallisation. Whipped honey contains a large number of small crystals in the honey. The small crystals prevent the formation of larger crystals that can occur in unprocessed honey. The processing also produces a honey with a smooth spreadable consistency.
Honey and Religion
■In Hinduism, honey is one of the five elixirs of immortality.
■In Jewish tradition, honey is a symbol for the new year, Rosh Hashana. At the traditional meal for that holiday, apple slices are dipped in honey and eaten to bring a sweet new year.
■The Book of Exodus famously describes the Promised Land as a "land flowing with milk and honey"
■In Buddhism, honey plays an important role in the festival of Madhu Purnima, celebrated in India and Bangladesh.
■In the Christian New Testament, Matthew 3:4, John the Baptist is said to have lived for a long period of time in the wilderness on a diet consisting of locusts and wild honey.
■In Islam, there is an entire Surah in the Qur'an called al-Nahl (the Honey Bee). Gift Baskets.
Did You Know?
■Honey is a sweet, thick material produced by bees from the nectar of flowers. Honey is created by bees after removing water and adding enzymes that change the character of the sugars in the nectar.
■Honey contains vitamins and antioxidants, but is fat free, cholesterol free and sodium free!
■An antioxidant called "pinocembrin" is only found in honey.
■Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water.
■Honey speeds the healing of open wounds and also combats infection.
■Honey has an anti-microbial agent, which means it deters the growth of certain types of bacteria, yeast and molds.
■Honey is an excellent energy booster! It provides a concentrated energy source that helps prevent fatigue and can boost athletic performance.
■Studies have proven that athletes who took some honey before and after competing recovered more quickly than those who did not.
■Honey supplies 2 stages of energy. The glucose in honey is absorbed by the body quickly and gives an immediate energy boost. The fructose is absorbed more slowly providing sustained energy.
■Honey never spoils. There's no need to refrigerate it. Honey can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room temperature in a dry cupboard.
■Due to the high level of fructose, honey is 25% sweeter than table sugar.
■For years, opera singers have used honey to boost their energy and soothe their throats before performances.
■Ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern peoples used honey for embalming the dead.
■Honey is the only food produced by insects that is eaten by man!
■Honey has a healthy Glycemic Index (GI), meaning that its sugars can be gradually absorbed into the bloodstream to result in better digestion.
■Honey is not considered an allergen and does not contain wheat, crustacea, eggs, fish, peanuts, milk, tree nuts, soybeans, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sulfites, lactose or tartrazine.
■Honey does not contain glutens because glutens are protein from wheat flour. Gluten-free Gifts.
Honey - A Natural Energy Boost?
Honey is a great natural source of carbohydrates which provides strength and energy to our bodies. It is well known that honey is extremely effective in instantly boosting the performance, endurance and reduce muscle fatigue of athletes. Its natural fruit sugars play an important role in preventing fatigue during exercise.
The body quickly absorbs the glucose in honey and gives an immediate energy boost, while the fructose is absorbed more slowly providing sustained energy. It is known that honey has also been found to keep levels of blood sugar fairly constant compared to other types of sugar.
Build Your Immunity with Honey
The benefits of honey seem to never end and here is one more great benefit. Honey can be a powerful immune system booster. The antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties present in honey can help improve the digestive system and help you stay healthy and fight disease.
Try this daily cleansing tonic if you want to experience the health benefit of honey: before breakfast, mix a HoneyStix (or a Honey Drop) with lemon juice from half a lemon into a cup of warm water and drink it.
What's In Honey?
■Honey is composed of 38.5% Fructose, 31.0% Glucose, 17.1% Water, 7.2% Maltose, 4.2% Trisaccharides, 1.5% Sucrose, and 0.5% is made up of minerals, vitamins, and enzymes.
■The less water content the honey has, the better the quality of honey.
■The trace amounts of vitamins present in honey are B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folic acid and certain amino acids.
■The minerals found in honey include calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, selenium and zinc.
■Honey contains eighteen free amino acids, of which the most abundant is proline.
■The main group of antioxidants in honey are the flavonoids, of which one, pinocembrin, is unique to honey and bee propolis.
■Honey also contains organic acids such as acetic, butanoic, formic, citric, succinic, lactic, malic, pyroglutamic and gluconic acids, and a number of aromatic acids.
Types of Honey
■Raw Honey - Raw honey is honey that is taken directly from the hive.
■Strained Honey - Strained honey has been passed through a mesh material to remove particles such as pieces of wax, propolis and other defects without removing pollen.
■Filtered Honey - Filtered honey is processed by filtration to remove extraneous solids and pollen grains and other fine particles.
■Organic Honey - Organic honey is regulated by a strict set of guidelines that covers not only the origin of the bees but also the siting of the apiaries. Standards for organic honey differ from country to country with differences based on cultural, topographic, climatic and geographic factors.
■Comb Honey - Honey which is meant to be consumed still in the honeybees' wax comb.
■Chunk Honey - Honey packed in widemouth containers consisting of one or more pieces of comb honey immersed in extracted liquid honey.
■Pasteurised Honey - Honey that has been heated in a pasteurisation process.
■Whipped Honey - Also called creamed honey, spun honey, churned honey, candied honey, and honey fondant, is honey that has been processed to control crystallisation. Whipped honey contains a large number of small crystals in the honey. The small crystals prevent the formation of larger crystals that can occur in unprocessed honey. The processing also produces a honey with a smooth spreadable consistency.
Honey and Religion
■In Hinduism, honey is one of the five elixirs of immortality.
■In Jewish tradition, honey is a symbol for the new year, Rosh Hashana. At the traditional meal for that holiday, apple slices are dipped in honey and eaten to bring a sweet new year.
■The Book of Exodus famously describes the Promised Land as a "land flowing with milk and honey"
■In Buddhism, honey plays an important role in the festival of Madhu Purnima, celebrated in India and Bangladesh.
■In the Christian New Testament, Matthew 3:4, John the Baptist is said to have lived for a long period of time in the wilderness on a diet consisting of locusts and wild honey.
■In Islam, there is an entire Surah in the Qur'an called al-Nahl (the Honey Bee). Gift Baskets.
Gift Baskets and Hampers
Gift Baskets and Gourmet Hampers www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au Call 1300 284 684 But http://www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au/ gift baskets and Hampers
Gift Baskets and the Gourmet Hamper
Gourmet foods and fresh fruit gifts are a popular choice for birthday gifts, holiday gifts, corporate gifts – any special occasion. Each gift is hand packed with the highest quality gourmet foods and snacks, like our famous Hunter Valley gourmet giftbaskets, premium fresh fruit, luxurious chocolate truffles and bakery treats. We promise superior quality and excellent service, backed by The Strongest Guarantee in the Business.
Fruit Baskets Gourmet Alternative to Flowers
Fancy a fresh, almost-living gift that is has all the colour of nature plus the sweet taste of fruit? Let me propose the Fruit Basket, fast becoming the thinking person’s bouquet. For sure flowers have their place and will never be completely obsolete, although there is a strong case for the Fruit basket as an alternative, knowing that someone else would probably have already sent a bunch of flowers.
The Fruit Basket in 2010 – What to expect
Expect the ability for dynamic, create your on content in your Fruit Basket.
- Long gone are the days when you would deliver an oversize pineapple, some bananas, a couple of apples, and an orange in a flimsy bamboo tray. Although if you are not careful and order through vendor who are not fruit baskets specialists, that is what you might expect. If they don’t have the turnover, expect you fruit basket to be filled with handled days-old supermarket jumbo fruit without taste.
Why Florists don’t sell many Fruit Baskets
Too often the Fruit Basket is seen as the poor cousin of the traditional flower bouquet or arrangement and you will be advised against ordering a Fruit basket as there is less margin than just flowers only. When I made enquires about having a fruit basket delivered at some leading local florist I was initially dissuaded from buying a fruit basket, with incentives and discounts offered to steer me towards buying flowers instead. I can understand that the florist has an oversupply of flowers and is desperate to sell them before the end of the day, but by actively promoting away from Fruit Baskets the Florist is putting customer satisfaction second to profitability.
Seasonal Fresh Fruit
In 2010, you should expect hand picked fruit fresh for the season, which means you will not always get an identical fruit basket depending on what time of year you order. Fresh Seasonal Fruit is also available depending on transport, and weather conditions in the sub tropics, as tropical fruit can be available out of season if the supply conditions are right.
Create Your Own Fruit Basket
- The option to personalise your order has changed from being an added request to industry standard. If you fruit hamper supplier is not willing to make adjustments and add/exchange products and even the fruit itself maybe you are doing business with the wrong company. Create Your Own Hamper and Gift basket options like adding a bottle of sparkling wine or French Champagne, or adding some baby themed products to create a baby gift basket, or presenting some gourmet food and chocolates as a part of the fruit basket. As all fruit baskets are handmade to order and delivered same day, it is a mystery why some suppliers do not allow clients to customise their orders. A delivery of a fruit hamper to an older customer would need to have softer fruits and perhaps not as much fruit, maybe with some chocolate and cheese, as compared to a fruit basket for a new arrival in a young family.
As you can imagine, Fruit Baskets are the secret delivered Gift that is just building some momentum in Australia as a flower alternative. For Gift Baskets and Hampers, call 1300 284 684.
The Fruit Basket in 2010 – What to expect
Expect the ability for dynamic, create your on content in your Fruit Basket.
- Long gone are the days when you would deliver an oversize pineapple, some bananas, a couple of apples, and an orange in a flimsy bamboo tray. Although if you are not careful and order through vendor who are not fruit baskets specialists, that is what you might expect. If they don’t have the turnover, expect you fruit basket to be filled with handled days-old supermarket jumbo fruit without taste.
Why Florists don’t sell many Fruit Baskets
Too often the Fruit Basket is seen as the poor cousin of the traditional flower bouquet or arrangement and you will be advised against ordering a Fruit basket as there is less margin than just flowers only. When I made enquires about having a fruit basket delivered at some leading local florist I was initially dissuaded from buying a fruit basket, with incentives and discounts offered to steer me towards buying flowers instead. I can understand that the florist has an oversupply of flowers and is desperate to sell them before the end of the day, but by actively promoting away from Fruit Baskets the Florist is putting customer satisfaction second to profitability.
Seasonal Fresh Fruit
In 2010, you should expect hand picked fruit fresh for the season, which means you will not always get an identical fruit basket depending on what time of year you order. Fresh Seasonal Fruit is also available depending on transport, and weather conditions in the sub tropics, as tropical fruit can be available out of season if the supply conditions are right.
Create Your Own Fruit Basket
- The option to personalise your order has changed from being an added request to industry standard. If you fruit hamper supplier is not willing to make adjustments and add/exchange products and even the fruit itself maybe you are doing business with the wrong company. Create Your Own Hamper and Gift basket options like adding a bottle of sparkling wine or French Champagne, or adding some baby themed products to create a baby gift basket, or presenting some gourmet food and chocolates as a part of the fruit basket. As all fruit baskets are handmade to order and delivered same day, it is a mystery why some suppliers do not allow clients to customise their orders. A delivery of a fruit hamper to an older customer would need to have softer fruits and perhaps not as much fruit, maybe with some chocolate and cheese, as compared to a fruit basket for a new arrival in a young family.
As you can imagine, Fruit Baskets are the secret delivered Gift that is just building some momentum in Australia as a flower alternative. For Gift Baskets and Hampers, call 1300 284 684.
Cheese and Wine Matching Hampers
Making Wine and Cheese Gift Baskets is simple...
Some background on cheese...
Cheese is made from the curds (solids) of cow, sheep or goat milk, which are separated from the whey and ripened, according to Stephanie Alexander in her Cook’s Companion. With different processing styles, additives and curing methods, there is virtually no limit to the variety and taste spectrum that can be achieved. Farmhouse cheese is cheese that has been made on a farm with milk from that farm exclusively.
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Will Stud, Australia’s sole member of France’s Guilde des Fromagers, suggests nine categories of cheeses.
Blue - Ripen from the inside out and moulds are injected. Think roquefort and gorgonzola
Cooked – low moisture content, long shelf life. Think parmesan, gruyere, emmental.
Fresh – uncured, unripened. Think ricotta, cottage cheese, mozzarella, marscapone
Goats – Distinctive taste, sprinkled with ash. Think Chevre.
Processed – ripening is halted by heat treatment for uniformity. Think supermarket.
Semi-hard – treated at lower temp and matured for 4-12 mths. Think cheddar, raclette.
Sheeps – Traditional Ethnic cheeses. Think fetta, roquefort.
Surface-Ripened Washed Rind – curd is pressed and dipped in brine alternately.
Surface-Ripened White Mould – Mould grows on surface and develops in. Think Brie, Camembert.
Preparing the Cheese Platter
Stephanie Alexander advises to be selective with your cheese for the platter. If you have a single perfectly ripe cheese do not bother adding to the selection – one fine tasting is far superior to a motley jumble of dried out pieces. Far better to have one fine experience than a confusion of inferior choices.
Tips
- Remove the cheese from the fridge prior to serving – let the cheese come to room temperature.
- Don’t feel obliged to serve cut kiwi fruit or unripe hard strawberries with the cheese platter – they do nothing to improve the experience.
- Grapes present well on the platter and are a sweet balance.
- Fig Jam is a great spread on crusty bread in between
- Crusty Bread works best with the cheese platter – sourdough bread with dense crumb and chewy crust makes for a satisfying compliment.
Wine for the Cheese Platter
The general rule, according to Stephanie Alexander, is the lighter the cheese, the lighter the wine. Don’t necessarily think that you always have to serve a dry, full bodied red wine.
A sticky dessert wine sits well with a creamy blue cheese.
Gift Baskets make the ideal birthday present for a person who has everything. Gourmet hampers make for a pleasant surprise that keeps giving for long after the occasion, as there is no rush to open and sample all of the jars and bottles in the gift. For more tips and advice on gourmet gifts, call 1300 284 684.
Some background on cheese...
Cheese is made from the curds (solids) of cow, sheep or goat milk, which are separated from the whey and ripened, according to Stephanie Alexander in her Cook’s Companion. With different processing styles, additives and curing methods, there is virtually no limit to the variety and taste spectrum that can be achieved. Farmhouse cheese is cheese that has been made on a farm with milk from that farm exclusively.
SEO Website Promotion
Will Stud, Australia’s sole member of France’s Guilde des Fromagers, suggests nine categories of cheeses.
Blue - Ripen from the inside out and moulds are injected. Think roquefort and gorgonzola
Cooked – low moisture content, long shelf life. Think parmesan, gruyere, emmental.
Fresh – uncured, unripened. Think ricotta, cottage cheese, mozzarella, marscapone
Goats – Distinctive taste, sprinkled with ash. Think Chevre.
Processed – ripening is halted by heat treatment for uniformity. Think supermarket.
Semi-hard – treated at lower temp and matured for 4-12 mths. Think cheddar, raclette.
Sheeps – Traditional Ethnic cheeses. Think fetta, roquefort.
Surface-Ripened Washed Rind – curd is pressed and dipped in brine alternately.
Surface-Ripened White Mould – Mould grows on surface and develops in. Think Brie, Camembert.
Preparing the Cheese Platter
Stephanie Alexander advises to be selective with your cheese for the platter. If you have a single perfectly ripe cheese do not bother adding to the selection – one fine tasting is far superior to a motley jumble of dried out pieces. Far better to have one fine experience than a confusion of inferior choices.
Tips
- Remove the cheese from the fridge prior to serving – let the cheese come to room temperature.
- Don’t feel obliged to serve cut kiwi fruit or unripe hard strawberries with the cheese platter – they do nothing to improve the experience.
- Grapes present well on the platter and are a sweet balance.
- Fig Jam is a great spread on crusty bread in between
- Crusty Bread works best with the cheese platter – sourdough bread with dense crumb and chewy crust makes for a satisfying compliment.
Wine for the Cheese Platter
The general rule, according to Stephanie Alexander, is the lighter the cheese, the lighter the wine. Don’t necessarily think that you always have to serve a dry, full bodied red wine.
A sticky dessert wine sits well with a creamy blue cheese.
Gift Baskets make the ideal birthday present for a person who has everything. Gourmet hampers make for a pleasant surprise that keeps giving for long after the occasion, as there is no rush to open and sample all of the jars and bottles in the gift. For more tips and advice on gourmet gifts, call 1300 284 684.
Mothers Day Presents
Mothers Day is a day for reflection and appreciation of the time and effort our mothers have shared with us. Ideally, meeting in person and perhaps sharing a meal and some quality time is the preferred way to make Mothers Day memorable. If you are unable to make an appontment with your mother this year, consider sending a gift basket as a way of demonstrating your feelings - as we say, gift baskets speak louder than words.
Here's a cute Mother's Day rap to watch...
Here's a cute Mother's Day rap to watch...
How to Make Your Own Gift Basket
Great Gift Basket ideas are available if you should choose to make your own, which of course I advise against as then you would miss out on the stellar service and presentation of our gift baskets.
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Check out the size of the basket!! I think it is ridiculous shipping all that air.
See, its not as easy as it looks. Remember, for gifts you can always call 1300 284 684.
Like her jeans? I thought they were cute!!
Also, have a look at
Check out the size of the basket!! I think it is ridiculous shipping all that air.
See, its not as easy as it looks. Remember, for gifts you can always call 1300 284 684.
Mothers Day
Why not share a Taste of Gourmet Hamper with your mother. The suggested ingredients include (as pictured right) Audrey Wilkinson Semillon, Honey-dipped Chocolate-covered Macadamias, and the latest indulgent item; Chocolate Rocky Road Cupcakes.
We have feature the Rocky Road cupcakes in a few of our gift baskets and hampers so you have the option of being all chocolate or having a different focus.
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Where to go on a cold and family friendly night? An atmospheric moment?
Gift Baskets and Gourmet Hampers
www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au
Call 1300 284 684
Gift Baskets and Gourmet Hampers
www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au
Call 1300 284 684
Christmas Gift Baskets Delivery
Christmas Gift Baskets for Delivery Australia wide are in full swing at Hunter Valley Hampers, and we invite you to jump on board to join the momentum. Take your time to place a corporate order in time for pre Christmas delivery and, for orders in excess of $1000 we will reward you personally with a 750ml Moet NV Champagne!
Gifts Baskets make a stunning impression especially when you work with the Staff at Hunter Valley Hampers who can turn your vision into a unique "Create Your Own" Christmas Hamper.
Call 1300 284 684 to discuss your order, or view online at www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au/
Gifts Baskets make a stunning impression especially when you work with the Staff at Hunter Valley Hampers who can turn your vision into a unique "Create Your Own" Christmas Hamper.
Call 1300 284 684 to discuss your order, or view online at www.huntervalleyhampers.com.au/
Choosing the Right Anniversary Gourmet Hamper
Choosing the right Anniversary Gift Basket
So the Anniversary date is looming, you have the night planned and the invitations have been put in the mail. Everything is organised and many of the guests have made their RSVP. All you need now is a gift to match the occasion. It is no mean feat to find a meaningful and valued gift for the anniversary couple who are, to put it delicately, at an established stage of life. That’s where the Hunter Valley Hampers Gourmet Gift Basket is a definite option as a useful, tasteful and visually spectacular gift that will rightly hold its own at the Anniversary table.
Hand assembled to suit your exact requirements, a Gourmet Gift basket is a collection of savoury and sweet products, like chocolate, wine, fudge, shortbread, crackers, jam, relish, honey and of course a generous basket to reuse over and again. Once assembled to your requirements, the gift basket is a display centrepiece and an object of art in itself. Like a bunch of flowers, except with a gourmet hamper there is the lasting value of ready to eat gourmet products.
What’s more, a gift basket is a complete “couple gift”, with specific products included for her and for him. So it is a great opportunity to pool your gift budget amongst the whole family to purchase a really generous gourmet hamper.
When it comes to choosing the right anniversary gift basket for a family member or work colleague, at Hunter Valley Hampers we recommend you keep a two key points in mind.
Organise your family members or work colleagues to contribute an amount towards the gift. Depending on the significance of the Anniversary and individual personal circumstances, a realistic contribution is anything upwards of $20. You will quickly amass a tidy sum to start your gift hamper.
Identify favoured Gourmet Items of your recipients. Ideally someone close to the anniversary couple will have some insight into their particular taste and preferences. Have them jot don some ideas and perhaps wine varietals that the anniversary couple prefer.
STOP!
The reason you should stop at this point is this is where a great idea and careful preparation can go to waste. Consider this. No matter how well you think you can do it, no matter how confident you are that “making a hamper can’t be that hard”
– DON’T DO IT!
As a Hamper Professional, we have seen countless mixed up jumbles of products with sagging cellophane and an oversize basket that people call a gourmet gift hamper! Like plating fine food at a restaurant, there is a definite skill and years of experience make a “jumble of products” into a Gift Hamper.
For real impact and that wow factor when you present a Hamper to the anniversary couple, use a hamper company like Hunter Valley Hampers to ensure the idea executes according to plan. Gift Basket companies get their stock wholesale and are able to pass on the savings, in contrast to store bought retail products and a craft shop basket which will cost more than that of a professional Hamper. Don’t forget, Gift Basket companies have a custom design facility to incorporate your favoured products.
Good luck with your anniversary gift basket and remember to trust Gift hamper companies to do the job right for you!
Brendan Murphy contact info@huntervalleyhampers.com.au
So the Anniversary date is looming, you have the night planned and the invitations have been put in the mail. Everything is organised and many of the guests have made their RSVP. All you need now is a gift to match the occasion. It is no mean feat to find a meaningful and valued gift for the anniversary couple who are, to put it delicately, at an established stage of life. That’s where the Hunter Valley Hampers Gourmet Gift Basket is a definite option as a useful, tasteful and visually spectacular gift that will rightly hold its own at the Anniversary table.
Hand assembled to suit your exact requirements, a Gourmet Gift basket is a collection of savoury and sweet products, like chocolate, wine, fudge, shortbread, crackers, jam, relish, honey and of course a generous basket to reuse over and again. Once assembled to your requirements, the gift basket is a display centrepiece and an object of art in itself. Like a bunch of flowers, except with a gourmet hamper there is the lasting value of ready to eat gourmet products.
What’s more, a gift basket is a complete “couple gift”, with specific products included for her and for him. So it is a great opportunity to pool your gift budget amongst the whole family to purchase a really generous gourmet hamper.
When it comes to choosing the right anniversary gift basket for a family member or work colleague, at Hunter Valley Hampers we recommend you keep a two key points in mind.
Organise your family members or work colleagues to contribute an amount towards the gift. Depending on the significance of the Anniversary and individual personal circumstances, a realistic contribution is anything upwards of $20. You will quickly amass a tidy sum to start your gift hamper.
Identify favoured Gourmet Items of your recipients. Ideally someone close to the anniversary couple will have some insight into their particular taste and preferences. Have them jot don some ideas and perhaps wine varietals that the anniversary couple prefer.
STOP!
The reason you should stop at this point is this is where a great idea and careful preparation can go to waste. Consider this. No matter how well you think you can do it, no matter how confident you are that “making a hamper can’t be that hard”
– DON’T DO IT!
As a Hamper Professional, we have seen countless mixed up jumbles of products with sagging cellophane and an oversize basket that people call a gourmet gift hamper! Like plating fine food at a restaurant, there is a definite skill and years of experience make a “jumble of products” into a Gift Hamper.
For real impact and that wow factor when you present a Hamper to the anniversary couple, use a hamper company like Hunter Valley Hampers to ensure the idea executes according to plan. Gift Basket companies get their stock wholesale and are able to pass on the savings, in contrast to store bought retail products and a craft shop basket which will cost more than that of a professional Hamper. Don’t forget, Gift Basket companies have a custom design facility to incorporate your favoured products.
Good luck with your anniversary gift basket and remember to trust Gift hamper companies to do the job right for you!
Brendan Murphy contact info@huntervalleyhampers.com.au
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