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cheeseboard, with six cheeses, including the likes of Livarot AOP and Marotte. www.fromages.com/en


Domaine Amaury Emker Tending to their vineyards with an eye on eco-diversity and traditional methods, this consortium of winemakers brings haut-de-gamme wines to your table. Order online and create a cellar that will be the envy of your friends. chateaux-emker.com/en


Château du Savon


Smellies are a go-to Christmas gift, so impress your loved ones with stunning natural soaps crafted from local ingredients such as goat’s milk and lavender, which will add style to your bathroom. Subscription boxes are available too. chateaudusavon.com


Mon Panier Latin


Mon Panier Latin is an online supermarket set up by French


– which brings us to Chouchoute (French for ‘pampered’), owned by Pierre Soualah, who trained as a traiteur at Fauchon in Paris. These artisan chocolates are handmade and infused with flavours such as coffee, cassis or black pepper before being beautifully presented in luxury gift boxes. Guaranteed to delight the chocolate lover in your life. www.chouchoute.co.uk


Mirabeau Rosé Gin is perfect for festive cocktail parties


expats who were struggling to find their favourite products – the everyday ingredients you’ll find in every kitchen across L’Hexagone – in British shops. So if you want to stock up on macarons, confit de canard,


escargots, Label Rouge butter, fleur de sel – it’s all here. en.monpanierlatin.co.uk


Chouchoute Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without chocolate


Max Vauché Chocolatier Master Chocolate Craftsman Max Vauché turns carefully sourced cocoa beans from Mexico into veritable works of art. Visitors can join a guided tour or workshop at his chocolate factory in Bracieux, Loir-et-Cher, but if you can’t wait until your next trip to France, fill up your panier now via their excellent online shop. Can’t choose? Make life easy for yourself and splash out on one of their gorgeous assortment boxes. It is Christmas, after all… www.maxvauche-chocolatier.com FT


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