The best hamper for Father’s Day 2025: reviewing Snowdonia’s Luxury Cheese & Wine Hamper

With their affordable yet incredibly high-quality wax truckles of cheese, the Snowdonia Cheese Company has been on our radar for a while. They may not be your current go-to if you’re considering splashing out on a gift hamper this Father’s Day, but if your loved one is a cheese and wine lover (and who isn’t?), we think Snowdonia should be the first port of call. Snowdonia offer a range of flavoured cheddars and a couple of Red Leicesters, each given an enticing name like Rock Star or Pickle Power, and enrobed in a different coloured wax, which helps to keep the cheese fresh. The Luxury Cheese & Wine hamper includes a selection of their biggest cheesy hits, as well as a bottle of wine and related accoutrements. We’ve had the difficult job of trying out the hamper’s contents; read all about the affordable gastronomic gift below.

Initial impressions

Luxury Cheese & Wine Hamper

When I unboxed the Snowdonia cheese hamper, I noticed how compact it was compared to others I’ve tried in the past (to be precise, the hamper basket measures 35 x 26 x 17cm). I liked how this meant it wouldn’t take up loads of room in the kitchen, but is still handy to use afterwards for storage.

Contents review

With three out of four cheeses being variations of mature cheddar, my concern was that the cheeses would taste too similar. But actually they each have a very distinct, equally delicious flavour. The truffle cheese is fragrant and umami, generously speckled with real Italian black summer truffle throughout. Rock Star was perhaps my favourite of the four, an exceptionally sharp and crumbly cave-aged Cheddar that was a perfect match for the sweet chutneys (I particularly liked the fig and apple).

Although a packet of crackers is included to pair with the cheeses (I had the fig and cranberry ones with my hamper, but wholemeal & extra virgin olive oil is another flavour option), I enjoyed the fondue cheese bake with a crusty sourdough baguette. The choice of oozy, melted fondue or cheese, chutney and crackers is truly indulgent. It may sound obvious, but make sure to eat the cheese bake while it’s hot out of the oven, as it’s not quite as appetising when it congeals and cools. The Chilean red wine is smooth and aromatic, and has been selected to pair very well with the cheeses.

Full list of items included:

• Black Bomber 200g – Extra Mature Cheddar
• Rock Star 200g – A distinctively rich cave-aged Cheddar
• Red Storm 200g – Vintage Red Leicester
• Truffle Trove 150g – Extra Mature Cheddar with Black Summer truffle
• Rock Star® Fondue Cheese Bake – A hot, fondue-style, cave-aged Cheddar dip
• Fig & Apple Chutney 114g – A sweet and fruity chutney with figs and Bramley apples
• Balsamic Caramelised Onion Chutney 100g – A versatile chutney with caramelised sweet onions and muscovado sugar
• Montes Alpha Colchagua Valley Carmenère 75cl
• A box of crackers

Suitability for gifting

For me, the affordability, smaller basket size as well as the high quality and amount of products within make this hamper an ideal Father’s Day gift. It could be shared together with family members after a home cooked meal on the special day – unless Dad wants to keep it all to himself, of course. I also really like that its cheese and wine theme makes it feel a little more niche and considered; it stands out against the classic all-round hampers that saturate the market. For cheese fanatics, as surely most of us are, it makes for a perfect gift.

One thing to be aware of is that the cheese needs to be kept in the fridge, so if you’re gifting it make sure you consider this, or let the recipient know if they might not plan to open it right away. For those that like the plan in advance, it’s easy to open the hamper, chuck the cheeses in the fridge and then pop them back in before gifting without disturbing the packaging.

Delivery

The hamper arrived well-protected, in a snug-fitting cardboard box, and it’s smaller size makes for easy, fuss-free delivery. It was also quick to arrive, and I really value that Snowdonia offer free delivery over £35, which is a huge bonus on top of this already very affordable hamper.

I think this is a really lovely little hamper for those looking for a savoury option amongst all the chocolate or beer gifts which are often a default choice for an easy-to-please Father’s Day present. To share with a larger family or group, it’s perhaps a little on the small side (for this, you’d be better off with a bigger hamper such as their Cheese, Charcuterie & Fine Wine hamper), but I think the amount of food and drink that you get in this one is ideal to give as a gift, share between two people, or perhaps as a contribution to a larger buffet.