Tis the Season (and year!) to shop locally and what better way to do this than to gift baskets of amazing locally produced artisan food and drink items, or put together your own basket featuring your favorite products?
From farmstead cheeses and gourmet bean-to-bar chocolate to craft cider. spirits, and cured meats there is no shortage of inspiration for the craft food and drink lovers among us in Sonoma County.
Below is a list of some of the best artisan food and drink gift basket purveyors and artisan food and drink makers in Sonoma County (with a couple of Marin farms thrown in) to inspire anyone who’s looking for a creative gift idea that will not only delight the receiver but help put $ back into our local economy.
Sonoma County Gift Baskets Featuring Local Artisan & Farm Products
Gold Ridge Organic Farms Artisan Gift Baskets
This Artisan Gift Basket from Gold Ridge Organic Farms is stuffed with some of my favorite local Sonoma County artisan products including Gold Ridge Organic Farm’s Award Winning Extra Virgin Minerva Blend Olive Oil and Honeycrisp-Fuji Apple Cider Syrup, Volo Extra Virgin Olive Oil & candied Meyer Lemon chocolate bar, dried heirloom apple snacks, and a stainless steel olive oil pour spout.
Shop Gold Ridge Organic Farm’s Artisan Gift Baskets and Olive Oil Gift Sets.
Sonoma Sampler Gift Baskets
Sonoma Sampler has partnered with 19 local producers to curate a selection of gift boxes and baskets chock-full of local Sonoma County-made artisan goodies and products that are sure to thrill anyone that’s lucky enough to receive one.
Choose from their Chocolate Lover’s Box which features artisan chocolate from amazing local producers such as Volo, Baci, Little Apple, and Rustic, or their savory and combination boxes which feature local cheeses, charcuterie, crackers, seasoned nuts, coffee, and tea, and more. Gift basket and gift box prices range from $35-$150.
Choose to pick your basket up locally at their warehouse in Windsor, or have it shipped.
Local Artisan Cheese Gift Baskets and Gift Boxes
Point Reyes Farmstead Creamery‘s Cheese and Charcuterie Lover Basket
Point Reyes Farmstead Creamery has put together an epic cheese and charcuterie lover basket, complete with everything you could need for a delicious Holiday party cheese and charcuterie board.
Their Crowd Pleaser basket includes:
- 6 oz. Original Blue
- 6 oz. Bay Blue
- 6 oz. Toma
- 8 oz. Aged Gouda
- 8 oz. The Fork’s Original Blue Date Spread
- Rustic Bakery Artisan Crisps, Tart Cherry, Cocao Nib & Almond
- Rustic Bakery Flatbread Bites, Olive Oil/Sel Gris
- 4 oz. House-Roasted Maple Pepper Almonds
- 2 oz. Creminelli Sopressa Salami
- 4 oz. Seasonal Dried Fruit
- Metal or Wooden Logo Cheese Knife
You can have the Crowd Pleaser basket shipped (they use FedEx overnight delivery for all cheese order) or pick it up at Point Reyes Farmstead’s shop.
Cowgirl Creamery Artisan Cheese Gift Baskets and Gift Boxes
Cowgirl Creamery offers a selection of boxes and baskets featuring an assortment of their farmstead cheeses.
Try their ‘Good Neighbor: Victory Cheese Box‘, a box created in support of and in partnership with the California Artisan Cheese Guild with the aim of saving the California artisan cheese industry. $10 of every purchase goes to the California Artisan Cheese Guild, a non-profit organization supporting California cheesemakers through partnerships, outreach, and education.
*The Victory Cheese Box includes one of Cowgirl Creamery’s most popular cheeses (their Mount Tam triple cream) in addition to two cheeses from other neighboring artisan creameries/cheesemakers.
Other delicious Cowgirl Creamery cheese boxes and basket choices include:
Tam, Ham, and Jam
Vella Cheese Company Cheese Gift Boxes
Vella’s Dry Jack cheese has been a long-time chef and foodie favorite but Vella makes more than dry Jack! Check out their current selection of Holiday cheese gift boxes. Their ‘Little Italy’ and ‘A Bit of Everything’ boxes are particularly popular.
Located in downtown Sonoma, Vella makes an easy stop while out doing other Christmas shopping.