As the festive season approaches, many of us are beginning to plan our Christmas food shopping and pondering what we might indulge in over the holiday period.

This year, supermarkets are gearing up with their Christmas deals and Tesco is no exception. The UK high street giant is pulling out all the stops this year, with some of its most enticing offers including Bailey's and other festive delights.

Last year alone, Tesco sold a staggering 1.5 million kilograms of Christmas cheese, and this year it's celebrating this dairy delight even more. Tesco has now revealed its new cheese range, designed to elevate festive feasting to new heights.

The new selection includes four new products that are perfect for cheese aficionados. Tesco Finest Ultimate Cheeseboard Bake is a unique blend of vintage Red Fox, matured Cheddar, Brie and soft cheese, interspersed with sweet onion chutney, encapsulating all the highlights of a traditional cheeseboard.

The new Tesco Finest Alpine Inspired Fondue is a rich, indulgent cheese bake crafted from a bespoke small batchrecipe by Tesco's expert cheesemakers,reports the Mirror.

Made with Finest Gruyère, Swiss Emmental, soft cheese, white wine, cream and a hint of garlic and cracked black pepper, this velvety melt is inspired by the classic Alpine après-ski dish.

If you're planning a party then the Tesco Finest Alpine Inspired Grazing Platter is an excellent choice, which also includes Italian-style meats, sourdough baguette and cornichons.

Another festive favourite is the Tesco Finest Sharing Burrata with Hot Maple Glaze and Pistachios, which features a creamy Puglian burrata topped with a sweet chilli maple glaze and crunchy pistachio nibs.

Alternatively, there's the Tesco Fruited White Stilton Swirl, inspired by Christmas wreaths, featuring a creamy white Stilton studded with sweet golden raisins and paired with a luxurious fig and port sauce that creates an impressive swirl effect delivering both exceptional flavour and visual impact for any cheeseboard centrepiece.

For those planning their own cheeseboard, there's plenty to choose from and imaginative flavour combinations that surprise and delight.

Shoppers can opt for the Tesco Finest Black Forest Wensleydale with Luxardo Kirsch, pairing creamy cheese with black cherry conserve and Belgian chocolate for a rich, dessert-inspired treat, while the Tesco White Stilton with Maple Flavour and Ginger offers a warming blend of toffee fudge sweetness and crystallised ginger spice.

And no cheese plate is complete without the perfect accompaniment, with Tesco serving up its Tesco Finest Confit Crackers, delicately baked with confit garlic and rosemary, and the Tesco Finest Savoury Nibbles Selection, featuring all-butter Gruyere, poppy seed and cracked black pepper twists, and salted breadsticks.

Tesco's complete Christmas cheese selection is now available in stores and online, ideal for filling up the cheeseboard ahead of Christmas and savouring throughout the festive season.