▁are ▁not ▁typically ▁known ▁for ▁producing ▁excellent ▁wine , ▁Sh ar ph am ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁continent ally ▁known ▁collection ▁of ▁wine . ▁ ▁Sh ar ph am ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Dev ons hire ▁che eses . ▁A ▁mixture ▁between ▁her by ▁hard ▁che eses ▁and ▁cre amy ▁summer ▁che eses , ▁they ▁have ▁gathered ▁awards ▁nation wide ▁and ▁sell ▁che ese ▁all ▁over ▁Dev on . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ph ile mon ▁P own oll , ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁officer ▁used ▁his ▁huge ▁rich ▁ear nings ▁after ▁capt uring ▁a ▁Spanish ▁tre asure ▁ship ▁( the ▁Herm ione ) ▁ ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Sh ar ph am ▁estate , ▁a ▁thousand ▁year ▁old ▁farm ▁consisting ▁of ▁five ▁hundred ▁acres . ▁He ▁then ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁house ▁designed ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Taylor ▁with ▁gard ens ▁designed ▁by ▁Cap ability ▁Brown , ▁over looking ▁the ▁fields ▁and ▁wood ed ▁s lop es ▁above ▁the ▁River ▁D art , ▁two ▁miles ▁down stream ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁market ▁town ▁of ▁Tot nes . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Sh ar ph am ▁Trust ▁of ▁which ▁author , ▁scholar ▁and ▁teacher ▁Stephen ▁B atch elor ▁is ▁coordin ator . ▁Sh ar ph am ▁Part ners hip ▁is ▁the ▁trad ing ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁divers ified ▁activities ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁estate . ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁D art ▁near ▁Tot nes ▁in ▁South