Yarra Valley Truffles: Fresh Perigord Black Winter Truffle grown near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Located one hour from Melbourne, in volcanic red soil amongst the undulating hills of Victoria's Yarra Valley, and surrounded by vineyards, the cool climate is similar to the Perigord region of France from where the Black Winter Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) originates. Cold winters, warm summers and high rainfall of the Yarra Valley region are beneficial to both truffle and wine production.

Our truffiére is maintained organically, promoting a fully natural, healthy soil & environment. This fosters the delicate relationship between the truffle and tree, without interference from fertilisers or herbicides.

The truffiére was planted in 2006;

• it took just 5 years for our first Truffles in 2011.
• but a further 5-8 year learning curve,through harvesting (and eating) to reach consistent quality
  ie. Fully ripe, deeply aromatic and flavourful truffles.
  • it's fairly easy to find a truffle, BUT knowing when to harvest them is the key to finding the ones worth eating!
    It takes years of experience, (and losses), to get it right
• this is why we state pre-Season each year, 
  "Our Farmgate truffle season only opens when truffle reaches the quality we are known for.
  Similar to the start of Ski Season, it's determined by actual weather, not a calendar date."
• we're still discovering new aspects of both growing & cooking in 2026,
  and sharing this knowledge with our customers to help them achieve the best results with their truffle