About Truffles of Tasmania

Truffles of Tasmania represents plantations totalling around 80 hectares in a rural farming dominated region in northern Tasmania near a small town called Deloraine (population of 4500). We are situated under the great Western Tiers mountain range with year round fresh clean air and regular snow falls in winter harvest period. It was here where Australia’s first Black truffle was grown in 1999. Most of the plantations are from two years old up to 10 years old and all truffles are harvested under English oaks or the evergreen variety Quercus ilex by our well trained team of dogs. Our harvest season runs from late June until mid September. We have an export standard grading and packing facility to cope with the extra quantities and to ensure we can give our clients the best possible product on demand.

Our dog manager and trainer has had vast experience in scent training dogs for detection work, ensuring our dogs are trained to only identify mature truffles.

There are regular truffle hunts in season and truffle tours out of season so you are very welcome to contact us if you wish to come to Truffles of Tasmania and unearth your own truffles.

Tips for Keeping Truffles

Of course truffles are best enjoyed fresh, but they will keep for up to two weeks if necessary by storing them in a sealed glass jar wrapped in paper towelling in a normal domestic fridge. As truffles are a living body they need to breath and sweat. In fact truffles can lose up to 3% of their weight daily, so it is important to change the towelling regularly. Due to the very strong perfume we recommend glass container storage. Plastic storage may sometimes allow the aroma to penetrate into everything in the fridge!