The 2010 fresh black truffle season down under has now ended.
In Western Australian, The Wine & Truffle Company began cultivation of French black truffles in 1997 at Hazel Hill Estate near Manjimup in the south west. This area was selected because the climatic and soil factors are similar to truffle producing areas in France and Italy. Over 13,000 trees were planted, making this the largest mainland trufferie in Australia.The property consists of 53 hectares (150 acres) The greater portion of the property is covered by 13,000 hazel and oak trees that have been inoculated with black truffle spores, making it the largest mainland trufferie in Australia.

In 2005 a truffle weighing over one kilo was harvested - which represents the biggest truffle found outside of France. In 2008 the total harvest of Black Tuber Melanosporum Truffle was just under 600kgs.

We can order #1 grade black perigord truffles and they are priced at $70.00/oz.. Most should be around the size of a walnut, so amply big enough for a party of four. They will have been 36 hours out of the ground - so, exceedingly fresh!!! So for around $40.00 you can easily provide a gustatory delight for a party of four, or an extravaganza for two!

All the truffles we received were magnificent. Fragrant, ripe and beautiful! They were a sellout, and garnered rave reviews. We now will be looking forward to the fresh truffles from Tennessee this winter, so stay tuned as they should become available late in November or early December.