From mid-June to late August, a handful of NSW regions burst to life with the onset of one famed, divisive subterranean fungus: the coveted truffle. Rug up, don gumboots and join the hunt at a truffle hotspot.
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min readPrized for their intense, earthy taste, truffles thrive in rich soil and a cold climate, with frosts adding to the intensity of flavour. Growing in super-specific conditions under equally rare trees (for up to six years), truffles are agricultural and culinary gold. Periodically, parts of NSW become pilgrimage sites for foodies fond of fungus – here's your guide to the famed truffle regions of NSW.
Orange
Fun fact: Borrodell Estate once hauled in a truffle weighing a whopping 1.6 kilograms! Visit this farm, a renowned pioneer of the truffle industry in Australia, during winter to buy wine, truffles and truffled goods, or celebrate the truffle harvest at the Black Tie and Gumboot Truffle Hunt and Dinner, a five-course degustation feast with matched estate wines. It also offers the Forage and Feast truffle experience, a more casual truffle hunt and three-course lunch paired with matched wines, for several weekends after the main dinner.
Borrodell Estate, Canobolas
The Blue Mountains
Just over an hours’ drive west of Katoomba is Oberon, where you’ll find RedGround Truffle Hunts nestled in the high country. The estate boasts more than 700 truffle trees and a range of truffle varieties for year-round foraging (unusual for a truffle farm) with dogs Sarge and Scout. Guests also have the option to stay onsite at the property’s Country Cottage
Nearby, seek out Lowes Mount Truffière, a farm littered with oak and hazelnut trees. While they no longer run bookable truffle hunts, you can order fresh, in-season Périgord black truffles to pick up. They also offer truffle dog training, truffle hunting services, truffle products including truffle honey and salt, and truffle advice.
RedGround Truffle Hunts, Oberon - Credit: RedGround Truffle Hunts
Southern Tablelands and Canberra region
You only need to drive 20 minutes north of Canberra to be in truffle country, and it’s here you’ll find Blue Frog Truffles, an estate that runs truffle hunts and tastings on Sundays during the season. Indulge in more truffle-related fun at Turalla Truffles on the outskirts of Bungendore, which offers a truffle hunt and degustation experience including a range of truffle-infused dishes – savoury and sweet – as well as truffles for sale.
Turalla Truffles - Credit: Damian Robinson
Close to the pretty village of Braidwood, Elvesgate Biodynamic Organic Truffle is Australia's only certified biodynamic organic truffière, cultivating the truffles from nearly 300 oak trees. Its annual Elvesgate Truffle Forage and Feast event in July sees guests treated to a tasting on arrival, followed by a hunt and truffle-laden lunch afterwards. On the opposite side of the village, Durran Durra Truffles hosts hunts on Wednesdays and Fridays.
At Ganymede Truffles, dive into the world of fungus on a four-hour truffle hunting (and eating) experience. The pretty estate is home to 900 English and holly oak trees, and at the base of these beauties you’ll find black Périgord truffles. Here, you’ll discover the full-cycle farming process: growing, harvesting, drying, grading – and finally eating, with kitchen tips, should you wish to take one home.
Ganymede Truffles, Southern Tablelands
Southern Highlands
With its cold climate and regular rainfall, the Highlands’ town of Robertson is an ideal truffle-growing area. At Robertson Truffles , the truffle obsessed will enjoy the hunts and tastings, where you can see the dogs at work and watch a truffle be unearthed. Budding chefs can choose a hunt followed by a cooking demonstration and tasting. Or joint the team to celebrate the end of the season at the Long Table Truffle Degustation Lunch, where every dish you’re served comes with a liberal shaving of truffles.
Robertson Truffles, Southern Highlands
The Snowy Mountains
Slip on your winter woollies and follow your nose to Bredbo in the heart of merino country at the foothills of the Snowies. Macenmist Black Truffles and Wines offers hunts led by their team of curly haired Lagotto Romagnolos, the original Italian truffle dogs. The tours are family-friendly (so kids can get their hands dirty) and you can also enjoy a three-course lunch in scenic rural surrounds.
South Coast
Drop in to Gulaga Gold, a truffle farm scenically situated between Cobargo and Tilba, to enjoy a truffle hunt in winter, experience a day in the life of a truffle farmer in spring, or to join a family truffle hunt. You can also purchase truffles to take home.
Gulaga Gold Truffle Hunts, Dignams Creek- Credit: Fiona Kotvojs
Goulburn
In the Goulburn region, join in the foraging at L’Air du Wombat Truffles. Join a farm tour and truffle hunt, where you can help dig up the prized morsels and interact with the dogs, followed by a tasting. Can’t bear to leave? L'Air du Wombat Truffles Farmstay enables guests to sink into life on the truffière, across its Burrows (unit-style stays) and Rustic Bush Cabin accommodation, complete with outdoor bathtub.
Hidden Valley Farms cultivates a range of produce spanning olives, berries, honey, garlic and truffles. Each season, truffles are available to purchase and visitors can learn more about them through truffle hunting experiences. It also offers olive picking year-round and a farmstay.
L'Air du Wombat Truffles, Oallen - Credit: Janine Fabre
Mudgee
At OakShade Truffles near Mudgee, the sprawling property is home to more than 5,000 oak trees. During truffle season, book in to one of its many truffle hunts and grazing lunches, where guests walk through the trees and learn about the farm, dig up and clean truffles along the way, then finish up with a long lunch among the oaks.
OakShade Truffles, Mullamuddy - Credit: OakShade Truffles
FAQs
Where do truffles grow in NSW?
Where do truffles grow in NSW?
Truffles grow in the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Canberra region, Snowy Mountains, areas of the Central West including Orange and Mudgee, around Goulburn, and on the South Coast.
What time of year is best for truffle hunting in NSW?
What time of year is best for truffle hunting in NSW?
Truffles are harvested during the winter months, generally between June and August.
Where can I hunt black truffles?
Where can I hunt black truffles?
There are many farms that offer truffle hunting experiences around NSW, including places in the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Canberra region, Snowy Mountains and some parts of the South Coast.
Where can I eat truffles in Sydney?
Where can I eat truffles in Sydney?
During the season, a number of restaurants in Sydney offer truffled dishes on the menu. Check out the menus at Bentley Bar & Restaurant, Three Williams, Aria, Quay, Woodcut, Lana and more.
