Come and experience the thrill of finding a truffle, black gold. Truffle season starts June when the air is cold, the soil moist and the sun is warming the rich earth at Red Hill. Meet Jenny McAuley and her dog, Thomas.
Summer truffles have become big news in Australia and Red Hill Truffles is delighted to be part of the excitement, offering summer black truffle hunting for the first time.
Following a morning truffle hunt at Red Hill Truffles, meet French chef and truffle expert Romuald. Romus experience with truffles comes from his time at the Michelin Star Parisian restaurant La Truffire, and since moving to Australia he has worked for both Jacques Reymond and Frank Camora.
Come and experience the thrill of finding a truffle, black gold. Truffle season starts June when the air is cold, the soil moist and the sun is warming the rich earth at Red Hill.
Max's May Mushroom Meander Join MP Experience and chef Max Paganoni, of award-winning restaurant Max's at Red Hill Estate, as we celebrate the mysterious mushroom. Includes mushroom meander, 2 course a la carte lunch and glass of estate wine.
$100 | Duration: 4 Hours (approx.)
Join us for a fun and informative winter's day in the hinterland of Red Hill. The day will be spent in equal parts hunting truffles with Jenny McAuley and her dog Thomas at Red Hill Truffles and gathering mushrooms with fungi master Cameron Russell.
It’s a sunny, chilly autumn afternoon and Jenny McAuley of Red Hill Truffles is preparing for the busiest season of the truffle calendar. ”The truffle season starts at the beginning of June and runs for 12 weeks,” explains Jenny. “The truffle starts growing in the ground in the first week of December and it takes until the first of June to grow and ripen. The fungus grows on the root of tree, and the tree likes the fungus because the fungus kills the grass around the tree that competes with it for the sugar, water and elements it needs to thrive.
1 June 2016, 10:00 AM to 31 August 2016, 2:00 PMRed Hill Truffles is about to add a new experience to the world's tastiest game of hide and seek. Alongside truffle hunting this season, we are also adding tw...