We are truffle obsessed
At George’s Truffles we have an innate passion and love for all things truffle; eating truffles, smelling truffles, talking endlessly about truffles and thinking about truffle growing. It is this (sometimes obsessive!) love that drives our commitment to introduce more New Zealanders to this true delicacy via some excellent restaurant and hospitality providers.Our truffle farm, or truffière, has a mix of 2,200 inoculated Oak and Hazel trees that were planted between 2009 and 2010. We have been successfully producing and finding truffles since 2016. That may not sound like a long time, but we’ve sure hit the ground running!
Our Truffière
Our truffière, or truffle farm, is located in Riwaka, New Zealand. Riwaka is a landscape of flavour. Pears, apples, and kiwifruit; grow together with aromatic valleys of hops that you can taste in local craft beer at the Riwaka Pub. This region is also the ideal growing environment for Black Perigord Truffles. With the idyllic mix of mild climate and rich soil, these truffles thrive.
Harvesting truffles
During the Winter truffle season (which varies from year to year but for us generally falls between May and August) we search for and harvest truffles early in the week with our specially trained truffle dogs who sniff out our whiffy little friends. The anticipation that builds inside you seeing the dogs sniffing at the ground to indicate a spot, then smelling the powerful aroma and slowly unearthing these nuggety little balls is thrilling!
https://www.georgestruffles.co.nz
