Our Story
The black truffle is a rare and mysterious delicacy that flourishes in very few places around the world. No wonder most people thought we were mad attempting to grow these “black diamonds” in Australia’s Southern Highlands.
We dreamt of becoming truffle farmers ever since we first encountered them while living in London back in 1999. No one knows exactly how black truffles grow so attempting to cultivate them is a risky venture and a lot of hard work!
Not surprisingly then, when we planted 5 acres of oak trees inoculated with the Périgord Black Truffle on our family farm in Australia’s Southern Highlands, most people thought we were definitely mad - and the Truffle Mad name was born!
Thankfully, three and half years later we have produced our first truffles which are infused in our signature gin to create the world’s first “Paddock to Pour” truffle gin.
We are so passionate about all things truffle, you could say we are Truffle Mad!