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Once a year event hand-milking for culinary delicacy underway in Yarra Valley More than ten thousand salmon are being individually hand milked for caviar at Yarra Valley Salmon the only fresh water aquaculture farm in Australia to milk Atlantic Salmon by hand. This year...

EXTRA VIRGIN ROE Monday, 21 May 2012 12:45 Yarra Valley Caviar with another first. A premium line of roe from young salmon that have never been milked before is being launched as part of Yarra Valley Caviar’s 2012 harvest. At just three years old, the caviar from ...

Victorian producer launches ‘super food’. ARFG20Sep11Boutique producer Yarra Valley Salmon has already built a reputation for being anything but conventional in farming his Atlantic Salmon. When he took over the farm at the base of the Victorian Alps some 14...

Yarra Valley Caviar launches premium line of virgin roe By enzo Yarra Valley Caviar is for the first time launching a premium line of roe from young salmon, who have never been milked before, as part of its 2012 caviar harvest. At just three years old, the caviar from t...

CookMyWay3Nov11 For most people salmon is not seen as a seasonal food; but for boutique producer Yarra Valley Salmon, it will only do just that. Yarra Valley’s Mark Fox has built a reputation for being anything but conventional in farming his Atlantic Salmon. When...

Where the salmon are treated with respect For most people salmon is not seen as a seasonal food; but for boutique producer Yarra Valley Salmon, it will only do just that. Yarra Valley Salmon’s Mark Fox has already built a reputation for being anything but conventi...

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Virgin salmon roe Yarra Valley Caviar is for the first time launching a premium line of roe from young salmon, who have never been milked before, as part of its 2012 caviar harvest. At just three years old, the caviar from this young fresh water Atlantic Salmon is softe...

Yarra Valley Salmon Recognised in Australian Environmental Awards Yarra Valley Salmon’s environmental practices have been recognised at one of Australia’s most prestigious environmental awards. The boutique fresh water aquaculture farm has been named a final...

Yarra Valley Caviar launches premium line of virgin pearls Yarra Valley Caviar is for the first time launching a line of roe from its youngest salmon, who have never been milked before, as part of its 2012 caviar harvest. At just three years old, the caviar is softer an...

Yarra Valley Caviar by CHRISTINE SALINS on MAY 27, 2012 I’ve had a lot of ‘wow’ moments during my food-writing career but this would have to be up there with the best. I now know how to milk salmon! Although the blokes working at Yarra Valley Caviar ma...

Three Winos and a Fishtale By: Corinne Yarra Valley Caviar showcased both their classic salmon caviar and the First Milked caviar which we reviewed recently. The latter is obtained from fish that have never been milked before and give the caviar a fresh clean flavour wi...

Salmon milking underway at Victorian aquaculture farm It’s milking time at fresh water aquaculture farm Yarra Valley Salmon. More than ten thousand salmon are being individually hand milked for caviar at the farm—the only aquaculture farm in Australia to milk At...

Luxuriously decadent, caviar is as intriguing as it is misunderstood. With some variations of this delicacy fetching prices as high as $10,000 per kilogram (yes, really!), people are determined to eat it the ‘right way’ without putting any to waste. You may wish to try ...

There’s no doubt that some of the most expensive foods are also the most indulgent. When you think of fancy food items, you’ll most likely immediately add caviar to the gastronomic menu, along with saffron, foie gras and wagyu beef. With varieties like white beluga reta...

Fish farmer challenges seasons by OnFood Salmon is not seen as a seasonal food for most people. Rather, it’s generally taken for granted as a “year round” product regardless of the impact upon the fish’s quality of life or the taste for the consu...

Fish farmer challenges seasons OnFood14Sep11Salmon is not seen as a seasonal food for most people. Rather, it’s generally taken for granted as a “year round” product regardless of the impact upon the fish’s quality of life or the taste for the co...

Yarra Valley Caviar launches ‘virgin roe’ Yarra Valley Caviar is for the first time launching a premium line of roe from young salmon, who have never been milked before, as part of its 2012 caviar harvest. At just three years old, the caviar from this young ...

Victorian salmon producer takes seasonal approach retailworld21nov11-26 Most people do not see salmon as a seasonal food, but for boutique producer Yarra Valley Salmon it is the only way. Yarra Valley Salmon’s General Manager Mark Fox has already built a reputatio...

May 2012 I have milked my first salmon! That’s the correct word for harvesting eggs, or roe, from salmon, and it’s not nearly as hard as milking cows or goats. I was at Yarra Valley Caviar (which is technically in Upper Goulburn, rather than the Yarra Valley...

The Circle “The Circles” Sean Lynch recently visited the Yarra Valley Salmon farm where he learned the rather unusual art of milking a salmon....

Yarra Valley Caviar uses the age-old method to milk salmon, writes Fiona Donnelly. We arrive at the farm smack bang in the middle of milking. But the sturdy black cattle that cross our path aren’t the centre of attention. The small group of workers huddled by a po...

Yarra Valley Caviar by ALLAN on JUNE 5, 2012 Yarra Valley Caviar is a product I’ve been aware of and enjoyed for many years – yet I knew very little about it (besides being delicious). So an invitation to visit the source of the product was one I just had to say...

The Hamper Leanne Tolra The ingredient Yarra Valley Salmon has released an “Autumn Harvest” caviar range from its previously unmilked three-year-old salmon for a limited season. The plump, vivid-orange roe undergoes minimal cleaning and pasteurising before b...

With John Crook Food Wine and travel As a boy growing up in the regional areas of South Australia, I could have pursued a career on the land. Instead it was the world of radio and television but with a special interest in food, travel and wine. It is quite amazing in th...

Winter harvest for golden pearls in Victoria A natural calming oil makes for great caviar in the Yarra Valley Kirstie Bedford If you mention a winter harvest, most people think of heart-warming roast vegetables – but there’s another important harvest, which take...

Gorman’s caviar Angus Thompson – July 14, 2011 WeeklyTimes14Jul11EACH year, 40,000 Atlantic salmon are pulled from the fresh water of the Rubicon River and milked, by hand, for their precious caviar. Caviar is one of those gourmet delicacies whose origins di...

We know what you’re thinking: how can the taste of fish eggs possibly be one of the most decadent, sophisticated and desirable food items on the globe? The answer is simple: the first thing you should know is that it doesn’t taste anything like you would imagine. Of cou...

If there’s one food that’s synonymous with pure opulence, it’s caviar. As rare as it is expensive, caviar is coveted all over the world for its flavour and luxe texture. With its costly price tag, it is little wonder how it received its nickname, “black gold.” But what ...

SOMETHING FISHY Bushfires, drought and the GFC can’t keep a good caviar farmer down. Yarra Valley Salmon, Australia’s only provider of hand-milked Atlantic salmon caviar, has been recognised for its innovative, sustainable agricultural practices at this year...

Caviar…Naturally Yarra Valley Two Aussie blokes are farming the freshest and purest Atlantic Salmon Caviar in the pristine waters of the Rubicon River. Ask Mark Fox of Yarra Valley Salmon about his company, and he’ll say it’s a small fresh aquaculture ...

Hand-milking for a culinary delicacy in the Yarra Valley In a once a year event, more than 40,000 Atlantic salmon have been individually hand milked for caviar in the Yarra Valley. Yarra Valley Caviar is the only aquaculture farm of its kind in Australia to milk its sal...