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A Taste Of The Huon 2016


 A Taste of the Huon, is a celebration of fine food, wine, entertainment, arts and crafts, from the Huon Valley and Channel region. The event, which is held at Ranelagh, is in its 24th year of success. I was delighted to have been invited to take part as a "Huon Hero" in promoting the region and its amazing produce. Nine instagrammers were given a guided tour of the stalls where we got to meet some of the valley's producers and growers, as well as sampling some of the delicious food, wine and cider that was on offer at the Taste of the Huon.

The Huon Valley is part of the southernmost region in Australia, and is renowned for its fine produce such as apples, pears, mushrooms, seafood, fruit, cheese, Ciders and Wines.

Here are some photos from the day.



The Honey Pot, located at the visitor centre in the picturesque Huon Valley is run by local beekeepers and has a wonderful range of delicious Tasmanian honey, as well as Ice cream, honey comb, honey mustard, just to name a few.



Sleeping Beauty's Pantry produce a delightful selection of premium quality food products made from 100% locally sourced, seasonal produce, which include jams, chutneys, cordials and syrups.


The Tasmanian Chilli Beer Company, located at Oyster Cove, Southern Tasmania, has a large variety of handcrafted unique all-natural non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages.



Delicious Organic Woodfired Pizza from Mountain Pepper Pizza.

Peter Green from Mountain View Meadery.


MountainView Meadery is one of the few dedicated meaderies in Australia. The honey wines (meads) produced at MountainView are made exclusively from Tasmanian honey.


Pav-Lovas. Fresh single serve pavlovas made to order and unique in their flavour, texture and presentation.


Huon Valley Juice Company.



Willie Smiths Cider is Australia's first certified organic Cidery. Produced from a blend of organic Tasmanian apples left to develop and mature on the tree to boost flavour. You can visit their apple museum/ cafe and try a tasting rack of ciders.


Fat Pig Farm in Glaziers Bay, nestled in a narrow gully near the Huon River is where Matthew and Sadie raise 30 grass grazing Wessex Saddleback pigs. Their pulled pork is deliciously sweet, spicy and smokey.


Enjoy delicious award winning gourmet nuts, dried fruits and speciality foods from Nuts N More.
Created and packaged in the heart of Tasmania's beautiful Huon Valley, using the finest locally sourced ingredients.


Frank's Cider is located in the historic town of Franklin, in Tasmania's scenic Huon Valley. Frank's multi award ciders are created from 100% pure Tasmanian fruits.


Bodhi Farm Organics, handmade Tasmanian Dukkah. Dukkah is a middle eastern dipping spice traditionally eaten with crusty bread and good quality olive oil. Bodhi Farm Organics ingredients are sourced as locally as possible.


Tasmanian Fruit Pies specialise in baking old-fashioned hand made fruit pies. Their handmade soft shortcrust pastry is made using 100% Tasmanian butter, filled to the brim with fresh Tasmanian fruits.

Miellerie means "the house of honey". This honey is produced by Yves Ginat, a Frenchman now living in Tasmania. Miellerie honey is unprocessed and unheated, thus maintaining the honey's optimum natural aroma, health qualities and characteristic crystals.


Giovanni Bertelle plating up some delicious Festival Tempura mushrooms for us to devour.

Festival Mushrooms has long promoted Tasmanian mushrooms. Their fresh raw mushrooms are flash fried in extremely light tempura batter in high quality cottonseed oil, thus maintaining their nutritional value.

Joanna's Jams is a family owned and operated business. The fruit for the jam is carefully selected within Tasmania and handmade in their specialised kitchen at the foothills of Mount Wellington.

Natural and Organic Delights.



Tassie Taste Buds produce a wide range of preserves, condiments, sauces, vinegars and fruit pastes using locally sourced fruits.

Wombat Springs Vineyard is situated high in the hills of the Huon Valley. This boutique vineyard is proud of its resident wombats and is irrigated with with clear spring water.

These are only a few of the amazing stalls and vendors that participate in A Taste of the Huon. There were over 80 stalls selling and proudly promoting their local products.



A fantastic day with a fantastic group of people.
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