Super oysters lift industry
Promising trials of a newly developed super Pacific oyster have instilled renewed confidence in Tasmania's $26 million industry.
6 June 2017
Stories about our food and beverage
Goose bumps inspire fine dining
Food and Wine Writer, Graeme Phillips, visits Tasmanian specialist restaurant, Pure South, in Melbourne and comes away with a tale about goose bumps and place-of-origin brand power.
6 June 2017
Weather shrinks 2017 vintage
Tasmania's 2017 vintage will take a significant hit following unkind weather in the lead-up to the picking season.
1 May 2017
Fico serves Campania with Love
Hobart culinary couple, Federica Andrisani and Oskar Rossi, have become the first Tasmanian chefs invited to participate in the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
1 May 2017
Survey confirms brand health
Brand Tasmania's second annual Brand Health Survey confirms that the State's brand is in good shape.
6 April 2017
Of witchetty grubs and giant pumpkins
Witchetty grubs and giant pumpkins were on the agenda as Food and Wine Writer, Graeme Phillips, visited two distinctive autumn rural festivals in southern Tasmania.
4 April 2017
Dairy industry lauds our brand
The Tasmanian brand is more significant for dairy producers than regional or company brands and should be used more widely, a Legislative Council inquiry has been told.
9 March 2017
Super stars join chef series
Some of the world's best-credentialed chefs will cook in Tasmania when TasTAFE Drysdale resumes its The Great Chefs Series in 2017.
9 March 2017
Tassie maintains cheese supremacy
For the fourth year running and the ninth time this century, a Heidi Farm cheese produced at Lion's Heritage Cheese operation in Burnie has been declared Grand Champion Cheese at the Australian Grand Dairy Awards.
8 March 2017
Planet needs salmon, says WWF
World Wildlife Fund Australia (WWF) has called on Australians to appreciate the merits of Tasmania's salmon industry, saying aquaculture is needed to save wild fisheries and feed a growing global population.
8 February 2017