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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 fresh water Atlant...

Virgin salmon roeYarra 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 softer a...

Winter harvest for golden pearls in VictoriaA natural calming oil makes for great caviar in the Yarra ValleyKirstie BedfordIf you mention a winter harvest, most people think of heart-warming roast vegetables – but there's another important harvest, which takes place in Vic...

Yarra Valley Caviar launches premium line of virgin pearlsYarra 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 and more...

Caviar...Naturally Yarra ValleyTwo 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 farm on the Rubicon Riv...

SOMETHING FISHYBushfires, 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's Sydney Royal Fi...

Salmon milking underway at Victorian aquaculture farmIt'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 Atlantic sa...

Once a year event hand-milking for culinary delicacy underway in Yarra ValleyMore 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's ...

The Circle"The Circles" Sean Lynch recently visited the Yarra Valley Salmon farm where he learned the rather unusual art of milking a salmon.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG_ii-iNldI...

Yarra Valley Salmon Recognised in Australian Environmental AwardsYarra 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 finalist in two cate...

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 pond are fo...

Hand-milking for a culinary delicacy in the Yarra ValleyIn 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 salmon fo...

Gorman's caviarAngus Thompson - July 14, 2011WeeklyTimes14Jul11EACH 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 diners would rather no...

Where the salmon are treated with respectFor 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 conventional in farm...

Fish farmer challenges seasonsOnFood14Sep11Salmon 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 consumer.For one boutique pro...

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 years ago, he imm...

CookMyWay3Nov11For 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 he to...

Victorian salmon producer takes seasonal approachretailworld21nov11-26Most 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 reputation for bein...

May 2012I 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), on a property fed b...

Yarra Valley Caviar launches premium line of virgin roeBy enzoYarra 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 ...

EXTRA VIRGIN ROEMonday, 21 May 2012 12:45Yarra 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 this young fre...

The HamperLeanne TolraThe ingredientYarra 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 being brined ...

Yarra Valley Caviarby CHRISTINE SALINS on MAY 27, 2012I'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 make it look easy, there...

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Yarra Valley Caviarby ALLAN on JUNE 5, 2012Yarra 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 yes to.T...

Three Winos and a FishtaleBy: CorinneYarra 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 with soft...

Fish farmer challenges seasonsby OnFoodSalmon 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 consumer.For one boutique...

With John CrookFood Wine and travelAs 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 that t...