The Shoalhaven River Rock Oyster is one of the most special oysters on the planet. Sweet, broad, creamy with a crisp texture and mild briny flavour, it’s grown where the Shoalhaven and Crookhaven rivers make their way from high in the Great Dividing Range to the sea near Nowra, 169 kilometres south of Sydney. These rivers have an extensive estuary system with large areas of significant wetlands providing the ideal growing conditions for rock oysters which have been farmed here for more than a century. The leases sit at the point where fresh water from the Great Dividing Range (via the Shoalhaven and Crookhaven Rivers) meets the oceanic water from the Pacific Ocean. The mix of these nutrient-rich waters helps create a balanced, medium level brine in the oysters. The Shoalhaven Rock Oyster has a high level of creaminess which is at its peak from Autumn thru to Spring. The combination of water from adjoining rivers with large areas of significant wetlands, coupled with our modern growing techniques result in a Rock Oyster with a high level of sweetness. Shoalhaven’s combination of nutrients off the land into freshwater, and minerals surging in from the oceanic front delivers a unique mineralization to the oyster. This unique aquatic environment generates a plethora of micro-algae species that suspend in the water column ensuring all oysters are fed to satiation and embody a unique medium-bodied umami.