May 2026

The artisanal producer occupies a warehouse at the end of Mayfield Bay, a sweeping crescent of undisturbed coastline. Its salt farm, powered by the wind and sun, can be toured before a tasting. The east coast has the perfect climate: dry, with occasional squalls. The result is pure salt that sparkles like fresh snow.

We talk about terroir when it comes to wine, coffee or whiskey, but what about salt? Analysis has found sea salt here has comparatively high levels of potassium, calcium and magnesium. To see how it plays out on the palate, Trent guides me through a tasting that explores the remarkable versatility of salt.

April 2026

During a salt sommelier tour on Tasmania’s rugged east coast, Sarah Pollok learns there’s more to salt than meets the eye.

It started, I’m told, like many crazily brilliant ideas do – as a throwaway joke after a few glasses of wine. “My whole family thought we were crazy,” Alice laughed. Today, Tasman Sea Salt is one of the three largest gourmet salt producers in Australia.

They also run “Salt Sommelier” experiences, which may seem supremely niche but prove revelatory about this simple ingredient and demonstrative of Tasmania’s quietly flourishing food scene.

March 2026

Tasman Sea Salt harvests pure sea salt flakes from the nutrient-rich Tasmanian ocean. Sitting on the border of the Southern Ocean, the area’s sea water is naturally high in minerals and incredibly clean, which produces salt that it bright, flavoursome and very pure.

As Tasman Sea Salt’s processes rely so heavily on natural energy sources, weather has an enormous influence on the company’s productivity.

August 2025

Tasman Sea Salt, which Alice runs with her partner Chris, is powered by solar and thermal energy from the ocean. The business is emblematic of a common thread in Tasmania’s food scene: Producers working with nature to create world-class products without harming the environment.

June 2025

Tasmania has become known as a culinary centre of excellence. It has a deserved reputation for its seafood and cheese, while places such as Tasman Sea Salt have extended the range to more bespoke fare. Tasman Sea Salt also offers a salt sommelier experience.

December 2024

Cooks can be finicky about their salt, knowing that what is used to finish a dish can make an ocean of difference. Until I tried Tasman Sea Salt flakes, harvested from the pristine waters of the Tasmanian Sea, I had no idea what I was missing. But now that I do, it’s impossible to imagine life without. The Tasman Sea Salt gift set features three varieties of infused salt, each with a sublimely delicate flavor.

November 2024

Tasman Sea Salt has some of the lowest sodium levels around and higher levels of trace nutrients, including potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iodine.

August 2024

You’ll want to sprinkle Tasman Sea Salt on pretty much everything.

July 2024

The best way to experience Tasman Sea Salt's products is at their Little Swanport location with a Salt Sommelier tour. You’ll get to check out the saltworks and Manson and Laing’s unique harvesting process, which marries ancient harvesting traditions with innovative new clean energy technologies to create a pure white, uniquely Tasmanian salt flake that’s rich in potassium and lower in sodium than many other salts.

May 2023

Chris and Alice have been harvesting sea salt from Tasmania’s pristine east coast since 2013, producing pure white flakes with an incredible depth of flavour.

Chris points out over Great Oyster Bay and says, “That’s 99% of our marketing right there,” and I can understand why. The translucent blue water is hemmed by golden-hued farmland, and it’s no surprise that we’re looking out at some of the most pristine oceans in the world.

May 2023

If you thought that salt was just something to throw on your chips, a visit to Tasman Sea Salt will change your mind. Tasmanian Chris Manson and partner Alice Laing returned from the UK keen to channel their love of food, and the mineral-rich seas surrounding their home, into a business.

After a tour of the sustainable-salt HQ, where we watch the harvesting process, we head to Mayfield’s new cellar door to sip pinot noir and rosé and sprinkle smoked-, wakame- and pepper berry-sea salt on chocolate truffles, cheese and roasted pumpkin puree, amazed at how it changes the taste profile.

September 2022

All good foodies worth their salt (bad pun intended) can appreciate the difference between cheapo table salt and the premium flakes you find in specialty stores.

You can deepen your appreciation further with the Salt Sommelier Tour— an exploration into how Tasmania's nutrient-rich waters deliver a superior flavour and texture from one of Australia's finest salt producers, Tasman Sea Salt.

August 2022

Tasmanian salt sommelier experience: This tasting will change the way you season.

What makes this salt distinct is a mineral signature unique to the Tasman Sea, which contains higher levels of potassium and less sodium.

March 2022

Tasman Sea Salt's Salt Sommelier experience is taking off.

The Salt Sommelier starts with a tour where guests see how Tasman Sea Salt’s processing plant uses clean-energy for its salt production via solar and thermal innovations.

The flavours revealed in the tasting are intense. Alice slices a tiny bright-red tomato in half and encourages me to taste it unsalted, then sprinkled with their smoked salt flakes. The comparison is remarkable.

June 2021

Owned by Chris and Alice, Tasman Sea Salt was born of a mutual love and passion for good food and artisanal produce. In harvesting one of Tasmania’s most pristine natural resources, the couple have committed a strong focus to environmental sustainability, using solar and thermal energy to set themselves apart from dominant industry competitors.

May 2018

Tasman Sea Salt produces one of the country’s purest natural sea salts, harvested from the pristine nutrient-rich waters of Great Oyster Bay. The salt is 100 per cent natural, rich in potassium, and has lower levels of sodium than many other salts, so it’s no surprise that it has long been favoured by Tasmania’s top chefs. Happily, it’s now available to season dishes across the country.

October 2017

The couple built their own bespoke salt works from scratch. The product, named Tasman Sea Salt, is naturally evaporated, helped by thermal energy from the sea. Then solar power is used to heat the brine so that it crystallises into flakes.

Their business chimes with growing recognition of Tasmania as one of Australia’s top gourmet destinations. “Hobart has the fastest growing food scene in Australia, and now it’s starting to spread up the coast to where we are,” says Laing.

June 2016

Tasmania is capitalising on its pristine image like never before, led by entrepreneurs staging a food revolution. The extraordinary journey taken by Chris Manson and Alice Laing in turning the pristine waters of Great Oyster Bay into a start-up success story – Tasman Sea Salt – is indicative of a broader trend.

The product is used by most of Tasmania’s finest restaurants as well as top eateries in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane. The salt is lower in sodium and higher in potassium than many.

December 2015

Tasman Sea Salt produces quality sea salt using traditional techniques and sustainable energy sources. Tasman Sea Salt has a clean taste with marine minerals and good depth of flavour.