Truffle Hunting

The truffle is a valuable food, found only in a few parts of Italy. There is white truffle and black truffle, depending on the area, the climate and the type of soil.

The truffle

Beneficial properties

Besides its flavour, the truffle has several beneficial properties:

• it is rich in antioxidants, which fight aging
• it improves digestion and contains calcium
• it also has aphrodisiac properties

In the field

How truffle hunting works

The truffle is valuable and hard to find. Truffle dogs come to our aid: during truffle hunting they accompany us and point to where the truffles are hiding. In summer it is better to leave at dawn, so the dogs do not tire and can sniff out the truffles; in winter it is better to go out during the hottest, sunniest hours, when the dogs can smell the scent better and show us where to look.

Truffle hunting is an adventurous, once-in-a-lifetime experience: a few hours in the countryside with beautiful dogs, in close contact with nature.

In the kitchen

Truffle oil

To preserve the fragrance and flavour of truffles, you can enjoy truffle oil all year round, tasting this fantastic ingredient at home whenever you like. Used as a garnish, it turns even the simplest dish into something more tasty and refined — a simple recipe like scrambled eggs with mushrooms only needs a drizzle of truffle olive oil.

Recipe

Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and truffle

Emanuele has presented our wines at Bridge Street New Channel 9. A chef cooked a dish using our truffle oil — enjoy the video below.