Experience · Chianti woods

Truffle hunting in the woods

Map of the land around Truffle hunting in the woods: woodland, vineyards and the roads to it, at 400 metres
The land around it · hatched is woodland, rows are vines · OpenStreetMap

Head into the oak woods with a trifolau and trained dog to dig for Tuscan truffles, then taste them at the table.

Our verdict

A real trifolau and a trained dog, not a tourist reenactment — the hunt goes into working oak woods, and the truffle you find is the one you eat afterward. White truffle season, October to December, is when this is worth booking; outside that window you are paying for a walk with a dog rather than the thing itself. Ask which season before you book.

Where
Chianti woods
Altitude
400 m

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