Have you ever imagined how Barolo truffle hunting tour experience looks like?
Do not miss out this exciting and memorable experience really close to Barolo vineyards.
Barolo, far 15 km to Alba (20 minutes by car) is one of the most important village in Italy for wine and truffle production.
Barolo Hunting truffle means walking, breath good air, discover the local traditios and culture. It means discover the Piedmont by a not common point of view. You will dig truffle directly from the soil. Discover the best truffle hunting tour around the world.
The Alba white truffle is one of the best and most expensive condiments in the World, which can be used in the kitchen. It is advisable to use it fresh. Piedmont travel tours provide Barolo White Truffle Hunting Tour Experience in Langhe.
Are you looking for a wine tour from Turin or Milan? Do you need to pick up or drop off at the Asti train station (the closest to Alba)? We are offering you this kind of service.
The starting time is customizable. Usually tour starts at 09:30 Am
Truffle Experience is the best way to discover the fantastic culinary and enological offerings of the Piedmont area. If you like we can pick up and drop off with our private taxi service in Milan.
The truffle hunt is about 2 hours. At the beginning we will explain you something about Black and White Barolo truffle. Then, passing Barolo wine yards and hazelnut fields, we arrive at the truffle woods, called in Piedmont “tartufaia“. There we follow the dog and we will find some truffle.
We will leave at 9.00 am to reach the forest where the truffle hunt will take place. After a brief introduction and explanations from your “Trifolau”, we will start the truffle hunting tour.
Thanks to the instructions of your trifolau and the help of the truffle dog, you will enter the woods. Your task together with your truffle hunter will be to accompany the dog in areas rich in truffles.
When hunting for truffles you need to be patient, as your dog should calmly sniff near the tree roots in search of the prized truffle. Following the nose of your trusted dog, you will find different truffles under the ground.
After about 3 hours of searching, walking through the woods, after having dug carefully into the ground so as not to ruin the truffle, we will return to Barolo
Never seen such a thing! We walked through the woods accompanying the trained dog, our guide explained everything about the truffle, where and when it is found and how it is eaten!