Truffle Hunting & Cooking Class in San Gimignano

Enjoy a Tuscany Truffle Hunting with Cooking Class!

Meet our licensed guides at the farm at 11:30 AM and head to the nearest truffle area. With trained dogs and the experience of our truffle hunters Mirco and Luca, immerse yourself in a unique and exciting hunt. Then return to the farm for a truffle-based cooking class in the family kitchen, just after visiting our vineyard, one of the oldest in San Gimignano. Learn the secrets of truffles, how to clean them and how to pair them, while preparing antipasti, a bruschetta with Lardo di Colonnata or Tuscan bacon and fresh truffle, fresh Tuscan pasta (Pici or tagliatelle), a meat course with truffle slices and a side dish, and a dessert.

What is included

• Arrival at the farm and welcome by the farmer
• Truffle hunting experience with licensed guides and trained dogs
• Truffle cooking class in the family kitchen
• Introduction to the farm’s organic and biodynamic products
• Wine tasting (4 wines)
• Olive oil tasting (6 kinds of extra virgin olive oil)
• Tasting of the truffles and dessert that you cooked: antipasti, bruschetta with Lardo di Colonnata or Tuscan bacon and fresh truffle, Tuscan pasta (Pici or tagliatelle), meat with truffle slices and a side dish, and dessert

What’s Not Included

• Transportation to the farm
• Transfer between the farm and the truffle area (5 to 20 minutes by car), which guests arrange themselves
• Gratuities

Itinerary

1. Meet at the Farm – Meet the licensed guides at 11:30 AM
2. To the Truffle Area – A 5 to 20 minute drive depending on the truffle season
3. Truffle Hunt – Search for truffles with the trained dogs and the truffle hunters
4. Back at the Farm – Visit one of the oldest vineyards in San Gimignano
5. Truffle Cooking Class – Learn how to clean and pair truffles while preparing antipasti, bruschetta, pasta, a meat course and dessert
6. The Meal – Enjoy what you cooked with a tasting of 4 wines and 6 olive oils

Highlights

A real hunt with licensed guides. Expert truffle hunters and trained dogs lead the search in the Tuscan woods.

More than eating truffles. You learn how to clean them and how to pair them, then cook them into every course.

A complete truffle menu. From bruschetta with Lardo di Colonnata and fresh truffle to pasta, a meat course and dessert.

A tasting at one of San Gimignano’s oldest vineyards. Four organic and biodynamic wines and six extra virgin olive oils round out the day.

Meeting point

• After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.