NOVEMBER WEEKEND WITH WHITE TRUFFLE AND GREAT TUSCAN WINES
NOVEMBER 2024 WEEKEND IN TUSCANY FOR WHITE TRUFFLE HUNTING IN THE WOODS, TO TASTE IT AND LEARN HOW TO COOK IT, VISIT THE CELLARS AND TASTE BRUNELLO
White truffle from the Crete Senesi
Have you wondered what makes the white truffle of Alba and that of the Crete Senesi so valuable? Both are born in the territories where great red wines are made: Barolo and Brunello. Both contain very little garlic aroma. In the sixteenth century the white truffle was called “garlic of the rich” due to its acute component which, however, in the most prized types, is very delicate. A character perceivable both on the nose and in the mouth, where the taste is more harmonious, almost “honey-like”.
Obviously, the quality of the white truffle is at its peak immediately after its extraction from the ground and rapidly decreases as the days pass. This is why true truffle lovers come to eat it in the place of production and want it freshly “dug out”. In 2024 the summer was very hot and low in rainfall, this reduced the production of white truffles which will therefore be rare and (I fear) expensive. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy this exclusive and delicious fruit of the earth, come and experience a truffle weekend in Tuscany, at Fattoria del Colle.
WHERE THE 2024 TRUFFLE WEEKENDS WILL TAKE PLACE
The weekend takes place in Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s two companies: Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda and Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino where the Brunello winery is located.
They are 35 km apart. The overnight stays take place at Fattoria del Colle, a small hamlet built by Donatella’s ancestors in the sixteenth century. There is a restaurant, natural wellness area, cooking school and obviously the cellars. In the apartments and rooms, guests have the impression of living in their Tuscan grandparents’ house because most of the structures and furnishings are authentic. There are three equipped parks, 5 walking routes, vineyards, olive groves and an extraordinary panorama.
It is located two hours from Rome and one hour from Florence.
WHAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDES
- overnight stay in an apartment or double room with bathroom at Fattoria del Colle
- buffet breakfast with homemade cakes, cold cuts, cheeses, coffee, milk, juices and yogurt
- Saturday dinner dedicated to tagliolini with truffles and Spumante Brut Rosé together with two other dishes paired with two other wines
- truffle hunt with the truffle hunter and his dogs in the Fattoria del Colle reserves
- guided tour of Fattoria del Colle with tasting of three wines. The itinerary includes the sixteenth-century villa, the chapel of San Clemente, the cellar with the room that “teaches you to listen to the vineyards”
- (Only for those arriving on Friday evening) guided tour of the Brunello vineyards and Casato Prime Donne cellar – barrel cellar and vat cellar – with the Brunello experience.
- (Only for those arriving on Friday evening) Small cooking lesson regarding the preparation of tagliolini with truffles
- (Only for those arriving on Friday evening) Tasting of 2023/4 extra virgin olive oil from different cultivars
For the detailed program and to book go to the website