Truffle Hunting in San Miniato with Organic Wine Lunch

Truffle hunting in San Miniato starts on an organic estate in the hills, where the team and an expert truffle hunter with his Lagotto dog meet you. A brief talk on the history of truffles and of the area comes first, then you head out on foot into the estate's mycorrhizal woods.

Out among the trees, you learn to recognise the plants that live in symbiosis with truffles, look at the soil and read the signs that a truffle may be near. You watch the dog at work up close and join in picking the seasonal varieties, white truffle among them.

Back at the estate, a lunch built around fresh truffle is served. The whole experience lasts about four hours:

• pasta with butter and truffle, made fresh
• eggs with truffle
• Tuscan bread with the estate's organic extra-virgin olive oil
• three Inserrata organic wines to taste with a guide, chosen to bring out the truffle's aromas
• water and coffee to finish

The experience is not open to children under 5. Everyone else gets a relaxed walk in the woods that ends at the table.