Truffle Hunting Events - New dates!

Thank you "baci" to Mrs. Mondavi after she insisted Rico must come inside  for lunch!

Zara looking good after a long day of truffling and greeting new friends

Rico waiting to greet the curious truffle dog lovers at Oxbow market

It is absolutely incredible the truffles they are harvesting in Spain.  We visited Spain and learned that they plant truffle orchards on limestone beds. The limestone creates the perfect soil pH for growing truffles and rarely is soil amendment necessary. They practice dry farming and plant tuber melanosporum inoculated trees  from various and different sources. They use smart, nose trained dogs to hunt for truffles, and not always Lagotti. Why? because smooth coated dogs are easier to clean!  Nonetheless, Spain harvests the most truffles of any country in the world!

Oregon forest hunt

Tuber Melanosporum

Croatian hunt

Tuber Magnatum

Washington forest hunt

Domestic whites and blacks