Truffle Hunting with Lunch and Chianti Tasting from Pisa

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Michelle P.

January 01, 2026

Our family recently visited Tuscany from Los Angeles. In planning for the trip and exploring options, we decided to splurge and book a truffle hunting, lunch and wine pairing experience with Truffle in Tuscany. What a wonderful decision that was! Our trip was in late November. We had a unique and memorable experience. Our party of 5 included three generations ranging in age from 21 to 83. In advance of the visit, I shared with Massimo my concerns about the terrain given that two in our party were in their 80s. Massimo has choices were to take people hunting, and the place we “hunted” with Melo (to be honest where Melo hunted and we followed!) was of a terrain navigable by our 80+ year old moms. It was peaceful to walk in the forest, following Melo, learning about truffles. And it was exciting when she found three truffles. After hunting, we returned to the Cucchiara property and met Letizia, Massimo’s sister, who prepared an incredible lunch for us, featuring four courses (2 with black truffles and 2 with white truffles) paired with four local wines We were able to watch her cook various elements of the meal, and she gave us tips on how to recognize authentic truffles, encouraging us to sample each type while preparing the food. As we oohed and aahed about the meal and wines, Letizia and Massimo’s father, Salvatore came into the space to show off the white truffles he had found that morning. It was an incredible several hours; we learned about truffles and the truffle-hunting life, we dined on delectable food paired with delicious wine, and we learned some cooking techniques and interesting pairings to try at home. I highly recommend the experience! After being home for over a month, all the family members who participated agreed this was one of the highlights of our trip. One last thing to note: this is not a drop-in experience. You need to make a reservation!

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Pearlene L.

November 20, 2025

My husband and I went on the luxury experience a couple of days ago, and loved every second of it! Massimo picked us up from the train station. He is very knowledgeable about the truffles and shared generously! And we met the lovely Beci, his 10 year old lagrotto romagnolo who has been trained to hunt truffles since she was a puppy! She found a few for us, and it was really lovely to see her in action. We headed back to the house and met his other dogs and lovely sister Letizia, who cooked us a really simple but sumptuous truffle meal!! The amount of truffle used in the food was very generous. 8 year old Sky (a retriever) was our lovely companion at lunch, at our request. It was just an overall heartwarming and great experience— would highly recommend!!

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GetYourGuide t.

October 25, 2025

Nicolo guide was incredibly knowledgeable about wine. Not sure if we would have as great an experience with someone else.