About La Cerqua Tartufi

About La Cerqua Tartufi

About La Cerqua Tartufi

About La Cerqua Tartufi

About La Cerqua Tartufi

Daniele Angeli's lifelong passion for the world of truffles began when, as a child, he explored the forests of the mythical Sibillini Mountains in the Umbrian-Marche areas. At the age of nine, with his brother, he started training dogs to go truffle hunting and started planting 900 examples of truffle trees in Umbria. An impressive far-sighted project for a young man in his twenties. He would hunt truffles in the mountain forests with his dog Mora, then carry his harvest in brown paper bags around among local truffle buyers, looking for the best price for its precious products. It was a pragmatic apprenticeship that continued through adolescence until adulthood. His ever-expanding horizons, both territorial and value, have transformed him into a true expert in the Italian truffle industry. Cristine Del Bene, Daniele's partner, arrives — born in America with a strong sense for the finer things in life, not least the table — and now she lives that childhood passion as her full-time mission for La Cerqua. Both have raised the bar by offering standards of excellence across the line in which they do not want to compromise. After all, we are talking about truffles.Read their story