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Villages rich in history and tradition, breathtaking landscapes and uncontaminated nature. Our company was born in Valnerina, an enchanted valley in the heart of the green Umbria, A few steps from Waterfall marmore, land of Umbrian truffles always. A unique territory, where the naturalness of the products it remains intact and we guarantee the genuineness of truffles and artisanal truffle sauces.
Il truffle is an integral part of the gastronomic culture of this splendid area of central Italy, where the production of high quality truffles is present all year round. Our commitment is to offer customers prized black truffles, White truffle e truffle sauces that reflect a passion for tradition and excellence.
Here, there uncontaminated nature is the real protagonist: in this mountain setting, crossed by rivers and waterways, thegold of the earth: Umbrian truffle, protagonist of a centuries-old gastronomic tradition. This land has obtained the nomination as intangible heritage of Unesco, a recognition that celebrates its uniqueness.
For over half a century, our family has been passionately dedicated to collecting prized black truffles, as the black summer truffle and the white truffle. With our commitment to the production of artisanal truffle products, we bring the genuineness of the truffle directly on international tables, keeping alive the traditions and authenticity of this territory rich in Umbrian truffles high quality.
Elizabeth and Leonardo Matteucci
Leonardo Matteucci
CEO
Elizabeth Matteucci
CEO
Tradition Innovation and Quality: the Excellence of the Umbrian Truffles of Valnerina Tartufi
Entering the agri-food sector was an ambitious bet: with a pinch of audacity and a lot of courage, we turned our dream into reality. Today we are proud to be a point of reference for the sale of Italian truffles, focusing on short supply chain thanks to the purchase of land for the construction of new truffle plants, where the prized truffle grows black truffle from Valnerina.
Our adventure began in a small artisan workshop, which over time has reached international markets, first touching Europe and then Asia. With passion and professionalism, we develop personalized recipes using our fine truffle sauce, for importers and distributors.
Our goal is to spread the excellence of Umbrian truffles together with the beauty of the territory, offering products of high quality such as black summer truffle sauce, white truffle sauce and our specialties such as the mushroom and truffle sauce. Every request is met with precision, ensuring an attentive and dynamic service.
Artisanal Truffle Production: Our Philosophy
The high quality of our products is the result of a constant commitment that combines tradition and innovation. We carefully select each truffle, classifying it among super extra, extra e first choice, to guarantee only the best.
We put passion and love into the research and collection of black truffle and black summer truffle, respecting the artisanal methods that distinguish us. Our business is inspired by the taste of tradition, proudly handed down from generation to generation, to offer our customers authentic products such as homemade truffle sauce and the ground truffle.
These are the values that guide us and differentiate us from those who are only artisans in name. Valnerina Truffles: the true flavour of Umbria, for those seeking excellence in Italian truffles.
We offer the best truffles and truffle sauces, characterized by authenticity, freshness and high quality. This is how we respond to the growing demands of our customers, increasingly attentive to authentic and valuable products.
Truffles and Tradition: A Noble Passion
The truffle, a precious underground mushroom, is the heart of the Italian culinary tradition. Thanks to careful craftsmanship, it is transformed into excellent products such as Umbrian truffle sauce, black summer truffle sauce and the ground truffle, bringing unique and authentic flavours to the table.
The history of the truffle is rich in charm and tradition. Already Pliny the Elder, in the 1st century AD, narrated how the precious black truffle from Valnerina was born from the union of water, heat and lightning, in a myth that sees Jupiter as the architect of its creation. This treasure of nature, protagonist of the tables of nobles and prelates, is famous for its unmistakable aroma, capable of offering an almost ecstatic experience.
The truffle lives in symbiosis with the roots of trees such as oak, holm oak, poplar and lime, from which it absorbs water, mineral salts and organic substances. Where a truffle grows, such as the prized prized black truffle from Umbria, nature is pure and uncontaminated: the truffle is in fact a true environmental sentinel, thriving only in healthy ecosystems far from pollution.
In ancient times it was collected with the help of a pig, today the search for truffles is entrusted to dogs with an exceptional sense of smell, essential tools for discovering treasures such as the black truffle or excellent white truffle.
Valnerina Truffles celebrates tradition, bringing the best to the world Italian truffles, as the Umbrian black truffle and the delicious ones artisanal truffle sauces, testimony to a gastronomic culture that combines passion, authenticity and respect for the territory.
A noble passion
The truffle is a prized mushroom that must be transformed so that a quality result can reach the tables, exalted by faithful local gastronomic traditions. Its history and that of its collection are centuries long and are intertwined with memories and sacredness. It is Pliny the Elder, Latin writer and naturalist, who in the first century AD narrates how the precious truffle is the fruit of water, heat and lightning.
Jupiter, lord of Olympus, hurls a lightning bolt near a sacred oak tree that gives birth to truffles from its roots. The undisputed star of the tables of nobles and high prelates, truffles have always been a highly appreciated food whose aroma causes an almost ecstatic effect. They live underground in symbiosis with the roots of some trees including oaks, holm oaks, poplars and lime trees, from which they feed, drawing water, mineral salts, fibres and organic substances. Where there is a truffle, nature breathes and is intact: it is in fact considered a true environmental sentinel, because it does not tolerate pollution and anything that is harmful to nature itself. Before the dog, in tradition, it is the pig, an almost mythological figure, to collect truffles, a true glutton and with a very refined sense of smell.
Today in Italy the use of pigs is no longer permitted, and is replaced by trained dogs involved in a process that not only protects the animal, but also the truffle and the surrounding environment.
