Fungi lovers: Enjoy an abundance of fresh truffles and experience
all things fungi/truffle at the twelfth annual Napa Truffle Festival!

Tastings, truffle cuisine, science, mushroom forays, truffle dogs…and one big free Marketplace! Plus, learn about and take part in this pivotal year for truffle cultivation and business.

Whether you’re a foodie with a passion for truffles, or a food voyager with a curiosity about one of the most exclusive foods in the world, the Napa Truffle Festival has something for you with programs and activities that offer an opportunity to explore and learn firsthand from experts about the gastronomy, science, history, mystery, and hunting and harvesting of the highly prized Périgord black truffle (aka black diamonds).

You’ll also experience this milestone year for the Napa Truffle Festival, which will showcase ultra-fresh Napa/Sonoma harvested Périgord black truffles for the very first time in the festival’s history! Considering that truffles have a half-life freshness of only five days, it becomes quite a game changer because you’re able to taste for yourself how much more potent and aromatic these locally harvested truffles are (compared to those imported from Europe).

For a truffle adventure, join us on Sunday for Dig Truffles? – Foodie Experience with Raymond Vineyards Truffle Lunch,
Truffle Dogs & Orchard Tour
Join us for a truffle adventure: a day-long journey of gastronomy, fun science, a real truffle orchard with truffle dogs (petting allowed), Raymond Vineyards wine and, of course, an abundance of extraordinary truffle cuisine prepared by FOUR Michelin star/master chefs with world-class experts as your guides. Few opportunities in the world allow you to immerse yourself in all things truffle. Don’t miss this entertaining and delicious truffle extravaganza that will excite all of your senses.

Looking for a divine dining experience? The Truffles & Wine Dinner at La Toque offers the ultimate culinary truffle experience. Composed by Michelin star and master chefs flown in from around the world, this opulent dinner is truffle cuisine at its absolute best! It’s not every day that FOUR Michelin star/master chefs converge in the same kitchen to create a meal. Incomparably earthy and primal, the finest and freshest black truffles take center stage in each exquisite course, expertly prepared by our superstar chefs. The evening begins with a reception featuring Roederer Estate’s classic sparkling wine served with elegant truffle canapes, followed by a superb multi-course truffle menu impeccably paired with some of the world’s finest library and reserve wines, hand-selected by Chef Ken Frank and his team of sommeliers to complement the complex flavors of the black truffle dishes.

For a more casual experience, you can catch the free Truffle Festival Marketplace (Friday-Monday) at Oxbow Public Market where you’ll get a chance to sample the extraordinary flavors of the mythic black truffle prepared in every sort of fabulous way — from wild mushroom goat cheese, truffle enchiladas, truffled grilled oysters  pizza al tartufo, truffled French fries, chocolate truffles, and cheeky cupcakes with little pink pigs (as in: they hunt truffles). Also, taste wines, meet the truffle dogs (Monday only), and shop for specialty foods and products. Plus, buy your own fresh black truffles!

Wild Mushroom Forays (Four Sessions: Saturday + Sunday)
The festival a weekend full of truffles, but we couldn’t resist a walk in the woods in search of wild mushrooms! Join experts David Campbell and Norman Andresen in small groups for a delightful foray into the woods above Napa Valley. Follow along as they forage for exotic mushrooms in their native habitats at the height of the mushroom season!

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“We’ll see what we find and find what we see! With a little luck, perhaps we’ll find porcini, hedgehogs, chanterelles or candy caps.”
– David Campbell

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We have limited the group to guarantee personal attention and interactions with your guides.
You’ll also receive a handy copy of A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of California to use and take home.
You’ll also savor delicious fresh truffle quiche bites before venturing out to enjoy nature as you learn the basics about mushrooms, including the process of mushroom identification, as well as proper handling and cooking options for edible mushrooms. Most excitingly you’ll be able to keep any that you find!
Past forays have led to such fascinating mushrooms as the popular and deliciously fruity, peppery chanterelle; and candy caps, whose sweet aroma often finds its way into cookies and ice cream; also matsutakes, highly prized (and priced!) in Japanese cuisine and, more recently, in Michelin star restaurants around the world. Foragers also came across many breathtakingly beautiful, non-edible species, such as toadstools. Foraging for wild mushrooms should only be done with knowledgeable mushroom experts, and you will not find a more qualified expert than foray leader David Campbell, the Bay Area Poison Control Center’s go-to mushroom guy.

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