Cash, Lies and Truffles at Urbani Tartufi

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:34:17 -0500

The stillness was broken only by the sound of breathing. All around us, rolling foothills and oak-covered peaks stretched into the distance, a gently shimmering tapestry of fall foliage. But the outward peace of this halcyon setting masked a burning secret. Beneath the roots of these forests, there was buried treasure–truffles, worth millions of euros and sitting in the cross-hairs of Italy’s legions of truffle hunters.

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Cash, Lies and Truffles at Urbani Tartufi