Youtube daily vinos Jan 29 2018

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We are going to look for truffles with dogs!

Good morning fellow travelers!

We are here with Didac and Jesús, from Tofona de la Conca.

We want to learn more about the world of truffles.

What are the dogs' names?

This is Kona, this is Shiva and Trufo, on his own…

They are happy working on this.

For them, this is a game.

How long does it take to train a truffle dog?

From 1 to 3 years to become a good seeker dog.

We are here in a field that specialises in truffle farming, right? Yes.

They mentioned that truffles need a mínimum of 7/8 years to develop their first signs.

They are always eaten uncooked. When the dish is finished and warm,

we put the truffle on the top and that's all.

Shiva is receiving her reward because she detected that there were two truffles here.

Is that the truffle? Yes, all of this.

You have to turn it over and take out remove the soil. You have to be careful because it's easy to break.

I bet you don't know what this is…

This is a "scare-mole".

When it's windy, it makes a sound and moles don't like to live in noisy neighborhoods, so since it bothers them, they move to another place.

Look at the small truffles they are able to detect. Trufo is our digger dog!

Jesus gave us such a beautiful truffle! We are going to remember them because we definitely will prepare some nice recipes.

As we have worked hard and found some truffles, we have earned a lunch, so we are going to try them…

And, after lunch, we will visit a vineyard.

What does this plate have?

Grilled foie, fries and two fried eggs, very tasty! Besides, this plate has truffle oil!

This truffle is clean, it doesn't have soil on it.

Wow, it smells good!

He serves it generously, it's not the same with the expensive restaurants

that just give you a little bit of truffle…

You have to notice that there is a truffle, otherwise…

I have never seen so much such truffle on a plate in my life!

The white veins must be thin. The Chinese truffles have wider veins so, they are not so tasty.

It's important for you to know that, so that, you can identify the good ones.

Imagine that, before the phylloxera plague affected all the vineyards in Europe, all these hills were vineyards.

Since then, little by little, they are developing again.

We are in a vineyard at 900 meters altitude with Jose, known as Vega, from the Vega Ixalà winery.

What are the characteristics of these wines?

The altitude creates a perfect climate for vineyards, especially when it's time for the grapes to ripen,

because it's cold at night and hot during the day. Another feature is the land, it has more stones than soil.

Stones radiate heat during the night.

And, it takes a lot of effort to make the wine here. Because it's imposible to get the machinery in.

Yes, we pick the grapes by hand, we put them in small boxes, we send them to a refrigerator

every two hours so the fermentation can't start.

We don't use herbicides or pesticides.

We just learned that there are not only organic wines but now biodynamic wines!

Yes, the biodynamic wines don't have sulfites. Besides, we stabilize them in amphoras-

Yes, Romans did it a long time ago!

Now the vineyards have no grapes, they are sleeping, but it must be beautiful in summertime.

What better than to try their wines, after having enjoyed such spectacular vineyards.

Let wines talk so the owner can stop…

First biodynamic wine that I've ever tried. The color is different, a bit cloudy. It even smells like apples…

You will find more information about these experiences in the description box and on our website.

Please do come here to try the truffle&wine tasting. It's a perfect mix!

Well, our friends, here we end our visit to Montblanc, which, by the way, we liked a lot!

If you liked the video, please, share it with your friends,

because the more people know about these less well-known and less touristy places, the better

You know where you can find us on our social profiles and our website. Good bye!