{"id":2605,"date":"2021-09-20T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T07:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/asta-mondiale-del-tartufo-bianco-dalba\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:03:54","slug":"alba-white-truffle-world-auction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/alba-white-truffle-world-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Alba White Truffle World Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1624956809069{padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #7c1b42 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;prenotazioni&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i> Opening hours 10 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.* <\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellogrinzane.com\/en\/tickets-and-bookings\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-info\"><\/i> Plan your visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626185533302{padding-top: 4% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1626340714948{padding-top: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;BloccoNewsBeige&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;textRed&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Alba White Truffle World Auction<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668587466412{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;textRed&#8221;]Every year, the most prestigious specimens of <em>Tuber magnatum Pico<\/em>, the inebriating Alba White Truffle, are put up for auction for charity purposes: an exclusive event broadcast to the main international markets, from Hong Kong to Singapore, from Vienna to Soeul where VIPs and stars from all over the world compete for batches of the most precious fruit of the earth, the Alba White Truffle.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668587485674{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;textbeige&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Alba White Truffle World Auction:<br \/>\nwith the precious fungus you can eat well and also do some good!<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1668587506036{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;textbeige&#8221;]Since 1999, every year, at the beginning of November, the Castle of Grinzane Cavour has been hosting the Alba White Truffle World Auction, an event attended, in person or via live connection from all over the world, by great chefs and famous public figures from politics, culture, show business and the international jet set.<\/p>\n<p>The Auction is non-profit: the proceeds from the sale of the best specimens of Alba White Truffle are entirely donated to charities in Italy and around the world. 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