Truffle Facts
Although more than three quarters of the national production comes from south-eastern France, Truffles are not comnfined to Drome and neighbouring Vaucluse . The Dordogne and the Lot, the modern departments incorporating historic Perigord - once the most famous of all sources of black truffles - still produce a significant quantity. In wine , this whole region of the South West collectively quality. Apart from Bordeaux, it is a region which among others embraces Bergerac, Cahors , Gaillac , Irouleguy and Madiran . Small wonder that among its many distinguished restaurants it is not easy to find a menu on which the truffle does not appear. Burgundy, too has its producers, with October truffle markets in Noyers - sur - Serein a visitor attraction, and the vineyards of outdone., Champagne, which more than a century ago was a fungus, has developed a new way of growing it. In Autumn, the Hotel terminus-Reine in Chaumont , focal point of the trade, offers special "truff...