Covid as a watershed of consciousness and knowledge.
So in August 2021 as a director of a major company in the agribusiness sector in northern Italy, Matteo quit his job, stopped being conniving with practices contrary to his philosophy and returned permanently to Umbria and together with Virginia, his wife, returned to the land dedicating himself to a great passion of his: the Truffle.

But Brina is not a surname, but rather the name of Matteo’s first dog, a half-breed who came into his life by chance and later became the star of many a truffle hunt. A special relationship for Matteo, a dear name that becomes the realization of a dream.

It was with the University of Agriculture that Matteo delved into the world of truffles and before long began planting truffle farms in the area, so that when he decided to leave his job in the North and return to Umbria, he already had a path marked out.

Today there are about 30 hectares devoted to truffles including a 4-hectare olive grove, the production of extra virgin oil from which is totally employed in the making of truffle products, such as truffle oil made with a totally natural aromatic exchange.

Added to these are 2 equally valuable hectares where a specialty of the Amino area is cultivated: the fava cottora, a Slow Food presidium, an ecotype of fava selected from generation to generation by the locals.
Matteo and Virginia are among the few custodians of this precious Amerino legume, protected by a consortium and its specifications.