4 générations et les médias
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The french truffle production is made at 80% in the south east.( Drôme, Vaucluse, Hautes-Alpes et Var)
Drôme Of Provence, rich area by its history and its soil.
Come to discover all its richnesses and its secrecies which offers a small corner of paradise to us.
In 1800 the wine culture on the slopes of Tricastin was particularly developed until an invasion of the phylloxera
destroyed a great part of the wine.
It was during this period, when Joseph-Pierre AYME decided to plant his first truffle oaks.
In 1850 he started harvesting the Tuber Mélanosporum. Confirmed by this successful experiment, the trade with truffle trees began.
1850 : 1ere génération
Joseph-Pierre Ayme
1st truffle trees
1979 : 3ème génération
Pierre Ayme
Succession of truffle trees and first sale of truffles seedlings, bare root. Increase in area of truffles files
1900 : 2eme génération
Félicien-Louis Ayme
truffles plants nursery creation and aromatic plants
1991 : 4eme génération
Gilles Ayme
1991 : reation of the agricultural society in its own name
1992 : creation of the LLC AYME TRUFFE for the marketing of fresh truffles and derivatives
The media likes to go to the domaine de Bramarel. Gilles receive them very simple and he shares them his passion. Many articles are published in the world press.
In the French press ( "Le Monde" ), and in German press ( "Globo das reisemagazin")
and others.