Chianti Classico close to Fiorentina: the Crystal Lounge Gallo Nero at the stadium has been opened

The restaurant of Gallo Nero overlooking the Franchi Stadium has been opened

ACF Fiorentina and the Chianti Classico Consortium, in the season 2014/2015, have launched a partnership that will see them side by side every Sunday to support reciprocally the culinary excellence and the Fiorentina football team.


Crystal Lounge Gallo Nero at the Franchi Stadium

The partnership of Gallo Nero and the Fiorentina football team is crowned by a new structure at the Franchi Stadium: at the top of the side stand (Curva Ferrovia side) that from the first Sunday of the championship is home to the Crystal Lounge Gallo Nero, the first restaurant of a Serie A stadium which overlooks directly the playing field.

The producers of Chianti Classico are participating enthusiastically, inviting their customers, the press and the institutions to have lunch or dinner with a privileged view of the playing field. Obviously the delicacies of the territory are accompanied with the best labels of Chianti Classico.
Afterwards, the guests of Crystal can entertain themselves inside the restaurant and watch the game or sit in the stands immediately after.

«Every Sunday, the public of the Crystal can enjoy a show in the show, living the football event in a truly unique manner, in the wake of the best experiences of Hospitality already underway for years in and out of Europe. However, it is the first time that an experience like this is offered, where the sporting passion joins the kitchen and the wine of excellence», Davide Gaeta, Marketing Director of the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium, said.
The enthusiasm of the producers of Chianti Classico
Alessandro Palombo, Luiano (S. Casciano Val di Pesa): «It is nice to see that even those accustomed to the most exclusive ways to watch the game remain open–mouthed in front of the panorama from the Crystal Lounge».
Luigi Cappellini, Castello di Verrazzano (Greve in Chianti): «Now I can no longer see the game in other ways! I was present at all the matches played up to now by the Fiorentina football team. With this new home of Gallo Nero we can give a truly irreplicabile experience».
Crystal Lounge will host IGP delicacies.
The Consortium wants to involve the best Italian food and wine excellences linked to AICIG (Associazione Italiana Consorzi Indicazioni Geografiche) that will bring in the Crystal Lounge of the Franchi on the coming Sundays gastronomic guests of excellence.

Source: Chianti Classico Magazine