Trattoria Coltibuono brings Tuscan food and wine - Trattoria Coltibuono has gone straight from the heart of Chianti to the Ginza district of Tokyo one of the city's major shopping districts.
Housed in the middle of Tokyo's skyscrapers, the trattoria is more like a bastion of Tuscan flavours than a simple restaurant.
The new establishment takes its name from the Badia a Coltibuono, one of the most well-known wineries in the Chianti Classico region.
Winery director Emanuela Stucchi Prinetti - an expert on Japanese culture and member of the Onna No Wine association - accepted the invitation to collaborate with Kazuyoshi Arai, president of the Giraud group (owner of numerous restaurants).
Stucchi Prinetti explained: ''We decided to accept the proposal of our clients in Japan, where we have been exporting wine since the 1990s. This initiative makes Badia a Coltibuono an ambassador for Tuscany''.
Tokyo's Trattoria Coltibuono products and decorative items hail straight from the Badia a Coltibuono, where the Ginza staff was also chosen.
The winery's Chianti Classico dominates the wine list and the menu is centred around Tuscan fare. Even the restaurant's design calls Tuscany to mind.
The Coltibuono coat-of-arms hand-carved from a piece of local Chiantigiana stone is set amongst wrought iron pieces, leather chairs and wood tables.
