This summer in London, the world's greatest athletes will have a place where they can relax and feel at home: it is the Nike VIP House.

Nike for the second time, after Beijing, confirmed the eclectic Italian chef Nicola Batavia and the cuisine made in Italy.

Talking to him, a very strong emotion for everything related to food, wine and everything that revolves around it shines through. "Casa Nike is an enchanted place where gold medallists from every discipline and speciality meet. But it is also the place where these great personalities can relax and breathe, it is an amalgamation of cultures, colours, languages, a world that arouses strong emotions," says the Chef. "Being there is a privilege, and a stimulus for my passion: cooking. "A cuisine steeped in Italian flavours and fragrances that with its simplicity has won over these great sportsmen and women.

It is precisely with Italian traditions and typicality in mind that Nicola Batavia will cook for athletes and guests, once again making Made in Italy the flag symbol of quality, health and well-being in sport but also in everyday life.

Castello Banfi wines with Nicola Batavia in London

Alongside the excellence of its cuisine, it could not miss the excellence of Made in Italy wine, an inseparable pair in the Italian tradition. Hence the collaboration with Castello Banfi which, for this important occasion, will present a selection of its prized labels.

These include wines that best express the Chinese terroir and are the symbol of Castello Banfi in the world, from the Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2010from Brunello di Montalcino 2007 to the precious Florus Moscadello di Montalcino 2010 Vendemmia Tardiva, and these are joined by one of Banfi's iconic wines in Piedmont, the Brachetto d'Acqui Rosa Regale.

Castello Banfi, immersed in the extraordinary terroir of Montalcino, and always devoted to the pursuit of quality, produces wines all characterised by a soul deeply rooted in this unique and extraordinary territory. A point of reference for the production of Brunello di Montalcino, Castello Banfi was established in 1978 by the Mariani family, who decided to develop a centre of excellence in Montalcino for the production of quality wines, indissolubly linking Banfi to this territory and its development. Located on the south-west side of the municipality of Montalcino, the estate occupies 2,830 hectares, of which approximately 800 are planted with specialised vineyards, while the rest of the property is occupied by woods, olive groves and other crops.