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Tips for Transporting Wine in Cold Weather

For when the weather outside is frightful: tips for transporting wine in cold weather.   Over the summer Europe was hit with record heatwaves. Back then we did a blog post on Tips for Transporting...

A Wine Gift Guide: Top wine lover accessories and tools

We are the first to admit that there are a lot of wine gadgets out there, some more cool than others. We've assembled some of our recent favourites.    Wine Gift Guide: Wines Tools and Accessories ...

Producer Profile: Azienda Agricola Demarie in the Roero

Have you heard of the Roero in Northern Italy’s Piedmont wine region? If your answer is no, you are not alone. It’s an area that has long been overshadowed by the neighboring Barolo and Barbaresco...

A Special Treat for #ChampagneDay from Lazenne - A Free Bottle of Champagne!

  Only a few days before the whole world celebrates #ChampagneDay. On Friday, October 23rd people across the globe will be popping corks to celebrate this magnificent bubbly and the good things in...

Where to Buy A Wine Travel Case during the Alba White Truffle Fair

Don’t forget your wine travel case if you are visiting Piedmont for the Annual Alba White Truffle Fair. You have probably noticed that we’ve been talking a lot about Piedmont - and specifically the...

Langhe Travel Guide: Where to eat, sleep, and drink in this corner of Piedmont

A list of some of the best places to eat, drink, and stay in the Langhe.

Producer Profile: The Contratto Wine Cellar in Piedmont

Welcome to the Contratto Wine Cellar  It’s true, most wine travelers flock to Piedmont for Nebbiolo and Barbera. A surprise to many visitors is the area’s emerging sparkling wine scene. The othe...

Continental Cocktail: Europe’s Top Weird and Wonderful Spirits

For most gourmands, whether food or drink be your vice of choice, a definite highlight of travelling is discovering the wonderfully foreign delights on offer in each country you visit. Who hasn’...

5 Tips for Transporting Wine in Hot Weather

A photo posted by Lazenne (@lazenne) on Jun 28, 2015 at 4:31am PDT    Let’s talk about transporting wine in hot weather Summertime wine travel slows for nothing and tourist season throughou...

A Summer Drinking Guide to Rosé

You may have noticed that the wine world is currently seeing everything through rose coloured glasses these days. Yes, rosé is very much the wine du jour across the globe. But how much do we actu...

Nine Piedmont Wines To Know 

A photo posted by Lazenne (@lazenne) on Jun 3, 2015 at 9:10am PDT Ready for a crash course in Piedmont Wines?  Recently we’ve been acquainting ourselves with Northern Italy’s ca...

The Essence of Wine Tourism in France

More and more travellers are looking to explore a region based around their passion of wine. Globally, wine tourism (also know as enotourism, oenotourism, or vinitourism), has had the wind in its...

Milan Expo 2015: Meet Lazenne at the Italian Makers Village

Lazenne is heading to the Milan Expo 2015 in June. Find us at the Italian Makers Village to taste some wine, learn more about wine travel, and to enter to win your own wine travel luggage filled ...

5 Great Reasons to visit the Loire Valley

Although we have heard so much about it, the Loire Valley is a region in France, that we personally have not yet had a chance to explore. As a result, we've asked regional experts Bleu Vins, a spec...

Five Reasons to Buy More at the Cellar Door

Touring and tasting your way through the vineyards of Europe is one of the highlights for any visitor to the continent. You only need to glance through the top ranked activities on TripAdvisor or ...

Deal Friday: Book with Paris Apartments Plus and receive 10% at Lazenne

As our list of partners grows we've decided to launch a post titled Deal Friday. Every week we will work with one of our partners to come up with an exclusive discount that Lazenne followers or p...

Off the Beaten Wine Path in the Balkans

Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia; all names which we’re guessing probably don’t immediately spring to mind when you think of wine producing countries. Yet there’s a thriving, and historic, wine scene...

 4 good reasons to visit a winery in the Langhe

Last week we featured expat and local resident Valerie Quintanilla (GirlsGottaDrink) giving her views of why Piedmont is a must for wine lovers thinking about visiting Italy. This week we continu...