Lazenne Blog

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...

Grand Designs! Europe’s Incredible Wineries

There are striking wines, and then there are striking vineyards which have become landmarks in their own right thanks to their innovative design.               For those avid wine travellers wh...

A Tour de France of Saintly Wine

One of our favourite events of the calendar is just around the corner, next Tuesday to be precise. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, when everyone celebrates being Irish, whether or not we are! March 17th...

Save the Date! The World’s Best Wine Festivals

We all know people who plan their holidays around sporting events, like the FIFA Football World Cup. Others match their leave dates with music festivals, such as Glastonbury and Coachella. Then, ...

A Drinker’s Guide to the French Riviera

If you’ve had the pleasure of spending some time in the South of France, you’ll know this sparkling stretch of Mediterranean coastline is synonymous with sun-kissed afternoons drinking carafe afte...

The Most Romantic Wines for Valentine’s Day

It’s February already! Which means that the Super Bowl has just been won (and lost) for another year, the Oscars are just around the corner … and we’re on an unavoidable collision course with t...

A hidden gem: The tiny appellation of Cérons and the magnificent Chateau de Cérons

A few weeks ago when touring Graves, a region of greater Bordeaux in southwestern France, we pulled up to a magnificent property called Chateau de Cérons. The chateau is located within the tiny ap...

Producer Profile: Visiting Saint-Emilion's Château Bernateau and the welcoming Lavau family

We came across a wonderful vineyard near Saint-Emilion, in Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse called Château Bernateau. Surrounded by beautiful landscapes of rolling vines that have been honoured by the World ...

The village of Sauternes, France and its famous Noble Rot

We've heard plenty of great things about this wine growing phenomenon called  noble rot , and since we are working in the Bordeaux region of France, we decided to head straight for the place where ...

A France Wine and Champagne Buying Expedition from the UK (Guest Post)

French wine and Champagne is generally more expensive in the UK compared to when purchased in France, and many smaller French producers simply do not export. It’s far more fun to combine a short ho...