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EU carry-On Liquid Limits Back in Effect. Protect Your Wine in Checked Bags with Lazenne Luggage

If you’re a wine enthusiast who loves to bring back a taste of your travels, there’s some important news you need to know. Starting September 1st, 2024 the European Commission is reintroducing the ...

10 Memorable Wine Experiences

Wine is more than a product, it's an experience! People don't fall in love just because it's delicious and fun, there's usually an experience surrounding it. Did you fall in love with wine explorin...

Drinking Hungarian Wine in Budapest

Budapest is a real jewel of central Europe; an ancient city full of incredible architecture, museums and restaurants. Did you also know that it's home to some excellent wine bars and shops, as well...

Working a Winery Harvest

Harvest time is upon us! 2019 looks to be an excellent vintage across many European wine regions and we thought a good way to celebrate would be to look at some of the practical realities of runnin...

A Year in a Vineyard

Harvest is just around the corner for European wineries, if they haven't started already, so before it does we thought it prudent to look at what goes on throughout the whole year leading up to it!...

10 Indigenous Grapes You Have to Try

Variety is the spice of life and with over 1,300 grape varieties to choose from in the world of wine, we're a little spoilt for choice! Here is a list of some of our favourite grapes from across th...

Common Wine Travel Mistakes to Avoid

Wine travel is our business and we've seen it all; the good, the bad and the ugly! We had a think about it and realised that most of the issues seemed to resolve around making the same it 4 mistake...

Considering Quality in Wine

Drinking wine is the aim of the game, but it gets a whole lot tastier when you stop and, quite literally, smell the roses! Here's how the industry evaluates wine; see what you think, and whether an...

An Introduction to Natural Wine

Ever wondered what all the fuss was about natural wine? Or indeed, what it is in the first place? We've been exploring the category for the past few years, so we thought we'd answer a few questions...

The Best Wine Shops in Europe

Going into a good wine shop can be something like a spiritual experience to a wine lover. The selection, the atmosphere, the expertise of the staff and of course, the opportunity to explore the cor...

Around the World with Pinot Noir

Who doesn't love a good glass of Pinot Noir? This beautiful, beguiling grape made its fame and fortune in Burgundy, but has since gone on its travels around the world. We look at some of its favour...

A Summer of Wine Festivals in Europe

Wine festivals are a popular part of culture in Europe, for religious reasons, to celebrate the harvest and also purely because they're a lot of fun! We've put together our Top 10 List of European ...

The World of Rosé Wine

Rosé is all the rage these days, but what's it all about, really? What makes a good rosé wine? What are the truths of this delicious, food-friendly drink? We dive into the world of rosé and cover j...

Our Top 10 Wine Travel Guides

Summer is here and we've put together a list of our 10 most popular wine guides to aid you in your travels! Whether you're visiting Rome, Barcelona, London, Paris or many other major cities in and ...

10 Top Tips for Wine Travellers

Summer of 2019 is upon us and that can only mean one thing; holiday time! For us that means winery visits and so we put together our list of Top 10 Tips to help you organise and get the most out of...

9 Essential Books for Wine Lovers to Read!

There's a lot of wine books out there, but which to choose? We've chosen 9 of our favourite books, covering a broad variety of topics. Whether you're a wine geek, a student or someone who just love...

Your Guide to Ordering Wine in a Restaurant

Ordering wine in a restaurant is one of the things that people find the most daunting about the world of wine; so much choice, so many rituals and what if I get it wrong?! Fear not, for we've put t...

A Brief History of Wine

The history of wine and the history of mankind are firmly intertwined; it's hard to think of one without the other? Where did it all start, where are we now and what happened inbetween? Our Brief H...