Lazenne Blog

A while back after reading the Guardian's article: Champagne wine route: top 10 guide, we decided to visit the charming village of Hautvillers in the Champagne region of France. This historical village is the resting place of Dom Pérignon, who's tombstone can be found in the Abbey de Hautvillers. This happened to be a very busy time for the village, and the entire region in general, as we were right in the midst of harvest time. This is a period of about a week every year when the grapes are picked and squeezed into juice - the first step of the Champagne making process. While trucks full of grapes, tractors, and other equipment were whizzing by we decided to duck into Au 36, a cool Champagne tasting bar and boutique located on 36 rue Dom Pérignon. The tasting bar offered us the opportunity to taste three Champagnes each made out of 100% Chardonnay, 100% Pinot Noir, and 100% Meunier, as well as a few vintage Champagnes. It was a great way to better learn about the individual characteristics each grape offers. We also tried some delicious regional food specialties to go along with the bubbly, which included Chaource cheese, Reims ham, lentils and pink macarons.

We are very excited to have teamed up with the Wine Check and finally be bringing it to Europe. What better way to introduce this great product than through a rave review.  New York's Village Voice Blog 'Unscrewed' listed the Wine Check as one of the 10 recommended Gifts for Wine Lovers and they had this to say about it:

We finally launched Lazenne to the world. It’s a great feeling and we are really excited things to come.  Since most of you are just getting to know us, a little bit about who we are:

Lazenne was born from a desire to improve the experience of foreign tourists in France and beyond. Our mission is to solve common problems tourists regularly face, such as for example, how to transport wine and other alcohol back to their home country. To tackle this one, we've teamed up with the Wine Check and will be distributing their innovative luggage in Europe. The Wine Check, in combination with Lazenne's line of Bottle Protectors, will allow individuals to check in 12 bottles of wine, spirits, olive oil, or any other bottles of delicious liquids onto the plane, and take it back home!