Often referred to by food and beverage industry insiders as “Lorenzo the wine guy,” Lorenzo Savona has made a name for himself in New England as a leading wine sommelier. As part of its 25-year anniversary celebration, French bistro Les Zygomates has introduced a wine-tasting series hosted by Savona, who owns a wine consulting business, Porta Vino.

The New Britain, Conn., native, who lives in Milton with his wife, Susan, and has three children — two sons, 21 and 18, from his first marriage, and a daughter, 6, with Susan — began his love of wine when he was a college exchange student living in Florence. We caught up with Savona, 56, to talk about all things travel.