Jean Marc Lazo grew up in Havana, Cuba. Prior to Novovino, he was a Wine Consultant at one of Chicago’s largest wine retailers specializing in wines from Portugal, Spain, South America, Champagne, Germany and Austria. Jean Marc's favorite wine regions are Bordeaux, Tuscany, Piedmont, La Rioja and Priorat.

He enjoys tennis, soccer, baseball and traveling.

Jean Marc joined Novovino in October 2007.