Wine

Jan Konetzki is a celebrated German sommelier and our expert for everything to do with wine.

Jan’s outstanding expertise developed during his remarkable career of fifteen years in top gastronomy, beginning with an apprenticeship and first sommelier practice at the Hamburg hotel and restaurant “Louis C. Jacob”, followed by a rapid career progression in London. Jacob” hotel and restaurant in Hamburg, which was followed by a rapid career progression in London. Within three years, he became head sommelier at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Since then, Jan has worked with some of the most renowned chefs in the industry, including Ramsay, Anne-Sophie Pic and Clare Smyth.

He is often described as one of the most creative and influential professionals in the industry and has been awarded the title of “UK Sommelier of the Year” four times. In addition, his work is increasingly recognised by experts and the media, who rate some of his wine lists as “Best of Europe” and “Best of World”; Jan himself is a member of various committees and juries;

In 2018, Jan opened a new chapter in his career with the founding of “Konetzki”, his own consulting agency. As an ambassador for Château Latour and Artemis Domaines (part of the Pinault family investment group), he also represents one of the world’s most prestigious wine estates; He also holds the position of Director of Wine at Four Seasons in London and defines the standards of the entire wine business at London’s Ten Trinity Square Hotel and Private Club; And occasionally his work also takes him into the depths of the wine cellars of his prominent private customers – such as the Beckhams.