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An old etching of a man writing at a tall desk, dedicated to Carl Jørgen Hansen
Jannik Ritzau-Lange writing tasting notes beside a glass of white wine at a window table
Notes on a glass of white

Jannik Ritzau-Lange

Creator and founder of The Wine Wanderluster. Jannik was raised in Denmark, has lived in more than ten countries and now studies wine in London, where he hosts every experience himself.

  • Plumpton College
  • Several WSET qualifications
  • WSET Diploma candidate
  • 10+ countries called home
Plan a day with Jannik Follow his ten countries

Shaped by life in more than ten countries

Ten of them are on this map, in the order he lived in them. Follow the line from Copenhagen, where Jannik grew up, to London, where he studies wine today.

The places Jannik has called home, in the order he lived in them.

01/ 11

Copenhagen

Denmark. Where Jannik grew up.

  1. CopenhagenDenmark. Where Jannik grew up.
  2. HarareZimbabwe. Years in the capital.
  3. Cape TownSouth Africa. Tuna fishing off the Cape.
  4. HanoiVietnam. Years in the capital.
  5. TbilisiGeorgia. Working on hazelnut farms.
  6. KyivUkraine. Recruiting IT talent.
  7. TokyoJapan. Working in outsourcing.
  8. MoscowRussia. Setting up a mobile lottery.
  9. LondonUnited Kingdom. Running an outsourcing company with two partners.
  10. New YorkUSA. Years in New York City and on Long Island.
  11. LondonUnited Kingdom. Home again, and studying for the WSET Diploma.

Wine runs in the family

Jannik's great-grandfather had roots in wine. Jannik came back to that heritage and turned it into study, so the stories he tells you over a glass rest on proper training.

  1. A great-grandfather in wine

    The family's roots in wine go back to Jannik's great-grandfather.

  2. Plumpton College

    Jannik studied wine at Plumpton College in East Sussex.

  3. WSET qualifications

    He holds several qualifications from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

  4. The WSET Diploma

    He is working towards the WSET Diploma in London.

Sparkling wine bottles resting in riddling racks in a candle-lit chalk cellar

What Jannik brings to your day

Markets, coastlines, vineyards, streets, shared tables and unexpected conversations.

Years of arriving somewhere new taught Jannik to read a room, to notice cultural nuance and to make a day feel easy while every detail has been thought through. He brings all of that to every guest.

  • The warmth of a welcome

    You arrive as a guest and he greets you like one.

  • The texture of a place

    The stone, the smells and the stories that make a winery worth the trip.

  • Reading the room

    He sees who wants the detail and who would rather have another glass.

  • A glass chosen with care

    Each wine poured for a reason, and explained in plain words.

Spend a day with Jannik

Tell him who is coming, what you like to drink and when you are free. He will reply himself and plan the day with you.

Send Jannik a message +44 (0)20 4634 2133