Yiannis Karakasis
Greece
Yiannis Karakasis MW
is a Master of Wine based in Athens, Greece. He writes, consults and educates on wine.
He created the blog, www.karakasis.mw, which has been instrumental in communicating Greek wine to the world.
He is the author of two books: the e-book The Vineyards and Wines of Greece and The Natural Wines in Greece. He is currently working on his upcoming book, The Wines of Santorini.
Yiannis is a consultant for several businesses including hotel groups and restaurants, and co-founder of the First Growth Wine School in Cyprus. He also established the 50 Great Greek Wines Awards.
Contact Yiannis: yiannis@karakasis.mw
Rescuing Old Vines in Greece by Yiannis Karakasis
Thousands of years of wine history and the claim that ancient Greeks were the first to institute a wine culture could make Greece the place to look when seeking wines from old vines.
