i. Biography
Coming Up
Angelos Iatridis’s work is built on sequence: formal study, broad experience in Greece and abroad, then a focused commitment to cool-climate winemaking on the Amyndeon plateau. The shape of that path matters. It puts academic discipline and cellar practice in the same frame, with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Bordeaux II (1992) anchoring a career that has always treated winemaking as both method and craft. Today, Angelos Iatridis is co-founder and CEO and winemaker of Alpha Estate (since 1997). That role joins founding leadership to close attention in the cellar, with the estate’s direction tied directly to the decisions made in vineyard and winery.
Where They Are Now
At Alpha Estate, the title of CEO and winemaker carries operational weight: the estate’s expression is shaped by the same hand that directs the business. The work sits at the point where management and winemaking meet, and the result is an estate identity built from choices that run from the vineyard to the final blend. XMS, along with the estate’s Malagousia and Sauvignon Blanc, has drawn public notice, but the wines are best understood through the conditions that produce them. Chemistry, Bordeaux oenology, experience in Greece and abroad, and the decision to work in Amyndeon all feed a style associated with cool-climate freshness, fruit clarity, and crisp acidity. On that plateau, Alpha Estate becomes the practical form of that training and that site.
Signature
Signature bottlings include Malagousia and Sauvignon Blanc. Together, they show the estate’s clearest public register: measured, precise, and shaped by the place that produced them.
Honors
Angelos Iatridis has received French Enologists’ Association - award for diploma thesis (1992). It remains a formal marker of his oenological training and sits before the 1997 founding of the estate in the chronology of his work. Seen in that order, it underscores the seriousness of the preparation that preceded Alpha Estate (since 1997), and the continuity between education and enterprise. Recognition in the glass is tied to named signatures rather than a listed award year: Xinomavro as a specialty, XMS as the Xinomavro-Merlot-Syrah blend, Malagousia, and Sauvignon Blanc. Together, they define the public face of his winemaking on the Amyndeon plateau.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Angelos
What is Angelos Iatridis's current role?
As of 2026, Angelos Iatridis is CEO and Winemaker.
Where did Angelos Iatridis train or study?
Angelos Iatridis trained at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Bordeaux II.
What is Angelos Iatridis known for?
Xinomavro.
